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AAA is expecting a record number of Wisconsinites to travel this week for the upcoming Thanksgiving holiday.

From crime prevention to dementia awareness, the Woman’s Club of Pewaukee has served the region for 120 years. The group’s past president shares more about their work with “Wisconsin Today.”

WPR’s “BETA” spoke with film critic Ian Nathan about the giant success of 1975’s summer blockbuster, “Jaws,” the groundbreaking cinematography of “Close Encounters of the Third Kind,” and Steven Spielberg’s emotional journey during the making of “Schindler’s List.”

JD McPherson’s latest album is called “Nite Owls.” It’s his fifth studio album, and as McPherson told WPR’s “BETA,” it’s dedicated to the pioneering guitarist Duane Eddy, who died in April.

The New York Times best-selling author joined WPR’s “BETA” to talk about “The Plot” in 2021 and now again in 2024 to talk about “The Sequel.”

A lot of deer hunting consists of sitting around, waiting patiently in the woods for the perfect moment. As writer Ron Weber tells us, he takes the down time to […]

Tom and Kristi Manus shared some of their favorite unusual attractions in Wisconsin with WPR’s Robin Washington on “Morning Edition. The couple is the author of the book, “Secret Wisconsin: A Guide to the Weird, Wonderful, and Obscure.”

As of this week, Family Services of Southern Wisconsin has sponsors for about 20 families. But it’s aiming to sponsor nearly 130 families.

A program that aims to boost social connections in a time of increasing social isolation has been facilitating pop-up events since 2023. Now, it has a permanent space of its own.

The ship is the fifteenth to be delivered to the Navy by the Fincantieri Marinette Marine shipyard in Marinette.