Location:
Milwaukee, WI
Networks:
Milwaukee PR
Description:
News from WUWM
Language:
English
Website:
http://www.wuwm.com/news/
Episodes
Milwaukee School of Engineering students fight to evict ICE from campus
11/18/2025
Milwaukee residents have been watching for increased ICE activity. ICE already operates a facility on the Milwaukee School of Engineering campus, and some students are calling for its removal.
Duration:00:04:49
Grief, death and the doulas who help you through it
11/18/2025
When a baby is born, there’s the option of a birth doula. Now, more people are seeking death doulas to help them prepare for the end of life with clarity and support.
Duration:00:04:40
'New ways of rebuilding': Milwaukee Food pantries form coalition to meet demand
11/17/2025
While the longest federal government shutdown in history ended Nov. 12, its impact on vulnerable communities continues. An emergency Milwaukee community-wide food drive is continuing to respond to the increased need.
Duration:00:04:49
'It's just another opportunity to save a building': Mover's mission at data center site
11/17/2025
A man who moves buildings for a living hopes to relocate homes and barns that otherwise will be demolished as a Port Washington data center complex takes shape.
Duration:00:05:48
Are there rules governing data center water usage?
11/14/2025
Data centers are known for using huge amounts of water. Is that water usage regulated? If so, by whom?
Duration:00:06:37
Chew on this: the life of Milwaukee's urban river beavers
11/14/2025
Beavers have been reintroduced into Milwaukee's waterways for over a decade. A Bubbler Talk listener wanted to know more.
Duration:00:05:45
City of Milwaukee STI clinic closes temporarily, due to staffing woes
11/13/2025
The City of Milwaukee's sexual and reproductive health clinic at Keenan Health Center is temporarily closed due to staffing shortages.
Duration:00:02:07
The Trump admin cut money for Wisconsin schools to buy local produce. What now?
11/13/2025
The Trump administration cut the USDA's Local Food Purchase Assistance Program in March. It allowed schools to buy local farmers' food.
Duration:00:04:07
What could a 'conga line in hell' sound like? This Halloween concert had the answer
11/11/2025
A Halloween concert at the Milwaukee Art Museum featured work from composers reflecting on Día de los Muertos.
Duration:00:03:42
UWM food pantry sees increased demand during government shutdown
11/11/2025
The uncertainty over FoodShare benefits, caused by the federal government shutdown, has some college students wondering where their next meal will come from.
Duration:00:04:30
Violins from the Holocaust era give life to Jewish musicians' stories
11/11/2025
An exhibition featuring violins owned and played by Jewish musicians and others who were targeted by Nazis — before and during the Holocaust — just opened at the Jewish Museum Milwaukee.
Duration:00:05:03
Milwaukee conguera, Bony Benavides, is shaping music one drum strike at a time
11/10/2025
Where in the world is Bony Benavides? The Milwaukee conguera, or conga drummer, is making her mark in the traditionally male-dominated field of percussion.
Duration:00:04:38
Demand for Milwaukee food pantry triples amid FoodShare freeze
11/7/2025
As the federal government shutdown continues, Milwaukee food pantries are seeing a growing need from people whose FoodShare benefits have been cut off.
Duration:00:04:25
Unearthing the history of Milwaukee’s celery farms
11/7/2025
Celery is green, crunchy and flavorful. But did you know it also has a history in Milwaukee? "Bubbler Talk" takes a deep dive into this little-known chapter of the city’s history.
Duration:00:07:37
Students shy away from disagreement in class. One Marquette program is changing that
11/6/2025
College professors report less student participation in class, rooted in a fear of disagreement. A Marquette University program is trying to change that.
Duration:00:04:29
Bay View bakery creates 'community gift card' to help SNAP recipients
11/5/2025
As the federal government shutdown continues, the future of SNAP food benefits is uncertain. That’s why Gather Bakehouse in Milwaukee’s Bay View neighborhood created a community gift card.
Duration:00:02:28
Mexican folk dance and ofrendas at Latino Arts' Dia de los Muertos celebration
11/5/2025
All across Milwaukee Oct. 31-Nov. 2, people celebrated Dia de los Muertos, or Day of the Dead. At Latino Arts on the south side of the city, a group remembered and preserved the past through dance, music and movement.
Duration:00:04:30
Short film explores Milwaukee's Chinese immigrant history
11/4/2025
For over a century, Chinese immigrants in Milwaukee owned dozens of laundries to provide for their families. A local filmmaker is telling that story through the recent unveiling of a historical marker.
Duration:00:04:27
Exchanging cultures at the Walker Square Farmers Market
10/31/2025
Farmers markets take a community’s taste buds, culture and talent and put them on display.
Duration:00:03:50
'Catastrophic': Government shutdown slashes food assistance, 2 Head Start programs in WI
10/31/2025
Food assistance programs and two Head Start centers in Wisconsin are shuttered. Why kids lose the most when the government shuts down.
Duration:00:02:27