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Veolia filed a lawsuit in Wisconsin Eastern District Court to stop the Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District Commission from moving forward with the next 10-year contract to manage two wastewater treatment plants.
Here is a guide to help Wisconsinites vote in the Nov. 3 general election.
Here's what to know about what's at stake for the Dairy State during the 2026 midterm election.
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Susan Bence/WUWMA circuit judge ruled Paul Florsheim could not be ticketed for walking the Lake Michigan shoreline beyond Shorewood’s public beach. But Wisconsin still lacks a clear policy on the public’s right to enjoy the Great Lake shores. -
Katherine Kokal/WUWMMilwaukee Public Schools and the Waukesha School District don't have air conditioning in many schools. As climate change brings heat waves, Milwaukee cancels school and kids can't learn.
This WUWM series focuses on the challenges of food accessibility in Milwaukee and examines solutions.
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The Milwaukee Public Library hosted a concert late last week to celebrate music — and to encourage youth to sign up for a library card. -
New research shows that a commonly used measles antibody test may incorrectly suggest that previously vaccinated adults with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) are not protected against the disease. Dr. Freddy Caldera, a gastroenterologist and professor of medicine at the UW School of Medicine and Public Health, joins Lake Effect's Audrey Nowakowski to reassure patients that they most likely are protected. -
UWM’s School of Freshwater Sciences is the nation’s only school dedicated to the study of freshwater and aquatic sciences. Rebecca Klaper has led it for the last three years and has been a water scientist for more than 20 years.
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In urban areas, parcels of undeveloped land are becoming rarer and rarer. One of them is Seminary Woods in St. Francis. -
Meet Nearby Nature Milwaukee’s new director and learn about his vision for the environmental nonprofit. -
As of Sept. 2, there were 110 confirmed cases in Wisconsin. All but one of those sickened are unvaccinated. -
A regional flood mitigation task force is working on long-term solutions to better protect the Milwaukee area from the next major storm. -
Lake Effect's Sam Woods sits down with Addison Lathers, real estate reporter for the Milwaukee Business Journal, for a monthly roundup of local commercial real estate news. This month covers top stories from August 2026.
Your connection to the community. Lake Effect brings you local conversations about the people, places and organizations that shape Milwaukee.
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