On the day before Thanksgiving at Milwaukee’s Congress School off the Lincoln Creek parkway on the city's west side, students were out for fall break but the school was abuzz. Workers in yellow wove ...

Three Milwaukee Public Schools buildings that have been temporarily closed since March 17 due to lead-based paint hazards will remain closed when students and staff return from spring break on Monday.

The U.S. Department of Housing & Urban Development (HUD) has made more than $4.4 million in Lead Hazard Reduction Capacity ...

Though more than 1,000 Milwaukee children are poisoned by lead each year, this spring marks the first time city officials have connected cases of childhood lead poisoning to Milwaukee Public Schools.

THIS STORY ON THE 12 NEWS APP. EXPANDING THE EFFORT TO COMBAT THE LEAD CRISIS IN MILWAUKEE PUBLIC SCHOOLS. HEALTH DEPARTMENT OFFICIALS SAY ALL NPS SCHOOLS WILL BE CHECKED FOR LEAD HAZARDS. IN A LETTER ...

As workers set up stations at North Division High School’s cafeteria to test children’s blood for lead, a group of frustrated parents and community activists gathered just outside the main entrance.

Catalina Pena and her two sons. High lead levels were found in their Washington Heights apartment. To many advocates in health and social services, lead contamination poses an unacceptable threat to ...

Two more Milwaukee Public Schools will temporarily close so lead hazards can be addressed, while officials hope two that have been closed will be able to reopen before the school year ends in June, ...

Lead hazards in paint, water and soil are common throughout many of Milwaukee's older homes and buildings, contributing to the widespread issue of lead poisoning. Here are some ways that you can ...

Council Bluffs City Council members, from left, Melissa Head, Roger Sandau and Nate Watson, Mayor Matt Walsh, and council members Sharon White and Mike Wolf. COUNCIL BLUFFS — The U.S. Department of ...