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Food insecurity is growing in Wisconsin, including among working people who don’t qualify for...

Hunger is rising in Wisconsin and there's not enough emergency food to meet the need. The food bank, Feeding America Eastern Wisconsin, helps feed hungry people in 35 of the state's 72 counties. The organization serves up to 300,000 people every month through food pantries and other partners. Monique Kelley...
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Fatal crash at 92nd and Hampton closes roads in Milwaukee County

Emergency crews responded to a fatal crash in Northwest Milwaukee on Tuesday morning. It's near Timmerman Airport
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Milwaukee Mackie Building foreclosure suit dismissed

A foreclosure suit targeting one of Milwaukee’s best-known historic buildings has been dismissed after the building owner and its lender settled the dispute. The suit was filed by Waukesha State Bank against the owner of the Mackie Building, home to The Grain Exchange events venue, 225 E. Michigan St.
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14th Pastoral Anniversary Announcement and Invitation

We bid you greetings in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ from the Lamb of God Missionary Baptist Church of Milwaukee, Wisconsin. We’re delighted to announce and acknowledge the 14th pastoral anniversary of our shepherd, Rev. Christopher R. Boston. The theme for this occasion is, “Passionately Pursuing the...
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Milwaukee’s Uptown neighborhood celebrates first-of-its-kind affordable housing development

MILWAUKEE (CBS 58) -- A ribbon cutting held Monday, Sept. 21, marked a new, first-of-its-kind affordable housing development in Milwaukee's Uptown neighborhood. Milwaukee County invested over $1.3 million into the Phoenix Residential Apartments located on 50th off Layton Avenue. Of the 31 units inside the facility, 21
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A New Statue Honors a Pioneering Local Developer

In 1976, Beechie Brooks brought an ambitious vision for the Near North Side to life. The Milwaukee real estate agent and developer wanted to transform a stretch of dilapidated houses into a vibrant subdivision for middle class Black residents. That vision became a reality in 1976 – despite skepticism and...
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Whitefish Bay police investigating two reports of man approaching girls

WHITEFISH BAY, Wis. — Whitefish Bay police are investigating two reports of suspicious behavior involving a man who approached two girls in separate incidents Sunday afternoon. Police say both incidents were reported around 1 p.m. Sunday and involved a man driving a small silver or gray four-door sedan. In...
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Milwaukee police ask for information about critically missing teen

Milwaukee police are asking anyone who may know where Hannah Carter is to call the Milwaukee Police Department's District 2 station at 414-935-7222. Carter, 15, has been classified as critically missing. Information that may help identify Carter. Carter is described as Black, about 5 feet 7 inches tall and approximatel
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Wisconsin’s Best Donut Shop Also Makes Wood-Fired Pizza

The best donut shop in Wisconsin has a menu item called a sprinkly dinkly, and another called a Hoytie Toytie, and the shop’s own description of itself is that it is about the only place in the world where doughnuts and pizza live together in harmony, unlike Susie and Al. Whether that last part is […]
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Hunger Task Force’s take on hunger among older adults

An estimated half of older adults admitted to the hospital are at risk for malnutrition when they arrive, according to the Wisconsin Department of Health Services. That staggering percentage points to food access challenges facing some older adults. Hunger Task Force is among the groups trying to drive that statistic..

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