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'I would do it again in a heartbeat': Memories of Milwaukee’s Great Circus Parade

'I would do it again in a heartbeat': Memories of Milwaukee’s Great Circus Parade

Sixty years ago the Great Circus Parade filled the streets of downtown Milwaukee with colorful wagons, marching bands an... Read more

27 Jul 2023

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Moms of dyslexic children helped push passage of new reading reform law in Wisconsin

Moms of dyslexic children helped push passage of new reading reform law in Wisconsin

Gov. Evers signed a bipartisan bill that makes changes to reading instruction in schools. It’s something parents of chil... Read more

25 Jul 2023

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Courage MKE's C2 apartments is set to house displaced LGBTQ+ young adults later this year

Courage MKE's C2 apartments is set to house displaced LGBTQ+ young adults later this year

An LGBTQ+ youth shelter in Wisconsin is opening an independent living program later this year. The program is designed f... Read more

21 Jul 2023

4mins

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Mastodon coming back to life in downtown Milwaukee

Mastodon coming back to life in downtown Milwaukee

Bubbler Talk is one of WUWM’s most popular series and we have an update on one of those stories. It has to do with a hug... Read more

21 Jul 2023

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MPS FAFSA completion increased 40% under first year of new graduation requirement

MPS FAFSA completion increased 40% under first year of new graduation requirement

Many low-income students don’t apply to college because they don’t think they can afford it. Milwaukee Public Schools is... Read more

19 Jul 2023

4mins

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Artist brings new life to ash tree devastated by invasive beetles at Lynden Sculpture Garden

Artist brings new life to ash tree devastated by invasive beetles at Lynden Sculpture Garden

When Maine-based artist Daniel Minter saw the devastation created by Emerald ash borer to towering trees at Lynden Sculp... Read more

18 Jul 2023

4mins

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Wanted and Welcome: Milwaukee County residents who will comment on sales tax proposal

Wanted and Welcome: Milwaukee County residents who will comment on sales tax proposal

The proposed hike is moving ahead. But county supervisors say they want input at town hall meetings.

18 Jul 2023

3mins

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Wisconsin Historical Society details new Madison center and museum

Wisconsin Historical Society details new Madison center and museum

The Wisconsin Historical Society’s new headquarters will nearly double in size when its new history center opens on Wisc... Read more

17 Jul 2023

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Milwaukee's Beckum-Stapleton Little League oral history project will connect generations

Milwaukee's Beckum-Stapleton Little League oral history project will connect generations

An oral history project examining the nearly 60 year history of the Beckum-Stapleton Little League in Milwaukee will inc... Read more

14 Jul 2023

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Waukesha School Board fires teacher after 'Rainbowland' song dispute

Waukesha School Board fires teacher after 'Rainbowland' song dispute

A school board in Wisconsin unanimously voted Wednesday to fire a first-grade teacher after she criticized the district ... Read more

13 Jul 2023

2mins

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