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Corrinne Hess

Corri Hess is Wisconsin Public Radio’s education reporter based in Milwaukee. She has been on a mission to find the state’s best nachos.

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Tarah Campagna has been getting tattoos from Matt Sorensen for more than a decade. Today, he's giving her a tattoo inspired by "The Little Mermaid." (Corrinne Hess/WPR)

December 26, 2024

‘Leave my mark on the city’: The art and people of the Milwaukee Tattoo Arts Festival

Milwaukee lives up to its nickname as the City of Festivals as it draws millions of visitors every year. But the annual Milwaukee Tattoo Arts Festival draws more than 200 ...

Harry Houdini, the well-known escape artist, was born in Budapest, Hungary and raised in Appleton, Wisconsin. At the time of his immigration, his name was spelled Ehrich Weisz. In this photo from 1922, he is lying down wrapped in chains with heavy locks, and what appear to be two automobile tires. (Courtesy of Wisconsin Historical Society)

September 24, 2024

Harry Houdini and his unbreakable chain to Appleton

Harry Houdini was a master of illusion. Appleton officials have paid tribute to his talents with a museum exhibit and naming rights — all because he spent some time in ...

Anastasia and her younger brother in Gaza City in summer 2022, just before she came to study abroad at Monroe High School in Wisconsin. (Courtesy of her family)

June 29, 2023

Palestinian exchange student in Wisconsin returns home despite violence

For a brief time, Palestinian exchange student Anastasia had a window of what life as a Wisconsin teenager could be. The 15-year-old made friends playing soccer at Monroe High School. ...

Cody Miller, who also goes by the name Vivid, is the programing director for the Milwaukee festival. Also pictured is a cartoon drawing of him as a pony by Vincent Perraglio. (Courtesy of Cody Miller)

December 11, 2019

Friendship, Rainbows & Bronies: My Little Pony Convention Comes To Milwaukee

Matthew McConnell and Dan Asta recently became buddies. The two met just a few months ago at BronyCon in Baltimore, the biggest My Little Pony convention in the world. After ...

Ultra runner and Wisconsin native Zach Bitter broke the world record, running 100 miles in 11 hours and 19 minutes. (Corrinne Hess/WPR)

September 6, 2019

Meet The Athletes Who Ran For Six Days Straight

Jim Fiste of Cedarburg has been running for five days straight. He has 17 hours left and a goal of 250 miles. With a mop of grey and white hair ...

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