Project Milwaukee

Researchers in Milwaukee have been innovating the way medicine is practiced for decades. After years of being on the leading edge of biomedical discovery,…

Milwaukee was ground zero for the industrial boom of the late 19th century. Hundreds of machine shops were operating in the heart of the city; many of…

There's a buzzword you may hear these days when people talk about ways to grow the economy: innovation, as in the ability to create new products,…

WUWM News reporters and Lake Effect producers are working on the next installment in our Project Milwaukee series. This time, the focus will be…

During Thursday night's debate in Milwaukee, Democratic presidential candidates Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton were asked how they would address…

It’s been one year since WUWM began an in-depth series on the state's high rate of African American male incarceration.Wisconsin leads the nation, by…

In their own ways, Milwaukee mothers Afriqah Imani and Barbara Robinson have both lost sons – Imani’s were killed by gunfire, and Robinson’s are serving…

In their own ways, Milwaukee mothers Afriqah Imani and Barbara Robinson have both lost sons – Imani’s were killed by gunfire, and Robinson’s are serving…

Tens of thousands of black men living in Milwaukee have criminal records. In many people’s eyes, the men’s records define them. We asked how they define…

Wisconsin’s prison population has swelled over the past four decades from 3,000 to well over 20,000.The state also now has the highest rate of black male…