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Yesterday — 3 April 2025Main stream

MPS director overseeing facilities during lead crisis has been reprimanded by the state

3 April 2025 at 10:00

The man in charge of overseeing facilities amid the lead crisis at Milwaukee Public Schools is being reprimanded by the state for misrepresenting himself after he didn't renew his architect license.

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Before yesterdayMain stream

‘American Movie’ and Mark Borchardt still inspiring creatives decades after Wisconsin film’s release

1 April 2025 at 17:00

“American Movie” is a movie about … making a movie. When the beloved documentary was released in 1999, it quickly became a cult classic. “American Movie” was filmed in the […]

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3 MPS schools still temporarily closed while lead remediation work is underway

28 March 2025 at 21:22

Three schools in Milwaukee are still temporarily closed two weeks after it was announced that “significant lead hazards” were found inside the buildings. 

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Tourism spending dipped during month of Republican National Convention in Milwaukee 

18 March 2025 at 10:00

Data from the Wisconsin Department of Revenue showed spending on tourism-related industries — including restaurants and bars, performing arts and museums and historical sites — was down in Milwaukee County compared to the month before the event and the year prior to the event.

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Milwaukee Health Department closing 3 more MPS schools due to ‘significant lead hazards’

14 March 2025 at 15:36

Three more schools in Milwaukee are closing after staff with the city health department identified "significant lead hazards" when inspecting the properties this week.

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Screening clinic will test Milwaukee school children who may have been exposed to high levels of lead

13 March 2025 at 23:12

Health officials in Milwaukee are holding a free lead poisoning screening clinic for school children who may have been exposed to dangerous levels of lead at four Milwaukee Public Schools.

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‘Road map for action’: Milwaukee County uses data to address traffic deaths

12 March 2025 at 10:00

Milwaukee County leaders are using a dashboard that shows where dangerous crashes are occurring in the county to implement street redesign projects to prevent deaths in those areas. 

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Milwaukee School of Engineering is building a new AI learning center

4 March 2025 at 11:00

The Milwaukee School of Engineering is building a $76.5 million artificial intelligence learning center, which will house its new center for applied artificial intelligence. 

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Milwaukee lobbying for statewide bonus program to bring more police officers to Wisconsin

3 March 2025 at 11:00

Milwaukee officials are pushing state lawmakers to create a statewide bonus incentive program to bring more police officers to Wisconsin.

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Report: Wisconsin communities receiving millions in opioid settlement funds as overdose deaths decline

28 February 2025 at 11:00

A new report found many local governments across the state could still be figuring out how to spend money they received from a national settlement against opioid manufacturers.

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