NNS reporter Jabril Farij goes on the air with Lake Effect’s Joy Powers to talk about protests in Sherman Park in the wake of the police shooting of 23-year-old Silville Smith
NNS on Lake Effect Radio: Westlawn residents move out, ahead of September demolitions
After winning a $30 million federal grant to rebuild the second half of the Westlawn public housing development, the city of Milwaukee’s housing authority is relocating the first group of residents.
NNS on Lake Effect: Depression in Latina teens
Reporter Sophia Boyd discusses why Latina teens are disproportionately affected by mental health problems including cutting and suicidal thoughts. The Sixteenth Street Community Health Center has started a support group called SEEDS, which stands for Self-Esteem, Empowerment, Empathy and Discovery of Self.
NNS on Lake Effect: Lead-poisoning risk in Milwaukee
Reporter Wyatt Massey discusses how diminished federal funding for lead-abatement efforts has prompted the city to limit subsidies to six North Side ZIP codes, leaving owners of old homes in other neighborhoods scrambling for help.
NNS on Lake Effect: Human trafficking in Milwaukee
Reporter Allison Dikanovic discusses the extent of human trafficking in Milwaukee, with a particular focus on the difficulties of apprehending and prosecuting those who purchase sex.
NNS on Lake Effect: Homeless families struggle to find shelter
NNS reporter Andrea Waxman goes on the air with Mitch Teich to discuss the difficulties families face finding emergency shelter space in Milwaukee.
NNS on Lake Effect: Vicious cycle of payday loans
NNS reporter Marlita Bevenue goes on the air with Mitch Teich to discuss the growth of the payday loan industry in Milwaukee, and why it has some in the city concerned.
NNS on Lake Effect: Sex Offender Residency Restrictions in Milwaukee
NNS reporter Jabril Faraj goes on air with Lake Effect to talk about a new law, passed in 2014, to restrict where former sex offenders can live. The law is creating a homeless population of recently released offenders who are harder to track and have nowhere to go.
NNS on Lake Effect: MPS considering changes to chartering
NNS reporter Jabril Faraj goes on the air with Mitch Teich of WUWM Lake Effect Radio to discuss his recent story about changes Milwaukee Public Schools is considering for chartering schools.
NNS on Lake Effect Radio: Milwaukee Municipal Court
NNS reporter Brendan O’Brien goes on the air with Mitch Teich of WUWM Lake Effect Radio to discuss courtroom disparities for poor residents Milwaukee Municipal Court.