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On Wednesday at the Wisconsin Air National Guard's 128th Air Refueling Wing, Vice President JD Vance delivered a speech that focused on health care fraud and protecting taxpayer dollars.

A nonprofit called Bloom MKE stewards several community gardens in Milwaukee. This summer, they're teaching first and second graders about soil and composting.

Recently, ICE officers were in Milwaukee using aggressive tactics as they detained people. This included drawing firearms, smashing car windows and pinning people to the ground. What can videos of ICE’s recent operations here tell us?

Judge Dugan was convicted of felony obstructing in federal court in December — in a case that, as she put it, cast her as "both a scofflaw and a hero." Her sentence does not include prison time.

Handyman Academy, designed to mentor Milwaukee youth and teach them handy skills, just wrapped up its third season.

Heavy Metal Summer Experience camp in Wisconsin helps introduce high school students to the skilled trades through projects and weeklong camps at local metal shops.

To celebrate America’s 250th anniversary, the Wisconsin Historical Society is highlighting some of its rare Revolutionary War-era artifacts.

As the U.S. celebrates its 250th birthday, we reflect on the status of Black people at the time of America's founding.

Lincoln Avenue Elementary School was total loss after a fire in Milwaukee in June 2026. The school didn't have sprinkler systems. Is that normal?

The U.S. celebrates its 250th birthday this week. But one thing that’s missing among much of the festivities: the story of this continent's Indigenous peoples.

AI is reshaping how people do their jobs, and for some newsrooms, that means using it as a tool to strengthen their reporting.

Milwaukee Bucks fans are still processing the team’s trade of Giannis Antetokounmpo and Bobby Portis. Former Bucks commentator Jim Paschke shares why he’s grateful for what both players brought to the city.

How are AI tools impacting education in Milwaukee? Views from one science teacher creating a podcast using his notes and a music professor who assigned an AI essay.

A much-loved Milwaukee jazz venue shut its doors Sunday, June 28, 2026. Several musicians in the city pay tribute.

On June 29, a City of Milwaukee committee is slated to consider a small but controversial data center. It would be located at a vacant Walmart near 60th and West Capitol Drive.

Will Wisconsin schools have too many staff as student enrollment goes down? Latest report on overstaffing in schools from Wisconsin Policy Forum.

Milwaukee native Paul Noth has published over 400 cartoons in The New Yorker. An exhibition of his work will be shown at the Museum of Wisconsin Art in early 2027.

In July 1952, Oconto, WI was overrun with an estimated 175 million frogs, as residents reported the amphibians covering windows, lawns and roads all summer. More than 70 years later, you'd never know it happened.

WUWM is honoring the start of summer by digging into the jazz standard "Summertime." The popular song began as a number in the opera "Porgy and Bess."

Milwaukee native Paul Noth has published over 400 cartoons in The New Yorker. An exhibition of his work will be shown at the Museum of Wisconsin Art in early 2027.

Radio Milwaukee's Element Everest-Blanks and Jon Adler share Summerfest recommendations for the second weekend of the festival.

Milwaukee has been cleaning up its beaches and rivers. Now it’s joining an international coalition committed to swimmable urban waters.

Wisconsin's teacher apprentice program can help with shortages. But reporting from Wisconsin Watch's Miranda Dunlap finds the program is stalling out.

There’s growing concern about public safety during police vehicle chases in Milwaukee. On June 23 the Milwaukee Common Council could discuss potential changes to MPD's vehicle pursuit policy.

A coalition of Jewish organizations organized a bus trip to Clay County Jail in Indiana, where Milwaukee area Muslim leader Salah Sarsour was being held after he was detained by immigration enforcement.