Wisconsin Life # 905: Hmong Wausau Festival
At the Hmong Wausau Festival Angela Fitzgerald catches up with the chairman of the festival Yee Leng Xiong to find ...
Refugee in La Crosse dreams of returning to Cuba
(This story is an excerpt from the podcast, “WPR Reports: Uprooted.”) A group of musicians are jamming in their living ...
Local Wisconsin group is helping spread the Gospel of Bees
If you ever stroll past Redeemer Lutheran Church in downtown Milwaukee, you can’t help but feel an atmosphere swarming with ...
Eau Claire runner journeys across every street in the city
A little over a year into the COVID-19 pandemic, Alex Rongstad had an idea for a project. Could he run ...
Turning back time on a century farm to heal the land
On a bend in the Buffalo River, Heather Mishefske and Chad Rykal envisioned a new kind of farm. This land ...
Wisconsin Life # 904: Diamond Dreams
It’s time to take the field in Appleton as Angela Fitzgerald joins the Miracle League of the Fox Valley, a ...
What happened to Wisconsin breweries during prohibition?
Wisconsin is known for producing a lot of products, like cheese, milk, and beer. It's the state's history with the ...
Wisconsin Life # 903: Adventure Awaits
Angela Fitzgerald gears up to attend EAA (Experimental Aircraft Association) AirVenture in OshKosh. We explore the many opportunities that EAA ...
Former Madison politician makes bread to feed the racial justice movement
For former Madison politician Mo Cheeks, the art of sourdough bread making started as a hobby. The pandemic provided a ...
Pittsville High School pioneers high school cranberry science program
Fall in Wisconsin ushers in cool air, golden leaves and a flood of red delicious cranberries. Wisconsin is by far ...
Cuban exile reflects on time with sponsor family in Sparta
(This story is an excerpt from the podcast, “WPR Reports: Uprooted.”) When Ernesto Rodriguez of La Crosse was 24 years ...
Wisconsin Life # 902: Flowering Palette
The fields are blossoming as host Angela Fitzgerald frolics through the vibrant flowers at Schuster’s Farm in Deerfield. She talks ...
Cuban in Wisconsin: Introducing ‘WPR Reports: Uprooted’
In 1980, there was a mass exodus of Cubans who left their homes for the United States as part of ...
Photographer capturing life in Milwaukee bit by bit
For photographer Josh Arter, art can seem two-dimensional. Arter uses a device called a Game Boy Camera to take photos. ...
Muralist breaks stigmas attached to career artist
For artist Jenie Gao, art and storytelling started at a young age. “My earliest memory of wanting to be an ...