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Literacy rates have been falling in Milwaukee for over a decade. But there are new leaders, new money and new efforts to fix that. Will they work?

FairWave Specialty Coffee Collective has acquired Milwaukee-area coffee brand Fiddleheads Coffee. FairWave is a Kansas City-based company that owns coffee brands across the nation, including Milwaukee's Anodyne Coffee.

We revisit a few of the environmental change-makers we met in 2025. In big and small ways, they’re trying to make a difference in their Wisconsin communities.

In 2025, Milwaukeeans embodied what it meant to be a community, responding to calls to support one another in times of need.

Milwaukee Public Schools announced in December that is has completed lead paint cleaning at 100 of its oldest schools.

Bobby Thompson noticed the seniors at the Washington Park center would be “all dressed up with no place to go.” So, she organized an annual fashion show.

Since the Milwaukee Police Department changed their pursuit policy a decade ago, the number of pursuits have skyrocketed. One nationwide analysis says that approach is incredibly costly and dangerous.

There is an ongoing investigation into the hanging death of a Black man in Brookfield, a suburb west of Milwaukee.

Can changes to Milwaukee's zoning code to allow accessory dwelling units, or "granny flats," help make housing more affordable?