Location:
Milwaukee, WI
Networks:
Milwaukee PR
Description:
News from WUWM
Language:
English
Website:
http://www.wuwm.com/news/
Episodes
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
Wisconsin farmers are adapting to climate change impacts on their farms
10/31/2025
There are varying opinions on the realities of climate change, which is backed by science. But at least one group of people is close enough to the effects of it to have a more insightful perspective: farmers.
Duration:00:04:59
Stability or Speculation: What community land trusts teach us about affordable housing
10/30/2025
Community land trusts offer housing affordability for the price of reduced appreciation. In Milwaukee and nationwide, they're showing they can be a limited solution to housing affordability, while teaching us why homes are so expensive in the first place.
Duration:00:04:32
Alice’s Garden: Where culture and agriculture meet in Milwaukee
10/30/2025
Alice's Garden Urban Farm has been growing in Milwaukee for over 50 years and its mission is to bring culture into agriculture.
Duration:00:04:32
In wake of FoodShare pause, Milwaukeeans asked to donate to city and county-wide food drive
10/29/2025
People can volunteer or donate nonperishable food or money. Donations go directly to food pantries.
Duration:00:02:52
'What America is about': Historical marker honors Milwaukee's Chinese Laundry Era
10/29/2025
A new state historical marker in Milwaukee honors the city’s Chinese Laundry Era.
Duration:00:02:30
Wisconsin sportsmen react as 89% worldwide call for government action on climate change
10/29/2025
Most people across the globe want their governments to act on climate change. In some countries, as much as 89% of the population is in that camp, according to a scientific journal called "Nature Climate Change."
Duration:00:04:49
Spilling the beans on the Kinship Urban Farm operations
10/29/2025
Kinship Community Food Center is helping Milwaukeeans in five different zip codes fight against food insecurity with their farm fresh model.
Duration:00:04:11
Local farmers turn gravel to greenery to supply fresh food
10/28/2025
Crops on Top and Hundred Acre Farm are putting in the work to supply Milwaukee's residents, restaurants and schools with farm fresh ingredients.
Duration:00:04:35