Location:
Milwaukee, WI
Networks:
Milwaukee PR
Description:
News from WUWM
Language:
English
Website:
http://www.wuwm.com/news/
Episodes
'It’s given me my life': The story of a Milwaukee senior social group
2/10/2026
When Jane LaGolden started her senior social group in Milwaukee 10 years ago, she didn’t want to knit a blanket, read a book or watercolor. She wanted to meet other seniors and build community.
Duration:00:04:29
Milwaukee neighborhood Grasslyn Manor works to reduce basement flooding
2/9/2026
Grasslyn Manor, a neighborhood within Milwaukee’s Sherman Park, has been grappling with flooded basements for decades. Despite the increasingly erratic weather climate change doles out, its residents are determined to curb their flooding problem.
Duration:00:05:39
Milwaukee's Ballroom scene takes center stage in new dance-theater piece
2/6/2026
A new dance-theater work explores how communities under assault care for themselves. The show is made with — and for — the city’s BIPOC LGBTQ+ community. It focuses on the local “Ballroom” scene.
Duration:00:05:07
Super Bowl? Puerto Rican spots in Milwaukee are psyched for halftime 'Benito Bowl'
2/6/2026
Puerto Rican restaurants and cafes are serving Bad Bunny-inspired food and drinks ahead of the artist's Super Bowl halftime show Feb. 8.
Duration:00:02:30
Milwaukee commission finds out MPD is using facial recognition tech without operating procedures
2/6/2026
Over the past few years, Milwaukee police have used facial recognition technology in criminal investigations. But they did so without community input or documented procedures. All of that came to a head in a Fire and Police Commission meeting.
Duration:00:02:27
A new statewide initiative for Wisconsin schools teaches about Jewish identity
2/5/2026
What does it mean to be Jewish? A new initiative in Wisconsin schools explores just that.
Duration:00:04:36
Shop stickers galore and more at Milwaukee’s Snail Mail Stationery Market
2/4/2026
The Snail Mail Stationery Market is this Saturday, Feb. 7, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Anodyne Coffee in Walker’s Point. Enjoy handcrafted stickers, posters, cards and more.
Duration:00:06:46
Do armed police make schools safer? Here's what the research says
2/4/2026
Milwaukee is required to have school resource officers on some campuses after a 2025 ruling. Do they make students safer?
Duration:00:04:17
Town hall on ICE draws hundreds of concerned Milwaukeeans
2/3/2026
Many Milwaukeeans are wondering what the city’s plans are if Milwaukee gets a large influx of ICE agents. Hundreds of people attended an alderman's town hall to learn more.
Duration:00:02:52
Milwaukee's annual Point-In-Time count tracks homelessness, but it's not the whole picture
2/3/2026
On one night in January every year, Milwaukee County workers scour the area looking for people experiencing homelessness for the annual Point-In-Time Count. This is a federal requirement, but it is only a snapshot of the larger picture.
Duration:00:04:33
Report explores how to reduce food waste in Wisconsin
2/2/2026
Food waste accounts for 20% of all waste going into Wisconsin landfills. The state wants to reduce it by half.
Duration:00:03:46
Shorewood beach walker loses trespassing case; plans to fight decision
1/30/2026
A judge ruled Wednesday that a Shorewood man was guilty of trespassing when he walked along the Lake Michigan beyond the public beach last summer. The man says he'll appeal the decision.
Duration:00:04:13
Some Milwaukee community groups are 'buying back the block' one home at a time
1/30/2026
Over the past decade, Milwaukee has become a city of renters — with the majority of residents renting rather than owning their homes. There are a lot of systemic reasons for that, but a few community organizations are buying their blocks back one home at a time.
Duration:00:04:20
The making of a protest: Behind the scenes of a Milwaukee 'ICE out' rally
1/30/2026
Organizers arranged another emergency protest in Milwaukee Jan. 28, drawing over a thousand people. How does an event like this come together?
Duration:00:04:19
Have you seen a coyote in the Milwaukee area? Here's what you need to know
1/28/2026
Sightings of urban coyotes may be more common in the winter.
Duration:00:04:10
Wisconsin Watch finds 46% of WI private school students use publicly-funded vouchers
1/28/2026
Data from the Department of Public Instruction show that nearly half of Wisconsin private school students use vouchers to pay for private school tuition, according to reporting from Wisconsin Watch.
Duration:00:04:24
‘It’s a big part of my life’: Meet Milwaukee Recreation's new director, Annie Kubes
1/27/2026
Milwaukee Public Schools recently approved Annie Kubes as the new senior director of Milwaukee Recreation. She has continuously worked for the department in various part-time and full-time roles since she was 16-years-old.
Duration:00:04:28
Milwaukee's network of shelters responds to serve people impacted by frigid weekend weather
1/26/2026
Last weekend, dangerously low temperatures hit the Milwaukee area. Shelters opened their doors and stretched their capacity to assist as many residents as possible, including Cathedral Center in downtown Milwaukee.
Duration:00:04:23
Protests across Wisconsin decry killing of Alex Pretti in Minneapolis
1/26/2026
Emergency protests popped up across the nation over the weekend calling out the killing of Alex Pretti at the hands of federal agents. The 37-year-old was an intensive care nurse at a VA hospital in Minneapolis and grew up in Green Bay.
Duration:00:02:18
'What this moment means for us': a Twin Cities journalist shares on-the-ground reporting
1/23/2026
There are close to 3,000 ICE agents patrolling the Twin Cities in the name of immigration enforcement. Hear from an immigration reporter there who is covering the chaos.
Duration:00:04:42