Susan Bence
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WUWM
“Passionate” doesn’t even come close to describing one Milwaukee resident’s commitment to conserving habitat for monarch butterflies. We visit the Monarch Trail to learn about its nearly 20-year evolution.
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Photo provided by Yessenia RuanoPresident Trump has ramped up an aggressive immigration policy — one that targets people without criminal records, and even people with pending asylum claims or visa applications. In Milwaukee, there may not be a clearer example than Yessenia Ruano. -
Jeffrey Phelps/AP PhotoElon Musk will not face charges for promising to give $1 million to voters in a 2025 Wisconsin Supreme Court election because no jury would find that constituted election bribery, a state prosecutor said Tuesday.
This WUWM series focuses on the challenges of food accessibility in Milwaukee and examines solutions.
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Last year, I marveled at the simple interior and exterior beauty of the GV60. But I may have been too modest in my praise. -
The Trump administration is proposing changes to Head Start, which it calls deregulation of the childcare program. An English-only requirement could hurt immigrant families. -
UW-Milwaukee's Manfred Olson Planetarium Director Jean Creighton presented at this year's International Planetarium Society conference in Fukuoka, Japan.
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An art exhibition in the Milwaukee area is displaying cardboard sculptures that highlight Chinese traditions. The showcase also depicts how the artist’s family survived war and emigrated to Wisconsin. -
On any given summer Tuesday at Alice's Garden, you can catch a lesson on gardening, a yoga class, an artisan market or an outdoor concert. -
Earlier this year, landlord David Tomblin's companies owned over 200 rental homes, but he is battling receivership, which would cut him off from management and rental income. -
After an April executive order by the Trump administration, the Department of Education has taken the stance that considering race in school discipline violates the Civil Rights Act. -
Severe storms in southeastern Wisconsin Tuesday caused power outages, downed trees and damaged property. A falling tree damaged Wy'east Pizza in Washington Heights.
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