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The late Lloyd Barbee is perhaps best known as the lawyer and state legislator who fought to desegregate Milwaukee’s public schools. A new book lays out…

State lawmakers are holding a flurry of committee hearings this month, as they wrap up much of their work in this two-year legislative session. Then,…

Gov. Walker made headlines last week when he called for a special session to pass a number of welfare reform measures. That includes one that would…

The race for governor is more than a year away. But, the field of Democratic hopefuls seems to grow just about every week. More than a half-dozen have…

When you’re the parent of a small child, there are certain milestones in the physical and mental development you tend to look out for. But beyond the…

Rather than idolizing superheroes, for writers Paul McComas and Greg Starrett, it was the characters that populated Universal Picture's creature features…

Musician Liz Phair talks with Mitch Teich about her newest album, unpredictability, motherhood and Keith Richards's memoir. Her newest album is called…

Jennifer DuBois's new novel asks the central question, How do you keep going when you know things are going to end badly? The book is A Partial History of…

Milwaukee writer Jenny Benjamin’s new novel spans hundreds of years and thousands of miles. This Most Amazing is set in modern-day Milwaukee, but also in…

A researcher taps the members of a local-based organization to learn more about the genetics of obesity.A partnership between a Medical College of…