Episodes

  • 'The story as it's unfolding': How the Wisconsin Historical Society preserves political history

    'The story as it's unfolding': How the Wisconsin Historical Society preserves political history
    Sep 25 2024
    Wisconsin plays a pivotal role in the presidential election. That’s one of the reasons why the Wisconsin Historical Society is collecting political artifacts this election year.
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    5 mins
  • Voting rights activists question why Brookfield, dozens of other communities don't have drop boxes

    Voting rights activists question why Brookfield, dozens of other communities don't have drop boxes
    Sep 25 2024
    The Wisconsin Supreme Court restored use of absentee ballot drop boxes in July, but did not require communities to use them.
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    4 mins
  • Historic Revival: Sturgeon Bay granary reborn after nearly being demolished

    Historic Revival: Sturgeon Bay granary reborn after nearly being demolished
    Sep 23 2024
    Grain elevators once were commonplace across the country. Now they're few and far between. Despite all odds, one granary dating back to 1901 is coming back to life in Door County along Sturgeon Bay’s waterfront.
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    5 mins
  • Wisconsin Teamsters do what national board won't: Endorse Harris/Walz

    Wisconsin Teamsters do what national board won't: Endorse Harris/Walz
    Sep 20 2024
    Two joint councils representing 18,000 Teamsters members in Wisconsin support the Democratic ticket.
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    5 mins
  • Civil rights pioneer Vel Phillips' statue symbolizes greater representation in Wisconsin Capitol

    Civil rights pioneer Vel Phillips' statue symbolizes greater representation in Wisconsin Capitol
    Sep 18 2024
    Milwaukee civil rights pioneer and politician Vel Phillips is now the first African American woman to have a monument on the Wisconsin State Capitol grounds. It’s one step toward making Wisconsin’s public art more representative of its rich, diverse history.
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    4 mins
  • The city's canvas: How Milwaukee's murals fill in the gaps of history

    The city's canvas: How Milwaukee's murals fill in the gaps of history
    Sep 17 2024
    Murals help tell the less-documented stories of the diverse people that make up Milwaukee.
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    5 mins
  • The plans of the Harris/Walz campaign to win Wisconsin include making gains in Trump territory

    The plans of the Harris/Walz campaign to win Wisconsin include making gains in Trump territory
    Sep 17 2024
    We talk to northern Wisconsin voters as Democratic Vice President candidate Tim Walz makes a swing through the area.
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    5 mins
  • A walk through Milwaukee's oldest monuments reveals a narrow version of the city's early history

    A walk through Milwaukee's oldest monuments reveals a narrow version of the city's early history
    Sep 16 2024
    For the first part of WUWM's new series "Reflections of Representation," we walk through Juneau park to visit some of Milwaukee's first monuments.
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    5 mins