History
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Ripon’s Little White Schoolhouse returns to the National Register of Historic Places
The building known as the birthplace of the Republican Party has once again been added to the National Register of Historic Places, the Ripon Chamber of Commerce announced Friday.
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‘Mean Gene the Dancing Machine’ shares what it means to be a Green Bay Packers superfan
Packers superfan Eugene “Mean Gene the Dancing Machine” Greening has been following the franchise through its ups and downs for over half a century.
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Historic steam engine to leave the Milwaukee County Zoo
The last steam engine is leaving the Milwaukee County Zoo in the fall. The No. 1924 steam engine is moving to the Riverside and Great Northern Preservation Society in Wisconsin Dells where it will operate as part of the living museum.
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Could the discovery of ancient canoes lead researchers to an underwater Indigenous village?
Canoes found in Madison’s Lake Mendota are among the oldest boats ever discovered in North America. But researchers say they’ve only cracked the surface of what’s left to learn from the discovery.
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The Brillion News celebrates 130 years of community coverage
In a climate where newspapers are closing at a rate of about two a week, one Wisconsin paper is celebrating 130 years of community news coverage.
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Waupaca County community recovering after major dam breach
Heavy rain on Friday morning clogged the millpond’s dam with down trees and other debris, causing water to spill over the top of the structure and erode away the earthen side.
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Renewed push to adopt ‘People’s Flag’ as official flag of Milwaukee
Milwaukee Alder Peter Burgelis introduced a resolution to start the process to officially adopt the “Sunrise Over the Lake” flag as the city flag.
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Waupaca County community recovering after flood caused evacuations
The National Weather Service is reporting 3 to 6 inches of rain have fallen in Manawa since 8:30 a.m.
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Wisconsin native reflects on 40 years of Bruce Springsteen’s ‘Born in the U.S.A.’ in new book
An Appleton-born rock music critic says in his new book that themes from the iconic Springsteen album still resonate today.
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What history can teach us about combating disinformation problems of today
Daniel Lawrence talked on WPR’s “Wisconsin Today” about the history of disinformation and what it can teach us about combating the issue today.