Manfred Olson Planetarium
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UW-Milwaukee
The event takes planetarium guests on a halloween-themed indoor stargazing journey through the spookiest parts of space on Fridays this October.
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Alliance for the Great LakesA new report from the Alliance for the Great Lakes finds agricultural runoff is driving nitrate contamination in Wisconsin’s drinking water. -
Courtesy of Sarah ChojnackiFat Body Hotties is a Milwaukee collective that regularly hosts free clothing swaps for fat folks. Since 2023, the group has built a welcoming community through its inclusive and accessible events.
About $320,000 of WUWM’s annual operating budget came from the CPB.
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How to do a Wisconsin cheese festival Right? Have a cheesemonger — essentially a cheese expert — lead the way in introducing, pairing and eating cheese in America's dairyland. -
Jeremy Novy is the artist behind Milwaukee's iconic koi fish. He also designed a new rainbow crosswalk installation that is set to be unveiled in Walker's Point on Oct. 6. -
Milwaukee Public Schools will not hire new international teachers after the Trump administration made changes to the H-1B visa program. -
With incumbent Gov. Tony Evers not running for reelection, it's a wide open field.
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Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers announced Thursday that he won't seek a third term, setting off a scramble to replace the two-term Democrat in the battleground state’s first open race for governor in 16 years. -
Bubbler Talk investigates a military plane crash on Milwaukee's Jones Island in 1959, and its connection the annual Air and Water Show. -
'Lumberjills' chip away at Paul Bunyan stereotypes at the 65th annual Lumberjack Championship, with more women than ever before competing in the Hayward, Wisconsin, event. -
In April, Milwaukee County Judge Hannah Dugan was arrested on a federal obstruction charge. The FBI handcuffed her at the courthouse and posted it on social media. This week she was set to start her trial, but it’s been delayed. Here's what you need to know about her case and the precedent it could set. -
The initiative is working to increase access to perinatal mental health care through peer support, resource brokering and advocacy.
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