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For Matthew Mussa, playing guitar is an escape.

Nyesha Stone has a special relationship with her little nephew.

Customers all over the Milwaukee area and the country, including teenagers, are turning to spray tans thinking they are a safe alternative to UV tanning beds, but a Media Milwaukee investigation unearthed a pattern of consumers and employees who had no idea that some research has found potential health risks, including possible genetic alterations. The […]

Just minutes north of Milwaukee lies Bayside, Wisconsin, a town of just under 4,000. Right off Santa Monica Boulevard stands a long-winding road, called Manor Circle. To the average person, it’s a normal street with older-looking one-story ranch homes full of knick knacks and trinkets. Albert Beder, an 87-year-old man, lives there with his wife. […]

When Phil Freund was eight he had hope ripped away from him while sitting in the harbor of Havana, Cuba. He escaped the terrifying regime that was Nazi Germany. He thought he was saved. He was with   908 innocent people attempting to save themselves and their families to try and start a new life in […]

After taking on a new identity, Tauba Biterman was able to escape the wrath of Nazi Germany through her willingness to work, her quick wit, and faith in God and the good nature of others, saying, “Everything that I did, I was nuts! The almighty was with me, He wrote my life. He told me […]

Aijia Phillips was just 2 years old when her father, George Phillips, Jr., was shot and killed in Milwaukee on August 14, 2012. Now 5, Aijia and her aunt, UW-Milwaukee journalism student Jakayla Phillips, sat down on Thanksgiving to talk about Aijia’s handful of memories. .

Last year, Mark DeGeorge and his only son—his namesake—were preparing for that son’s gender transition. As the younger Mark became Sarah, Caitlyn Jenner’s transition was big news, and Sarah shared her story with local media. Mark and Sarah sat down after a turbulent 12 months to talk about how they’re navigating a new father-daughter relationship. Listen […]

Over the holidays, students in the Department of Journalism, Advertising, and Media Studies took home audio recorders and captured conversations with people they care about. Sometimes the revelations were surprising. UWM Stories Close to Home: A Holiday Loss UWM Stories Close to Home: A Brother’s Trust UWM Stories Close to Home: Big Girl, Little Girl UWM […]

A coalition of student groups came together to protest the Republican debate at the Milwaukee Theatre. Ean Holtz was there. (We are the people chant) (Begin Background Drumming) Holtz: Hundreds of protestors shut down Kilbourn Avenue as they marched toward the Milwaukee theatre. Protestors held signs saying, “No person is illegal.” “15 and a Union.” and […]

Dorothy Mrazek celebrated her 80th birthday in fall. She shares stories of life’s ups and downs with her granddaughter, Tess Elkins.

Kaliice Walker interviews her mother, Tina Townes, about learning she was pregnant with Kaliice and being a single mother.