Susan Bence
Environmental ReporterSusan Bence entered broadcasting in an untraditional way. After years of avid public radio listening, Susan returned to school and earned a bachelor's degree in Journalism from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. She interned for WUWM News and worked with the Lake Effect team, before being hired full-time as a WUWM News reporter / producer.
Susan is now WUWM's Environmental Reporter, the station's first. Her work has been recognized by the Milwaukee Press Club, the Northwest Broadcast News Association, and the Wisconsin Broadcasters Association.
Susan worked with Prevent Blindness Wisconsin for 20 years, studied foreign languages at UWM, and loves to travel.
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More than 5,000 athletes are descending on Milwaukee for the 2026 USA Triathlon. They’ll be jumping into Lake Michigan for the swimming portion of the race. -
Almost one year after the devastating August 2025 floods, the Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District outlines what it’s doing to prevent flooding when future storms hit. -
The Wisconsin DNR is working with communities to address PFAS contamination. It’s now sampling soil across the state, looking for the “forever” chemicals. -
The lagoon near the city’s lakefront is looking a bit desolate, and its water is unhealthy. But Milwaukee County Parks intends to change that, and wants to know what the public would like to see. -
The MMSD commission chair explains what lies ahead for the audit of the district and the company that runs its wastewater treatment plants. -
A nonprofit called Bloom MKE stewards several community gardens in Milwaukee. This summer, they're teaching first and second graders about soil and composting. -
On the main street of Cuba City, Wisc., there's a Parade of Presidents, with decorative shields for each President, begun as a bicentennial project in 1976. Donna Rogers keeps it all going.
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The nation’s 250th birthday will be celebrated in Cuba City, the town known as Wisconsin’s "City of Presidents." -
On June 29, a City of Milwaukee committee is slated to consider a small but controversial data center. It would be located at a vacant Walmart near 60th and West Capitol Drive. -
Milwaukee has been cleaning up its beaches and rivers. Now it’s joining an international coalition committed to swimmable urban waters.
