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It’s peak birding season in Wisconsin, and if you look high in the sky, you’ll likely see some raptors soaring. Raptors like hawks, owls and vultures sometimes get a bad reputation, but these birds of prey play a huge ecological role.

Sincere Tatum, 18, is one of a handful of black students at Brookfield Central High School. The school is 70 percent white, 4 percent black. “It took a…

NPR.org's new interactive scorecard suggests that President Obama may have a somewhat easier path to 270 electoral votes than Mitt Romney, needing to win fewer states. But that's not a given. As you play, you'll be able to come up with plenty of combinations that would get Romney over the top.

In the Seattle suburb of SeaTac, supporters of a ballot initiative implementing a $15 hourly minimum wage are declaring victory. The measure would benefit some 6,300 workers in the travel and hospitality industries around Seattle's main international airport.

Marquette's J.R.R. Tolkien collection is extensive. It include the original manuscripts for classics such as The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings. Now, their library has started a project to record the oral history of Tolkien’s fans.

This month's list of events includes a mix of outdoor opportunities to enjoy the weather and virtual events to continue to protect fellow Milwaukeeans from COVID-19.

A new study from the Wisconsin Policy Forum looked at 18 colleges and universities in southeast Wisconsin between 2016 to 2019 to study trends in STEM…

Many of our social media feeds are lighting up with news of where this year’s high school seniors have decided to go to college next year. It’s an…

Does it feel to you like all the international news comes with a side order of doom and gloom? Lake Effect essayist Art Cyr says there are reasons to keep…

You might know Jane Lynch from her work on Glee as the antagonistic gym teacher, Sue Sylvester. Or maybe you know her from one of Christopher Guest’s…