News from WUWM

Lake Effect is your connection to the community. We bring you local conversations about the people, places and organizations that shape Milwaukee.This podcast features full episodes of Lake Effect.Learn more ab...

What's got you scratching your head about the Milwaukee area? WUWM investigates your questions.

What does it take for an entrepreneur to go from an idea to a successful startup? Host Kathleen Gallagher talks with Wisconsin entrepreneurs about how — and why — they've succeeded.How Did You Do That? is no lo...

In-depth reporting, extensive coverage on issues vital to southeastern Wisconsin. WUWM's latest series — Great Lakes, Troubled Waters — dives in to the topic of clean water, or the lack there of.

From pretzels in the news, to pretzels throughout history, to pretzels in pop culture, the Pretzel Podcast is, well, a podcast about pretzels. Hosts Michelle Maternowski and Mitch Teich place the unheralded sal...

Precious Lives, created by 371 Productions, is a weekly podcast about gun violence and young people in the Milwaukee area. Who are the victims and the shooters? How are the weapons obtained? Explore the impact ...

We'll explore how being incarcerated at a young age can impact mental health. We’ll visit the gravesite of Milwaukee’s only known Black lynching victim and see how the effort to memorialize him has come full ci...

The Milwaukee leaders, Mayor Cavalier Johnson and County Executive David Crowley, pedal on the Mayor's Ride during Bike Week.

The UW Board of Regents, somewhat reluctantly, voted Thursday to extend the tuition freeze in the upcoming school year.

We look at what’s happening at Wisconsin’s Election Commission and how it could impact the midterm election. Then, learn about a new app offering guided interactive walking tours through generations of Milwauke...

FlexRide is a pilot program that offers adult job holders low-cost rides in a car from the north or northwest side of Milwaukee to Butler and Menomonee Falls, and back home. It's meant to help people who don't ...

Gov. Tony Evers is bringing the Legislature into a special session June 22 to consider a repeal of Wisconsin's 1849 criminal abortion ban. However, one Republican legislative leader already rejected Evers' call...

We learn about Marlin Dixon and what his life can teach us about the impact of childhood trauma. Then, look at how the commercial fishing industry is doing on Lake Michigan. Plus, chat with the Wisconsin Bike F...

American Family Field could soon face repairs that exceed the stadium district's reserve fund.

A kit with condoms, emergency contraception and pregnancy tests is the latest effort by reproductive rights advocates in Wisconsin to educate people on pregnancy prevention as the country awaits a decision on R...

We get a break down of the gaps in nondiscrimination laws for LGBTQ people living in Wisconsin. Then, learn about the longstanding challenges preventing cities like Milwaukee from becoming more bike friendly. W...