Lake Effect

WUWM speaks with Sharol Britton, a Milwaukee resident on SSI who's been sheltering this winter in her van.

The Lange family has been crafting millwork for decades in the Thurston Woods neighborhood. Now its offspring LUSH (Lange Urban Sustainable Homes) hopes to be part of the solution to Milwaukee's housing challenges.

A WUWM listener asked why colleges in Milwaukee don't offer African languages as foreign languages. Marquette and UWM only offer Arabic.

Milwaukee Survivor fans got together for a watch party, where they had the chance to meet some of the show’s players, including one who returned for Season 50.

Wisconsin’s seeing more saunas pop up, but heat bathing has been part of Upper Midwest culture for over a century. It’s largely thanks to the Finnish immigrants who settled along Lake Superior.

A bronze statue of an immigrant mother with two children has stood in Milwaukee’s Cathedral Square since 1960. One of our Bubbler Talk listeners wanted to know more.

Western Wisconsin is filled with small, slow-paced towns where neighbors know each other. But as continued ICE operations in the Twin Cities spill over across the border, they’ve also become a target.

The ideological balance of the Wisconsin Supreme Court isn't immediately up for grabs in 2026. Here's why it's still important to vote.

Freelance writer Barbara Miner spotlights the stories of DACA recipients, undocumented parents, asylum seekers and others in her piece, "On Shaky Ground."

Judge Maria Lazar is backed by conservatives. Judge Chris Taylor has liberal support.