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 ...

Three more MPS schools will close to address potential lead hazards on Monday. Trowbridge School reopened on Friday after lead remediation took place. On Saturday, a clinic will be held at Bradley ...

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.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

The following essay is reprinted with permission from The Conversation, an online publication covering the latest research. Lead is a potent neurotoxin that causes severe health effects such as ...

Lead is a metal that's found in nature. It exists all around us—in the air, soil, water, and even in our homes. If lead builds up in your body over months or years, you have what's called lead ...

INJURED. POLICE DO SAY THE DRIVER WILL BE CITED. THE MILWAUKEE HEALTH DEPARTMENT CLEARED ANOTHER SCHOOL IN THE ONGOING LEAD PAINT CRISIS. MPS SHUT DOWN LA FOLLETTE SCHOOL MARCH 17TH AND AFTER LEAD ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The Louisville Metro Housing Authority (LMHA) is getting more money to make public housing safer for residents, according to a news release. The agency was awarded $1,553,600 through ...