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Wisconsin Republican state lawmakers on Friday asked the U.S. Supreme Court to dismiss a redistricting lawsuit brought by Democratsthat asks a federal court to draw political boundary lines in the battleground state.

Bubbler Talk inquirer Eloisa Gomez wanted to know: "In the Latino community, what and where are the historic landmarks that people can go to to get a better sense of the local Latino history?" Well, there are none. This story originally aired on April 2, 2021.

Once a blighted parcel of land, a three-acre educational and demonstration project called Green Tech Station is taking root in Milwaukee's 30th Street Corridor.

First Lieutenant Loren Hintz of the Army Air Corps was based in Italy near the end of World War II. On April 21st, 1945, his P-47 fighter bomber was shot down. 70 years after his death, his family found the crash site and successfully excavated the plane and Hintz's remains. A new documentary chronicles this process and celebrates the life of Loren Hintz.

The increased competition for employees has caused nurse shortages, in addition to fewer people entering the nursing field and nurses quitting or retiring. Nurses who remain in the field are working even harder to keep hospitals running.

A new program from Milwaukee Area Technical College is aimed at recent high school grads who are taking a “gap year” before they decide whether to go to college or start a career.

A divided Wisconsin Supreme Court agreed Wednesday to hear a redistricting lawsuit supported by the Republican-controlled Legislature, a move that comes as a Democratic-backed lawsuit progresses in federal court.

Milwaukee is filled with fascinating, historic buildings, but we rarely get an opportunity to explore them. This weekend you’ll be able to do so with the annual Doors Open event offered by Historic Milwaukee. This year Doors Open is expanding the event with virtual tours of several unique neighborhoods around the city. These behind the scenes tours will be an in-depth look at the businesses, art, and community spaces that define Milwaukee neighborhoods.

A group of historians is working to enhance the history of Latinx people in Wisconsin. That history starts with with Rafael Baez, the first documented Latinx person to live in Milwaukee, and extends to present day.

Wisconsin's latest drive onto the international sports stage begins this weekend at the Ryder Cup golf competition taking place north of Sheboygan. However, COVID-19 remains a concern, and officials said precautions are being implemented.