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The blind date cookie has been around for centuries. A Bubbler Talk listener wanted to learn how the sweet's origins are connected to Milwaukee.
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Shane Morris/Adobe StockWisconsin's next election is Feb. 17. Here's a guide to help people vote in Wisconsin. -
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Notesong Srisopark ThompsonThere's love in the polar bear enclosure. A Madison zoo has introduced two bears as part of the Polar Bear Population Alliance. -
Susan Bence/WUWMA Madison-based environmental law firm filed an appeal to Milwaukee Circuit Court on behalf of the Shorewood resident who received a citation for walking the shoreline beyond this public beach.
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Before hosting this week's OnMilwaukee Adult Spelling Bee, Molly Snyder stopped by the Lake Effect studio to test our producers' spelling prowess. We learned that radio production is about pronouncing words, not spelling them. -
Stolz received his gold for winning the men's 1000 meters at the Milan Cortina Games in an Olympic-record time thanks to a blistering closing stretch. Now Stolz will hope to add to his collection of trophies. -
There is perhaps no food item more American, or whose origins are more full of more lore.
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Grant County officials in southwestern Wisconsin aren’t divulging the developer interested in a $1 billion data center in the town of Cassville. -
Matt Wild from Milwaukee Record recaps his favorite new songs from local musicians this month. -
For Black History Month, Milwaukee Film's Ty Williams has handpicked a variety of Afrofuturist films that reflect on and celebrate Black icons in fiction. -
Pros and cons continue to swirl around data centers — some in the planning stages, others already in motion in Wisconsin. A We Energies proposal is adding fuel to the fire. It would create a new energy rate for so-called “very large” customers, like data centers. -
Versiti Wisconsin reported that its blood supply dipped significantly following winter weather in January, but is starting to rebound. This mirrors a nationwide trend as flu, weather and hospital usage led to nationwide blood shortage.
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