People
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UW-Madison Chancellor says her role prepared her for Columbia University job
Chancellor Jennifer Mnookin said her experience leading UW-Madison during a “complex time,” which included encampments, DEI and federal funding cuts, prepared her to head the Ivy League university.
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As Wisconsin’s population ages, UW-Green Bay offers hundreds of courses for older adults
As Wisconsin’s population ages, universities like UW-Green Bay are looking to offer more learning opportunities for older adults — even if they’re not working toward a degree.
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WPR Music new album of the week: ‘Pictures of the Floating World,’ a new release from the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra
WPR’s Ava Kuredjian interviews bassoonist Catherine Van Handel on her role as soloist in the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra’s newest release, David Ludwig’s “Pictures of the Floating World.”
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‘He was always the one to help’: A Wisconsin childhood friend remembers Alex Pretti
Travis Vanden Heuvel knew Alexi Pretti as a child through the Green Bay Boys Choir.
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PSC analysts, groups say We Energies’ proposed data center rates pose risks to customers
Analysts for state utility regulators and interest groups say a proposal from We Energies for special electric rates charged to data centers could pose risks for other customers’ utility bills.
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Hundreds gather in Milwaukee to protest latest shooting by federal officers in Minnesota
Hundreds of people gathered in Milwaukee on a frigid Wednesday evening to protest the latest fatal shooting by federal immigration agents in Minnesota.
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Wisconsin gun rights advocates uneasy with Trump comments after Pretti killing
Some Wisconsin gun rights advocates are uneasy about claims from President Donald Trump and his administration that people can’t carry guns during protests.
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Republican Josh Schoemann drops out of Wisconsin governor’s race
Washington County Executive Josh Schoemann has dropped out of the Republican primary for governor in Wisconsin, one day after he failed to receive the endorsement of President Donald Trump.
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Judge ends court oversight of Lincoln Hills youth prison
After eight years, a federal judge has agreed to end the court-mandated oversight of a scandal-plagued youth prison.
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Wisconsin will issue the most licenses ever recorded for this fall’s bear hunt
Wisconsin hunters will have a better chance to harvest black bears this fall due to a record number of licenses and higher quota approved Wednesday by the state’s Natural Resources Board.










