Milwaukee Record's Matt Wild dives into this month's new music from the Cream City.

The Milwaukee College Prep charter school network is sticking with Milwaukee Public Schools so it doesn’t miss out on an estimated $10 million in federal COVID relief.

Earlier this summer, the Milwaukee County Zoo announced Amos Morris as its new director. Morris has a long history as a zookeeper, zoo curator and manager of zoos around the country.

Milwaukee’s Fire and Police Commission has been a model for cities looking for more civilian oversight of police and fire departments. But recently the commission has faced criticism over perceived scandals and missteps. Lake Effect talks with the commission new chair, Ed Fallone.

How can Milwaukee improve education for Black male youth? That’s the question Milwaukee Succeeds’ Youth Forward MKE initiative is trying to answer. But instead of turning to adults in power, they’re asking the people most affected: students.

Along the roads of Ashland and Bayfield counties in northern Wisconsin, there's the sporadic stunning views of Lake Superior. And, there are also yard signs reading "NOT FOR SALE." The signs are a reaction to a proposal to tap into and sell water from one of the area’s many artesian wells.

A Republican-controlled committee plans to block the University of Wisconsin from instituting COVID-19 testing, masking and vaccination protocols on campuses across the state.

In late May, wildlife managers in the eastern U.S. began getting reports of sick and dying songbirds. So, the Wisconsin DNR is asking people to be on the lookout for particular symptoms and to report sick or dead birds.