People
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Wisconsin Supreme Court rules Meagan Wolfe can remain state’s top elections official
The Wisconsin Supreme Court has ruled unanimously that the state’s top election official can keep her job despite Republican attempts to remove her from office.
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The king of rock ‘n’ roll, a severed head and a small-town scandal
Maclain and Chapman Way are the brothers behind the Netflix documentary “The Kings of Tupelo: A Southern Crime Saga.” Hear from the creators of the docuseries.
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Resilience or recklessness? The risks of rebuilding where disaster strikes
Urban planner Brian Stone Jr. is the author of “Radical Adaptation: Transforming Cities for a Climate Changed World.”
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Rose City Band’s Ripley Johnson explores light and shadow on fifth album, ‘Sol Y Sombra’
Ripley Johnson sat down with WPR’s “BETA” resident musicologist Steve Gotcher to talk about the group’s newly released fifth album, “Sol Y Sombra,” the collective unconcious, and Ripley’s ability to lean in to his influences to create something new.
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Novelist Richard Price returns with his 10th novel, ‘Lazarus Man’
Richard Price talks with WPR’s “BETA” about his latest novel. It’s inspired by the tragic true story of a gas leak, an explosion and the collapse of a five-story tenement in East Harlem in 2014.
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State Superintendent candidate defends lack of education license at forum
Candidates vying for state superintendent made their cases at a forum in Madison Thursday, with Brittany Kinser defending her qualifications amidst a report that she holds no active Wisconsin educational license.
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Milwaukee County Zoo closing aviary to protect birds from avian flu
The Milwaukee County Zoo is closing its aviary for “the foreseeable future” as a precaution against highly contagious avian flu, the zoo announced Thursday.
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Dangerous levels of lead dust found in 2 Milwaukee schools
There are dangerous levels of lead dust in two Milwaukee public schools, the city’s Health Department announced Thursday.
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New proposal could reverse changes to Wisconsin school testing benchmarks
Under the Republican proposal, DPI would have to use the same benchmark scores, score ranges and corresponding qualitative descriptions that were used on school report cards published in the 2019-20 school year.
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State lobbying efforts underway for bringing Buc-ee’s convenience store to Wisconsin
Leaders from a Dane County community are seeking state support for building a new Buc-ee’s mega gas station on the outskirts of Interstate 90/94.