Local writer Heather Kerrigan took a 2,600-mile journey across the state to taste test food and drinks that Wisconsin has become famous for. The result is a roughly 200-page highlight reel featuring local breweries, restaurants and cheese shops in “Beer, Brats, and Cheese: A Wisconsin Road Trip.”

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In January, Kortney Zblewski became one of the few people in Wisconsin to have a successful dual organ – heart and lung – transplant. The procedure has happened fewer than 25 times in state history. The logistics are complex and require a team of people to make it happen. But if successful the results are life altering.

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In March, the Department of Public Instruction announced its first planning grants to four Wisconsin districts to start recovery schools, specifically designed to help students with substance use disorders.

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For more than a decade Brooke Slavens has led the Mobility Lab, a research hub integrating multiple disciplines with the goal of engineering a manual wheelchair that reduces stress on the body. Now, her focus is on children.

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Mia Serafina of the Interchange Theater in Milwaukee never performed with comedians of color until college. As the director of community and culture, she wanted to change that with the New Voices scholarship.

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The following is a transcript of a story that aired on Feb. 27, 2025 on WPR’s “Wisconsin Today.” (Two students sing “Sweet Tea” a song they made up completely on […]

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In 2016, Wisconsin’s neighboring state created the first in-prison trade school, and it has since been replicated across the nation. Gov. Tony Evers wants to turn Waupaun's prison into a similar facility.

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The Raptor Resource Project monitors birds across the Midwest. Viewers can watch and learn about the once nearly extinct species through a free webcam and see the hatchings of Wisconsin’s “Mrs. and Mr. T” bald eagles.

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