In “Song Sung Blue,” Hugh Jackman and Kate Hudson play Lightning & Thunder, a legendary Neil Diamond tribute band from Milwaukee with a remarkable love story. Real-life Claire "Thunder" Sardina joined WPR’s "Wisconsin Today" to talk about what it’s like to see her story told on the big screen.

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Last month, the Verona Common Council voted not to renew their contract with Flock after receiving a flood of public comments opposing them.

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Hanna Lee is a cheesemaking assistant at Uplands Cheese Company in Dodgeville. This year she became the first American to be named "Young Cheesemonger of the Year" at the 2025 World Cheese Awards.

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Since 2018, home insurance premiums in Wisconsin have increased by 65 percent. That’s according to a new study published last month by a Wisconsin researcher.

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The projects will introduce a mix of internet technology to unserved areas: about 76 percent fiber, 10 percent fixed wireless, and 14 percent satellite.

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Chef Diane Moua is a three-time James Beard award finalist, and her restaurant Diane’s Place was named Food and Wine magazine’s 2025 Restaurant of the Year.

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After a mental health-related tragedy resulted in a Milwaukee woman’s death last month, Wisconsin mental health advocates are asking why there weren't crisis interventions before the situation escalated.

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