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Milwaukee Basketball Player Refuses To Be Sidelined From His Hoop Dreams
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Milwaukee Basketball Player Refuses To Be Sidelined From His Hoop Dreams

Milwaukee Basketball Player Refuses To Be Sidelined From His Hoop Dreams

Marcell Dinsmore learned at a young age that people can be too eager to judge a book by its cover. The Milwaukee high school senior was born with a birth defect that stunted the development of his hands.

Boy And Dog
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Boy And Dog

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Boy And Dog

We saved our son’s baby teeth in a plastic margarine tub on top of the microwave. At first as a holding area each time we collected another tiny relic from under his pillow: a what-to-do-with-them-till-I-figure-out-what-to-do-with-them-spot.

Youth Group Drumline Helps Kids Find Their Own Beat
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Youth Group Drumline Helps Kids Find Their Own Beat

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Youth Group Drumline Helps Kids Find Their Own Beat

The Black Star Drumline likes to start things off with a bang. “It’s entertainment for a lot of people,” Banks said. “People want to get an event started off with a bang, they always call us.”

Wisconsin Life #512: “Engines of Change”
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Wisconsin Life #512: “Engines of Change”

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Wisconsin Life #512: “Engines of Change”

Wisconsin Life host Angela Fitzgerald gets an up-close and personal look at the Milwaukee Fire Historical Society’s Fire Museum. Fitzgerald explores the artifacts found within the museum including a 1927 firetruck and a Cadillac ambulance.

DNR Wildlife Biologist Shepherding Comeback Of Wisconsin’s Elk Herd
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DNR Wildlife Biologist Shepherding Comeback Of Wisconsin’s Elk Herd

Science & Nature

DNR Wildlife Biologist Shepherding Comeback Of Wisconsin’s Elk Herd

Trekking into Wisconsin’s great Northwoods you never know what you might encounter. A deer, a bear or perhaps Department of Natural Resources Biologist Laine Stowell covered in camouflage from head to toe.

Fiber Arts Designer Developing Fabric That Can Harness Sun’s Energy
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Fiber Arts Designer Developing Fabric That Can Harness Sun’s Energy

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Fiber Arts Designer Developing Fabric That Can Harness Sun’s Energy

Cellphones, laptops, battery-operated flashlights, our electronics are getting smaller and our need for energy is getting larger. So what if there was a way to take those items and mix them with your everyday routine to create an eco-friendly way to recharge them?

Joy On A Winter’s Day
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Joy On A Winter’s Day

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Joy On A Winter’s Day

Just to know how it felt I stood under the red pine. It was 10 below and the sun was not quite up and the moon not quite down, and the air so cold you couldn’t call it cold anymore, but sort of comical on the intake, and the lungs were like – Are you serious?

Far Away From Home
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Far Away From Home

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Far Away From Home

Tina Bohling grew up challenged by both whites and Latinos about her identity. Her household identified as Chicano but she wasn’t raised knowing Spanish. She explores that tension in the poem she’s sharing with us today called Far Away From Home and tell us about its creation.

Wisconsin Life #511: “Budding Talents”
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Wisconsin Life #511: “Budding Talents”

Food & Travel

Wisconsin Life #511: “Budding Talents”

Wisconsin Life host Angela Fitzgerald heads to Madison in this episode to get the dirt on the Olbrich Botanical Gardens. This botanical beauty has 16 acres of outdoor garden space to discover as well as an indoor tropical conservatory.

High School Phenom Exceeds Expectation On Stage And Off
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High School Phenom Exceeds Expectation On Stage And Off

The Arts

High School Phenom Exceeds Expectation On Stage And Off

In many ways Zaria Roller is a typical Wisconsin teenager who enjoys her friends, a good laugh and checking out social media. But that is where the typical teenager title ends.

Farmer Practices Restoration Agriculture
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Farmer Practices Restoration Agriculture

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Farmer Practices Restoration Agriculture

As a farmer Mark Shepard appears hard to pin down. He’s not growing acres of corn and soybeans, and while he grows asparagus, he only has a few rows. He grows hazelnuts and chestnuts, so you could call him a nut farmer, but that’s only part of the story.

Artist Creates Portraits Of Beloved Horses And Dogs
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Artist Creates Portraits Of Beloved Horses And Dogs

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Artist Creates Portraits Of Beloved Horses And Dogs

Classically-trained artist Marie Fritz Perry is an animal lover and competitive horsewoman. She’s combined interests as an artist specializing in animal portraits and won recognition as a top hunting dog portraitist from “Gun Dog” magazine.

Milwaukee Arts Program Goal: Connect Kids To Arts Through Dance, Music
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Milwaukee Arts Program Goal: Connect Kids To Arts Through Dance, Music

The Arts

Milwaukee Arts Program Goal: Connect Kids To Arts Through Dance, Music

Flying home from performing at a women’s prison in Texas, Linda Wade envisioned a youth dance program to help her community’s children find an outlet. On the plane, Wade decided on a name for her program: Above the Clouds.

Hands Down: There’s A Price For Grabbing Onto Life
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Hands Down: There’s A Price For Grabbing Onto Life

Culture & History

Hands Down: There’s A Price For Grabbing Onto Life

The skin on my knuckles has been dry and cracked for weeks. My fingertips, too. I’ve got little scabs from all the little places my skin has split open, little drops of blood slipping through.

An Existential Christmas
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An Existential Christmas

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An Existential Christmas

I judge each child I meet based on her or his merits. I don’t always end up liking them, but at least those who receive my love have done something to deserve it.