Samia Saeed
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WUWM
Milwaukee Brewers and George Webb fans' dreams came true earlier this month when the Brew Crew hit 12 straight wins and triggered free burgers from the diner chain.
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Justus joins Lake Effect’s Joy Powers to share one of her favorite books — all about the best way to read a book. -
Courtesy of Milwaukee Film.Milwaukee Film’s Cinematic Sisterhood series features a screening of The Queen of My Dreams followed by a Q&A this Saturday, Aug. 23 at the Oriental Theater.
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Policy in a Pub
Monday, Sept. 8, 2025
5:00 – 7:00 p.m.
Where: Merriment Social
Policy in a Pub
Monday, Sept. 8, 2025
5:00 – 7:00 p.m.
Where: Merriment Social
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About $320,000 of WUWM’s annual operating budget came from the CPB.
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Wisconsin has requested federal assistance to help recover from the destruction from the severe storms and floods earlier in August. Teams from the Federal Emergency Management Agency will be on the ground this week to conduct preliminary damage assessments. -
Milwaukee Police and Sheriff may give county jail records to a tech company in exchange for facial recognition technology. A UW-Madison tech ethics professor weighs in. -
Extensive flooding has left thousands of Milwaukee area residents with property damage. Gov. Tony Evers has requested help from FEMA, but for now, many are wondering if insurance will help pay for repairs. -
The ACLU of Wisconsin recently released a report detailing how local law enforcement cooperates with federal immigration authorities and is paid for that cooperation.
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President Donald Trump is calling for a mid-decade census that would exclude people who are in the U.S. without legal status from the count with hopes of tilting elections to favor Republicans. -
No doubt about it, the GLS is a delight that will turn heads at the country club or ritzy neighborhoods. -
Milwaukee County officials provide updates on flood response efforts and damage estimates.
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Rainn Wilson is coming to the Riverside Theatre this week for a celebration of Dwight Schrute, along with a screening of an "Office" episode. -
A researcher with the Wisconsin Policy Forum unpacks the escalating trend of flood damage in Wisconsin for the past 45 years.
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