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 learn about the UW system’s new direct admission program. We look at a new lawsuit challenging Act 10 on a new edition of Capitol Notes. We tell you about Milwaukee’s Neighborhood Traffic Management Program....

Brad Schimel, a Waukesha County judge, a former state attorney general and a rock guitarist, announced his is running for Wisconsin Supreme Court in 2025.

Dorothy Enderis was the second, and arguably most influential, leader of the Milwaukee Recreation Department. Learn about her and the neighborhood named in her honor.

We learn about the unusual respiratory illness in dogs that has veterinarians stumped. Then, we visit the Copper Crow Distillery in northern Wisconsin. We hear some new songs from local musicians in this month’...

Domestic violence legislation drafted in Madison may help reduce the domestic abuse, supporters say.

We explore some of the stereotypes around human trafficking that can prevent systemic change. Then, we head to Alice’s Garden to see what’s still growing in the garden. We explore a book full of old pictures of...

One local official says the proposal is "basically taking victory from the jaws of" Foxconn defeat.

We learn about the effort to build the first Moss Universal Park in Milwaukee. Then, we look at how Milwaukee’s housing market has changed. We learn about the history of Cream City bricks. Plus, we learn about ...

The Milwaukee Water Works has a lot of new people fixing broken pipes. Training is part of the plan.

By fall of 2024, what's currently Wauwatosa's Wisconsin Avenue Park will be renamed Moss Universal Park. It will have universal fields, accessible playgrounds, a renovated clubhouse and more, so that everyone c...