LEGOs Are Building Blocks of West Bend Couple’s Relationship
Eric and Emily Krans are unofficial LEGO Master Builders. They create amazing structures from small, colorful plastic bricks. Turns out, ...
Talented Water Skier Bringing Increased Accessibility To The Sport
Grace Petzold’s passion for water skiing started when her parents took her to a ski show in northern Wisconsin when ...
Puppet Maker Holds the Strings on Hobby Turned Livelihood
When Ken Vogel started making puppets in the 1970s, he didn’t actually believe he would still be making them to ...
The Regal Fritillary Is In Danger Of Going Extinct. Why Haven’t More People Heard Of It?
WHYsconsin received a question from listener Rachel Potter of Fitchburg wondering, "Why don’t more Wisconsinites know about the majestic regal ...
‘I Would Do Anything For Them’: Siblings Reflect On Separation
Family separation can be extremely traumatic, especially for children. At Camp To Belong-Wisconsin in Plymouth, brothers and sisters who have ...
Summer Camp Reunites Siblings Separated By Foster Care System
As groups of siblings sit around a large campfire, they begin to share stories while eating a few snacks. They’re ...
Middleton Teen Using Indian Classical Dance To Help Others
Shruti Parthasarathy is a dancer from Middleton, Wisconsin. She practices Bharatanatyam, an Indian classical dance form that originated in southern ...
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 ...
Sawmill Workers Use Unique Sign Language To “Talk” On Noisy Mill Floor
Sawmills are loud places. Menominee Tribal Enterprises in Neopit is no exception. Talking across the mill floor is nearly impossible ...
WPR’s Glen Moberg Supported Young Journalists Throughout His Career. I Was One Of Them.
Wisconsin Public Radio lost a dear colleague and friend to cancer over the weekend. Glen Moberg covered central Wisconsin for ...
Fashion Designer Brings Historic Hotel’s Paintings To Life
Stephanie Schultz is a fashion designer and the tenth artist-in-residence at the Pfister Hotel in Milwaukee. "I'm working on high ...
An Industry On The Line: Commercial Fishing The Mighty Mississippi
Mike Valley is perched in his fishing boat, taking in the scene around him. It’s idyllic -- birds are chirping ...
Appointed Or Elected: Why Wisconsin Supreme Court Justices Are Voted In
In the system of checks and balances, the third branch is key. Made up of the supreme, appellate, circuit and ...
For Hundreds Of Paddlers, PaddleQuest Is Fantasy ‘Magic’ On Wisconsin River Backwaters
At Stevens Point, the Wisconsin River fans out into a flowage, with branches and channels and swirls and broad, still ...