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A new partnership has brought two community organizations under one roof — We Got This MKE, founded by Andre Lee Ellis, and Running Rebels, executively directed by Dawn and Victor Barnett.

Weather in Wisconsin can be tricky and can change from winter tundra to spring day rather quickly. Lake Effect gardening contributor joins the show to teach gardeners how to know when the soil is ready to start digging.

We’ll hear from the president and founder of Rishi Tea and Botanicals based in Milwaukee about how his business has been impacted by COVID-19. We’ll tell you about a new board game called Distrix and how it illuminates the issue of gerrymandering through gameplay. We speak with a Forest Home Cemetery historian to learn about the art and symbolism found on gravestones. Plus, we’ll tell you about a new plant shop in Milwaukee focused on sustainability.

John McGivern, along with Around the Corner producer Lois Maurer, are putting together a new TV show called John McGivern’s Main Streets. The show will introduce viewers to communities in six states that make up the upper Midwest.

The state’s prison and jail population is now at its lowest point in decades, with less than 30,000 people in custody. The lower number of inmates could translate to big savings for state and local governments.

The Jewish Community Relations Council of the Milwaukee Jewish Federation released its annual report on anti-Semitic incidents and found that over the past year, harassment towards Jewish people rose by 36%.

Wael Farouk is no stranger to a challenge. His next will come on April 17 when he will be performing a two and a half hour-long piano concert from memory that contains some of the most difficult piano music ever written.

Jeri Kavanaugh, a volunteer for Community Advocates, shares three important tips for those spring cleaning and looking to donate new or gently used items.

Gov. Tony Evers has revived a plan to expand and update a stretch of Milwaukee's I-94 freeway. The plan is expected to cost $1 billion and has Republican Legislators siding with the government and local residents criticizing the governor.

While Wisconsin U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson continues to say he is taking his time to decide whether or not to run for a third term in 2022, on Thursday he received the endorsement of former President Donald Trump, if he decides to enter the race.