Episodios

  • New report shows sobering statistics of struggle across all Milwaukee schools

    New report shows sobering statistics of struggle across all Milwaukee schools
    Aug 21 2024
    A new report from the Wisconsin Policy Forum finds little evidence that the average child in Milwaukee today receives a higher quality education than when the Milwaukee Parental Choice Program was established in the 1990s.
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    24 m
  • Mayor Johnson reflects on Milwaukee hosting the RNC and looks ahead to the DNC

    Mayor Johnson reflects on Milwaukee hosting the RNC and looks ahead to the DNC
    Aug 19 2024
    Milwaukee Mayor Cavalier Johnson joins WUWM’s Lake Effect to discuss whether hosting the Republican National Convention was worth it for the city and how he’ll be involved in this week’s Democratic National Convention in Chicago.
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    22 m
  • Liberace is from West Allis. Why isn't he memorialized there?

    Liberace is from West Allis. Why isn't he memorialized there?
    Aug 16 2024
    Liberace is arguably one of Wisconsin's most famous sons. Yet there's no monument — or even a plaque — dedicated to his memory in his hometown of West Allis.
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    14 m
  • Experience the Wisconsin State Fair from a first-timer’s perspective

    Experience the Wisconsin State Fair from a first-timer’s perspective
    Aug 14 2024
    Join Lake Effect’s Xcaret Nuñez as she explores the wonderland of the Wisconsin State Fair with Lake Effect’s Jimmy Gutierrez, a lifelong Wisconsinite, as her tour guide.
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    22 m
  • MPD chief defends out-of-state officers' shooting of Milwaukee man during RNC

    MPD chief defends out-of-state officers' shooting of Milwaukee man during RNC
    Aug 12 2024
    Columbus, Ohio, police officers who were in town for the RNC shot and killed a Milwaukee man while they were debriefing the day's events about a mile away from the convention. The shooting sparked community protests and calls for answers from the MPD.
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    16 m
  • Amanda Huff & Steve Peplin: Live at Lake Effect

    Amanda Huff & Steve Peplin: Live at Lake Effect
    Aug 9 2024
    Lake Effect’s Audrey Nowakowski and Milwaukee musician Trapper Schoepp bring you "Live at Lake Effect" — a filmed music series featuring local and nationally touring musicians performing in the Lake Effect Surf Shop. This episode features Milwaukee's own musical duo Amanda Huff & Steve Peplin.
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    13 m
  • How you can canoe down the Wisconsin River and spend the night on a sandbar

    How you can canoe down the Wisconsin River and spend the night on a sandbar
    Aug 7 2024
    Going camping is a favorite summer pastime for many Wisconsinites. Summer is also a great time to explore Wisconsin’s many scenic waterways. In this month’s Wandering Wisconsin we help you plan a trip where you can do both!
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    15 m
  • What to know about the constitutional amendments on the Aug. 13 ballot

    What to know about the constitutional amendments on the Aug. 13 ballot
    Aug 5 2024
    For the first time, Wisconsinites will vote on constitutional amendment ballot questions in a primary election. The amendments could have a big impact on how Wisconsin’s governor is able to allocate funds.
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    16 m