Jim Lovell was the first astronaut to travel to space four times and the leader of the harrowing Apollo 13 mission. He died earlier this month at the age of 97. The coauthor of the Apollo 13 recounting, “Lost Moon” explored Lovell’s legacy.

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Leon Lewis will be honored with a marker and an exhibit opening Wednesday, Aug. 20, at the Iron County Historical Museum in Hurley. Lewis' grandson Tom Read and Kristin Kolesar of the Iron County Historical Society and Museum spoke with WPR’s Robin Washington on “Morning Edition” about the legacy of the spymaster from Hurley.

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Schlitz once dominated the beer market and helped make Milwaukee a thriving, working-class town. A corruption scandal and a questionable marketing strategy led to the brewery’s downfall in the 1970s.

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For the past two decades, meteorologist Barbara Boustead has been combining her love of and expertise in both the weather and the “Little House” series. Now, she is out with a new book.

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A plan to repair Milwaukee’s Mitchell Park Domes received a key funding commitment from Milwaukee County. 

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The exhumation, carried out June 6, is part of the Missing in Action Recovery and Identification Project at the University of Wisconsin-Madison Biotechnology Center.

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Both of Superior’s Carnegie library buildings are now for sale. The East End library, which became a private residence in 1992, is on the market for $375,000. The Central Branch, which has been vacant since 1992, is in serious disrepair.

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The history of St. Marcus Lutheran Church provides a window into how Milwaukee has grown and the role that religious institutions have played in its neighborhoods.

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Professional ballet in Wisconsin is limited to Milwaukee and Madison. The Wisconsin Dance Theatre — and its first original production debuting later this month — are bringing the art form outside of these big cities.

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Philip Rocco, a political scientist from Marquette University, says that even a 1 percent undercount of the Wisconsin population could cost the state hundreds of millions in federal aid.

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The History Speaks series invites guest speakers to share stories that deepen public understanding of regional and statewide history. This month’s event will focus on LGBTQ+ activism in Wisconsin.

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A new discovery along the Menominee River calls into question what archaeologists thought they knew about the scale of Indigenous agriculture before the arrival of European settlers.

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