Fat Tuesday, also known as Shrove Tuesday, is the last day to indulge in sweets and rich foods before Lent begins. That includes paczki, a deep-fried pastry made with eggs, sugar and butter; filled with fruit, creme, custard or mousse; and drizzled with a variety...
Milwaukee Bucks legend Marques Johnson and current head coach Doc Rivers were named finalists for the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame.
Cheryl Knox, 66, used to walk past the Kempo Goju dojo on her way to and from Keefe Avenue Elementary in the mid-1970s. She said she was enamored by the trophies in the window and the martial arts students training in the distance. "I was captivated by everything,"...
Following the shootings of Renee Good and Alex Pretti by federal immigration agents in Minnesota, many Milwaukee residents have felt called to prepare their own communities for a potential increase in immigration enforcement, and to support those protesting in...
Milwaukee-area philanthropists Barri and Dave Drury have made a $10 million gift to Children's Wisconsin to support pediatric research, one of the largest donations for research the health system has received. The gift, announced by Children's Feb. 4, is meant to...
Nowadays, Wisconsin saunas are no longer just enjoyed Up North, at the gym, and in spas.
Meet the record number of women in the 2026 Miss Door County pageants.
Beat the cabin fever at these bars with peed puzzling, trivia, outdoor fests.
University of Wisconsin-Madison Chancellor Jennifer Mnookin is leaving at the end of the school year for a job as president of Columbia University. Mnookin, 58, started at UW in August 2022 after 17 years at the University of California, Los Angeles School of Law....
As Wisconsin and much of the upper Midwest prepares for rapidly dropping subzero temperatures, some viral social media posts warn people to watch out for "exploding trees." The phenomenon, while bizarre-sounding, is real – kind of. Bill McNee, a forest health...
