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[originally aired in August 2011]Picture this. You are a woman lawyer clerking for a federal judge, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, in the United States of…

If you travel about seven miles south of Milwaukee County's airport, you’ll find one of the last farms that is run full-time by the people who own and…

This summer, the northern hemisphere sees some pretty spectacular astronomical events. The Perseid meteor showers will peak in mid August and about a week…

It's bird migration season in Wisconsin, and scientists are noticing unsettling changes.Ornithologist Bill Mueller is among them. As the director of the…

Next year’s presidential election is on the minds of many people attending the League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) convention in downtown…

Currently, Milwaukee's inner harbor is not an inviting space. But change is brewing.UW-Milwaukee’s School of Freshwater Sciences completed a multi-million…

Recently, temporary historic protection has been granted to one of these cottages, located at 2530 S. Superior St., after the property was sold in December. This decision comes as the Historic Preservation Commission reviews an application to give the entire east side of the 2500 block of Superior St., the longest remaining row of puddler's cottages, permanent historic protection.

Earlier this week, the NCAA and ACC decided to pull their conferences out of North Carolina, citing the controversial bathroom bill as the reason for their decision. North Carolina State Sen. Tamara Barringer is a Republican who voted for the bill in March, but has since called on lawmakers to repeal the bill. She is one of two Republican senators in the state to do so. NPR's Kelly McEvers talks to Barringer about why she made that decision.

The Red Sox are one win away from their ninth World Series title after defeating the Los Angeles Dodgers 9-6 on their home turf Saturday night.

Just in time for Lent, the Pretzel Podcast uncovers the details behind a 1970s movement that sought to harness the godly power of pretzels. We meet writer…