Location:
Milwaukee, WI
Networks:
Milwaukee PR
Description:
News from WUWM
Language:
English
Website:
http://www.wuwm.com/news/
Episodes
After years of drinking bottled water, small Wisconsin town creates its own PFAS solution
11/21/2025
The Wisconsin DNR is providing bottled water to more than 1,700 households because of PFAS contamination in their drinking water. One impacted community, the Town of Campbell, has come up with its own solution.
Duration:00:05:25
Why is Milwaukee missing so many street signs?
11/21/2025
For Bubbler Talk, we hit the road to try to answer the question: why is Milwaukee missing so many street signs? And what can residents do about it?
Duration:00:07:54
Milwaukee School of Engineering students fight to evict ICE from campus
11/18/2025
Milwaukee residents have been watching for increased ICE activity. ICE already operates a facility on the Milwaukee School of Engineering campus, and some students are calling for its removal.
Duration:00:04:49
Grief, death and the doulas who help you through it
11/18/2025
When a baby is born, there’s the option of a birth doula. Now, more people are seeking death doulas to help them prepare for the end of life with clarity and support.
Duration:00:04:40
'New ways of rebuilding': Milwaukee Food pantries form coalition to meet demand
11/17/2025
While the longest federal government shutdown in history ended Nov. 12, its impact on vulnerable communities continues. An emergency Milwaukee community-wide food drive is continuing to respond to the increased need.
Duration:00:04:49
'It's just another opportunity to save a building': Mover's mission at data center site
11/17/2025
A man who moves buildings for a living hopes to relocate homes and barns that otherwise will be demolished as a Port Washington data center complex takes shape.
Duration:00:05:48
Are there rules governing data center water usage?
11/14/2025
Data centers are known for using huge amounts of water. Is that water usage regulated? If so, by whom?
Duration:00:06:37
Chew on this: the life of Milwaukee's urban river beavers
11/14/2025
Beavers have been reintroduced into Milwaukee's waterways for over a decade. A Bubbler Talk listener wanted to know more.
Duration:00:05:45
City of Milwaukee STI clinic closes temporarily, due to staffing woes
11/13/2025
The City of Milwaukee's sexual and reproductive health clinic at Keenan Health Center is temporarily closed due to staffing shortages.
Duration:00:02:07
The Trump admin cut money for Wisconsin schools to buy local produce. What now?
11/13/2025
The Trump administration cut the USDA's Local Food Purchase Assistance Program in March. It allowed schools to buy local farmers' food.
Duration:00:04:07
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