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QWERTY: Milwaukee’s Typing Legacy

If you’re near a computer keyboard, take a look at the first six letters on the upper row and you’ll ...

A Father And Son’s Chilly Trout Fishing Expedition

Trout fishing conjures an image of sparkling sunlight reflecting on a rushing stream and a fisherman in hip boots confidently ...

Waadookodaading: The Ojibwe Language Immersion School

The Ojibwe language was nearly lost due to forced assimilation through federally-run boarding schools and policies. Today, communities around the ...

Remembering UW’s Black Student Strike Of 1969

When Geraldine Hines arrived on the UW-Madison campus as a law student 50 years ago, she had to adapt to ...

What is THE Wisconsin Song?

We recently received a question from a listener, Antoinette, who asked: "Why doesn't Wisconsin have a song? There isn't a ...

Irish Road Bowlers Compete on Backroads of La Crosse County

The sound of a two-pound cannonball skipping across the pavement is unique and unmistakable. The cadence grows louder as the ...

The Lands We Share: Drew Dettmann

In the 1950s, there were over 100,000 dairy farms in Wisconsin. Today, fewer than 10,000 remain. The Dettmann family, descendants ...