Location:
Milwaukee, WI
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Milwaukee PR
Description:
News from WUWM
Language:
English
Website:
http://www.wuwm.com/news/
Episodes
Just 27% of MPS fourth graders read at a basic level. A second state audit demands change
7/4/2025
A second state-ordered audit of Milwaukee Public Schools focuses on how the district teaches its students. It found glaring issues with literacy and teacher training.
Duration:00:04:27
'Group Chat': 'I want to live, too'
7/3/2025
This month’s "Group Chat" is a conversation between high school best friends who are off to college. The only problem is they’re afraid of what might happen to their parents, who don’t have legal status in the U.S.
Duration:00:03:56
Wisconsin's 1849 law does not ban abortion, the state Supreme Court rules
7/3/2025
After years of litigation following the Dobbs decision, the Wisconsin Supreme Court justices, with their liberal majority, ruled that the state's 176-year-old law does not ban abortion in the state.
Duration:00:04:43
How to spot and verify ICE in your neighborhood
7/2/2025
What can you do when you spot ICE in your neighborhood? One local organization is training community members how to spot, verify and document ICE activity and presence in Milwaukee.
Duration:00:11:07
'The community that loves & receives Ko-Thi, has now got to start funding Ko-Thi'
7/1/2025
A long-standing African dance company in Milwaukee known as Ko-Thi Dance Company launched a fundraising campaign after losing federal funding.
Duration:00:04:48
How will Wisconsin fund schools next year? Special education, state aid cause gridlock
6/27/2025
Democratic Gov. Tony Evers proposed $3.3 billion for the state’s public schools. But Republicans who control the budget committee want to spend much less: just $336 million.
Duration:00:04:33
Milwaukee Hmong youth preserve culture through national storytelling initiative
6/25/2025
A national education program created an opportunity for Hmong youth to highlight Hmong stories in Milwaukee.
Duration:00:04:12
Outgoing UWM chancellor says students and campus budgets are more stressed than ever
6/25/2025
UW-Milwaukee Chancellor Mark Mone has lead the university since 2014. As he returns to teaching, he shared how he thinks students are different in a post-COVID, post-AI world.
Duration:00:04:48
Milwaukee gym hosts self-defense classes for queer and trans community
6/24/2025
As hate crimes against the LGBTQ+ community rise across the nation, local groups in Milwaukee are doing something about it. They're teaching self-defense skills.
Duration:00:09:22
New director of Milwaukee's Office of African American Affairs talks plans to support the community
6/23/2025
Melissa Buford was appointed to lead Milwaukee’s Office of African American Affairs. She says her personal and professional community experiences will inform her work.
Duration:00:04:09
Anodyne Coffee parent company challenges workers' union vote, delays certification
6/20/2025
Workers at Anodyne Coffee voted unanimously to unionize in early June, but last week its parent company challenged the election results. A hearing will determine whether the union vote will stand.
Duration:00:05:34
A Milwaukee family’s Juneteenth Legacy
6/19/2025
Father and son duo Tyrone and Corey Daniels have rarely, if ever, missed a Juneteenth festival in Milwaukee. And this year, they'll celebrate together again.
Duration:00:02:26
Oral history project to document stories of Wisconsin Native American boarding school survivors
6/19/2025
The Native American Boarding School Healing Coalition is visiting Milwaukee to collect oral histories of the states boarding school survivors.
Duration:00:04:33
Metcalfe Park neighborhood offers community-led solution for stable housing
6/18/2025
A Milwaukee neighborhood in need of stable housing is offering a community-led solution.
Duration:00:04:40
Greater Milwaukee Foundation loan program helps small businesses in underserved communities
6/17/2025
The ThriveOn Small Business Loan Program has helped 16 local businesses find success through lending and social returns.
Duration:00:04:20
How the Minnesota shootings could affect Wisconsin state lawmakers and other elected officials
6/16/2025
The fatal and nonfatal attacks in Minnesota are part of an increase in reported assaults on state lawmakers nationwide.
Duration:00:02:55
UWM expects 400 fewer international students in fall as federal crackdowns spark fear
6/16/2025
Visa revocations and news of ICE raids have sparked anxiety in international students looking at college in the midwest. What do federal crackdowns mean for midwestern colleges?
Duration:00:04:32
Milwaukee's Environmental Collaboration Office pushes sustainable housing despite Trump cuts
6/12/2025
As climate change increasingly burdens Milwaukee’s aging housing stock, the city’s Environmental Collaboration Office, or ECO, is working to connect homeowners with energy-saving resources and build new net-zero housing.
Duration:00:04:32
Sixteenth Street Community Health Centers 'pauses' environmental health program, residents worry
6/12/2025
After nearly 30 years of partnering with south side residents, Sixteenth Street Community Health Centers has cut back its environmental health initiatives. The environmental team was recognized for coalition building and bringing people together. Now south side residents worry about the future of programs in their neighborhoods.
Duration:00:05:30
UWM graduate students map out Milwaukee’s flood concerns and what can be done
6/11/2025
As climate change worsens around the world, so does the most frequent and costly natural disaster in Wisconsin: flooding. Hear what authors of a new study say about the challenges Milwaukee is facing — and how the city is preparing.
Duration:00:12:35