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WUWM 89.7 FM@WUWMradio · 10 h

Economic check-in: Local business owner shares her concerns for the future wuwm.com/economy-busine…

WUWMradio's tweet card. Ryan Faurie is a business owner and mother living in Greendale, Wisconsin. Along with her husband Will, she’s raising a 12-year-old daughter and looking toward the future. Ryan joins Lake Effect’s...

WUWM 89.7 FM@WUWMradio · 13 h

Twenty-two-year-old Racine native, Willow Newell, is the first Black woman to be named Miss Wisconsin. In September, she'll compete for Miss America in Florida. wuwm.com/race-ethnicity…

WUWMradio's tweet card. Twenty-two-year-old Racine native, Willow Newell, is the first Black woman to be named Miss Wisconsin. In September, she'll compete for Miss America in Florida.

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WUWM 89.7 FM@WUWMradio · 15 h

Yerkes Observatory near Lake Geneva is more than 125 years old, is the site of numerous scientific discoveries, is home the world's largest refracting telescope and has been visited by the likes of Edwin Hubble, Carl Sagan and Albert Einstein. wuwm.com/arts-culture/2…

$WUWMradio's tweet card. Yerkes Observatory near Lake Geneva is more than 125 years old, is the site of numerous scientific discoveries, is home the world's largest refracting telescope and has been visited by the likes of...$

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WUWM 89.7 FM@WUWMradio · Jul 18

Who’s behind ‘The Unsung Hero,’ the 6-story mural in Milwaukee’s Third Ward? wuwm.com/arts-culture/2…

WUWMradio's tweet card. A massive mural in Milwaukee's Third Ward features a seated female figure wearing an apron. Her hands are crossed at the wrist and rest on her knees. But the painting stops at her shoulders. Who is...

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WUWM 89.7 FM@WUWMradio · Jul 18

The U.S. House approved the Senate's amended version of the Rescission Act of 2025. This cancels previously approved federal funding, including $1.1 billion for CPB over the next two years. Learn what this means for WUWM: wuwm.com/2025-07-18/u-s…

WUWMradio's tweet card. The U.S. House of Representatives approved the Senate's amended version the Rescission Act of 2025. This cancels previously approved federal funding, including $1.1 billion for the Corporation for...

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WUWM 89.7 FM@WUWMradio · Jul 17

Milwaukee’s County Transit System recently announced a surprise $11 million budget deficit projected for the year. Last week, the drivers union authorized a strike. So what exactly is going on with the county's bus system? wuwm.com/economy-busine…

WUWMradio's tweet card. Milwaukee’s County Transit System recently announced a surprise $11 million budget deficit projected for the year. Last week, the drivers union authorized a strike. So what exactly is going on with...

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WUWM 89.7 FM@WUWMradio · Jul 17

Habitat loss, climate change and the use of pesticides are to blame for the population decline of monarchs, says Karen Oberhauser, the co-founder and co-director of the Monarch Larva Monitoring Project. wuwm.com/environment/20…

WUWMradio's tweet card. Habitat loss, climate change and the use of pesticides are to blame for the population decline of monarchs, says Karen Oberhauser, the co-founder and co-director of the Monarch Larva Monitoring...

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WUWM 89.7 FM@WUWMradio · Jul 17

Why are Milwaukee craft breweries closing? wuwm.com/economy-busine…

WUWMradio's tweet card. Wisconsin State Journal's "Beer Baron" columnist Chris Drosner joins Lake Effect's Joy Powers to discuss recent brewery closures and what they could mean for the industry.

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WUWM 89.7 FM@WUWMradio · Jul 16

Brenda Cárdenas is Wisconsin’s newest poet laureate. As the state’s ambassador for poetry, the Milwaukee native hopes to inspire creativity through workshops, projects and meeting with young people. wuwm.com/arts-culture/2…

WUWMradio's tweet card. Brenda Cárdenas is Wisconsin’s newest poet laureate. As the state’s ambassador for poetry, the Milwaukee native hopes to inspire creativity through workshops, projects and meeting with young people.

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WUWM 89.7 FM@WUWMradio · Jul 16

"CYCLE" is a documentary exploring the 2019 shooting of Ty'Rese West by Mount Pleasant Patrol Sgt. Eric Giese and its aftermath. There will be a showing at Park High School in Racine this Saturday, July 19. wuwm.com/race-ethnicity…

WUWMradio's tweet card. "CYCLE" is a documentary exploring the the 2019 shooting of Ty'Rese West by Mount Pleasant Patrol Sergeant Eric Giese and it's aftermath.

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WUWM 89.7 FM@WUWMradio · Jul 16

A native of Milwaukee and longtime listener, Audrey Nowakowski is right at home at WUWM as one of Lake Effect's voices for local news. wuwm.com/this-is-wuwm/2…

WUWMradio's tweet card. A native of Milwaukee and longtime listener, Audrey Nowakowski is right at home at WUWM as one of Lake Effect's voices for local news.

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WUWM 89.7 FM@WUWMradio · Jul 15

The next Summer of Soul concert is tomorrow evening at the Marcus Center’s Peck Pavilion. wuwm.com/arts-culture/2…

WUWMradio's tweet card. Headliners include BILAL, Digable Planets, Madison McFerrin and Septeto Charambó. The series is every other Wednesday starting July 2 to August 27 at the Marcus Center's Peck Pavilion.

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WUWM 89.7 FM@WUWMradio · Jul 15

RNC economic impact estimated at $321M, but lost regular business not included wuwm.com/economy-busine…

WUWMradio's tweet card. A report claims that the 2024 Republican National Convention generated a $321 million economic impact for the Milwaukee-area economy. But this report does not account for losses of regular business.

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Corri Hess@CorriHess · Jul 15

Thank you panelists and everyone who attended! @WUWMradio’s Teran Powell, @AJBayatpour, @Todd_Rosiak & @DanielBice

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WUWM 89.7 FM@WUWMradio · Jul 14

How has the immigration landscape changed over the past year? wuwm.com/government-pol…

WUWMradio's tweet card. Milwaukee immigration lawyer Davorin Odrcic joins Lake Effect’s Joy Powers to discuss changing immigration laws over the past year.

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WUWM 89.7 FM@WUWMradio · Jul 14

As the federal government sliced health care coverage over the next decade, Wisconsin, too, passed its budget. How will it impact people with Medicaid coverage, SNAP benefits or child care needs? wuwm.com/capitolnotes/2…

WUWMradio's tweet card. As the federal government sliced health care coverage over the next decade, Wisconsin, too, passed its budget. How will it impact people with Medicaid coverage, SNAP benefits or child care needs?

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WUWM 89.7 FM@WUWMradio · Jul 11

What to know about Milwaukee's National Weather Service and funding cuts wuwm.com/government-pol…

WUWMradio's tweet card. The National Weather Service provides critical weather updates that alert the public. So what should you know about the work that the Milwaukee office does? And how could funding cuts affect it?

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WUWM 89.7 FM@WUWMradio · Jul 11

Ramy Youssef bringing 'dumb fun' to Milwaukee stand-up show July 13 wuwm.com/arts-culture/2…

WUWMradio's tweet card. Ramy Youssef is an award-winning director, actor and a stand-up comic. His work centers his own lived experiences growing up Muslim and Arab-American. On July 13, he’ll be on stage in Milwaukee...

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WUWM 89.7 FM@WUWMradio · Jul 11

Havenwoods State Forest in Milwaukee is the result of 'healing' after a military past wuwm.com/2022-07-08/hav…

WUWMradio's tweet card. A Bubbler Talk listener sent us a question asking why Wisconsin's only urban state forest, Havenwoods, was created.

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WUWM 89.7 FM@WUWMradio · Jul 10

Lake Effect astronomy contributor Jean Creighton shares some myths behind some of our solar system’s most famous moons and what scientific discoveries they hold. wuwm.com/environment/20…

WUWMradio's tweet card. Lake Effect astronomy contributor Jean Creighton shares some myths behind some of our solar system’s most famous moons and what scientific discoveries they hold.

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