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  Milwaukee Bucks introduce 'Total Wine Wednesdays' ticket deal
MILWAUKEE (WKOW) -- Wine Wednesdays now have the support of the Milwaukee Bucks. The NBA franchise teamed up with Total Wine & More to introduce Total Wine Wednesdays for the entirety of the 2025-2026 regular season. On any Wednesday that the...
    
  Saints sports week: CSS sweeps first series with Brodt coaching
Sydney Brodt’s first series as the head coach of St. Scholastica women’s hockey proved a success, as the Saints swept a nonconference series at Lawrence on Friday and Saturday in Appleton, Wisconsin. On Friday, Katie Sandelin scored the game’s...
    
  Trimborn Farm's lime kilns and their role in building Milwaukee
Greendale, WIS. (CBS 58) - Final proposals will be accepted later this week from those interested in working with Milwaukee County to help preserve Trimborn Farm in Greendale. The historic property was once home to a major lime production facility...
    
  Milwaukee Film welcomes groundbreaking director Rachel Talalay
Earlier this year, Milwaukee Film began rolling out its “Cinematic Sisterhood” series, a collaboration with the Women’s Fund of Greater Milwaukee that shines a brighter light on female voices in the movie industry. This Saturday brings a...
    
  Remembering the Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald: 50 Years Later
Courtesy of Minnesota History CenterThis November marks 50 years since the sinking of the SS Edmund Fitzgerald—one of the Great Lakes’ most enduring tragedies. Each year, Split Rock Lighthouse on Minnesota’s North Shore honors the ship’s 29 lost...
    
  Wisconsin rescinds exception for dog breeding farm's puppy sales
Courtesy of Ridglan Farms MADISON, Wis. - A FOX6 investigation led Wisconsin regulators to change their mind on the sale of 5-week-old puppies for research. Ridglan Farms The backstory: State law prohibits breeders from selling puppies younger...
    
  Oregon grinds out 21-7 win over Wisconsin in rain-soaked matchup
EUGENE — Oregon’s latest rock fight with Wisconsin was, in a word, sloppy. There are others, perhaps more apropos, but not suitable for print. A series that saw one-score games in the prior six meetings, including last year’s dramatic UO comeback...
    
  Wisconsin Republicans introduce bills aiming to protect free speech on UW campuses
The 2025 Wisconsin State Senate Committee on Universities and Technical Colleges held hearings on Republican-sponsored bills that were proposed in the past week. One bill would use tuition-increase freezes on Universities of Wisconsin campuses as...
    
  Construction backlog steady as data centers drive growth
The Blueprint ABC reports construction backlog steady at 8.5 months in September. Private data centers and public infrastructure projects support backlog growth. Commercial, institutional, and heavy industrial sectors show modest declines. Meta...
    
  Widespread Panic Takes The Mound For Milwaukee Triple-Header [Photos]
Widespread Panic cracked open this year’s annual Halloween pregame at the Riverside Theatre in Milwaukee, Wisconsin last night. Coinciding with the first game of the World Series (L.A. Dodgers vs. Toronto Blue Jays), Panic pitched a perfect game,...
    
  Wisconsin detects nearly 5,000 childhood lead poisoning cases through increased testing
MADISON, Wis. (WMTV) - Testing for lead exposure in children under the age of 6 has improved, allowing quicker detection and treatment for lead poisoning cases in the state, the Wisconsin Department of Health Services announced Tuesday. Statewide...
    
  5 Tools Ryobi Makes That Milwaukee Doesn't
We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Ryobi and Milwaukee both make power tools, but the companies couldn't be more different. Milwaukee prides itself as a company that makes professional tools for professional tradespeople,...
    
  Food shelves ‘can’t possibly absorb’ need as 1.1 million brace for loss of SNAP benefits in Minnesota, Wisconsin
Food shelves 'can't possibly absorb' need as 1.1 million brace for loss of SNAP benefits in Minnesota, Wisconsin Forty-two million Americans are days away from losing Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits, including more than...
    
  Recorder Rewind: Golden State Warriors at Indiana Pacers
The Pacers engineered a comeback against the Warriors, winning 114-109 for their first win of the 2025-26 NBA regular season. Check out photos from senior sports photographer David Dixon of the action below. Scenes from the NBA game between the...
    
  Wisconsin Broadcasters Association launches ambassador pilot with UW-Oshkosh radio TV film program
Andrew Leavitt, Ph.D. Chancellor | Official websiteAndrew Leavitt, Ph.D. Chancellor | Official website The Wisconsin Broadcasters Association (WBA) has chosen the University of Wisconsin–Oshkosh (UWO) to host a new pilot program aimed at...
    
  With Flatbush 5, Montreal trips and big anniversary, a higher profile on Long Island
The Long Island Nets upcoming season is sure to be one of the most anticipated ones in the G League team’s history. There’s a lot to take advantage of … on and off the court. So expect to see more of the red, white and blue in 2025-26. The...
    
  Data center secrecy is unacceptable
All too often, secrecy and confidentiality carry the day in proceedings of state and local government. In one recent case, the name “Microsoft” on a state Public Service Commission filing was redacted – blocked from public view – along with pages...
    
  One year from midterms, 7th Congressional District race filling up
Voters in Wisconsin’s massive 7th Congressional District will have a large list of candidates to winnow as they decide who will replace outgoing GOP U.S. Rep. Tom Tiffany. As Tiffany pushes on with his campaign for governor, three Republicans,...
    
  We Could Use Neutrino Detectors As Giant Particle Colliders
There is a limit to how big we can build particle colliders on Earth, whether that is because of limited space or limited economics. Since size is equivalent to energy output for particle colliders, that also means there’s a limit to how energetic...
    
  Wisconsin Lawmakers Introduce Bill to Legalize Mobile Sports Betting
A bipartisan group of Wisconsin lawmakers is proposing a new law that would allow mobile sports wagering across the state through Wisconsin’s tribal gaming operators – potentially expanding access beyond physical casinos for the first time. How...