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Celebrate Juneteenth in Milwaukee!

WISCONSIN LIFE

The festival, hosted by Northcott Neighborhood House, honors freedom and Black history with a parade, opening ceremony, live music and delicious food.

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Milk Street's My Family Recipe: My Mother's Calzone

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PBS KIDS

Lyla in the Loop: When We Met Stu

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11/14/25

Diana Maas on funding for energy assistance in Wisconsin

11/13/25

Why Catholic sisters sold land back to the Lac du Flambeau

Multiple vertical towers and horizontal bars are connected by an array of multiple power lines, with portions of connecting lines covered by glass insulators, form part of an electrical substation, under a cloudy sky.

11/13/25

Anthropic, Microsoft announce new AI data center projects as construction continues

An overhead view of the U.S. House of Representatives chamber, including its legislative dais with a U.S. flag behind the Speaker's podium and curved rows of desks facing the rear wall with dais and two sets of double doors, shows multiple people standing on the floor and seated in benches, with overlaid text reading On Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendment and vote totals for Yea, Nay, Pres and NV for Republican, Democratic and Independent members.

11/13/25

Trump signs a funding bill that ends the record 2025 federal government shutdown

11/12/25

Kevin Rak on higher need at the River Food Pantry in Madison

11/11/25

Tawny Hardyman on losing staff during a government shutdown

11/10/25

Residents of Menominee in Michigan vote to limit the city’s number of cannabis stores

11/10/25

Trump administration renews appeal to the US Supreme Court to keep full SNAP payments frozen

11/10/25

Trump administration demands Wisconsin and other states ‘undo’ full SNAP payouts

PBS Wisconsin's Blog

11/12/25

Honoring Wisconsin’s First Nations this Native American Heritage Month

UW-Madison University Archivist and Head of Archives Katie Nash examines a box inside a file cabinet, focused on its contents.

11/10/25

Q&A: Curating vintage Bucky Badger with UW-Madison Head of Archives Katie Nash

A grayscale photo shows a lake freighter with the name

11/05/25

Remembering the sinking of the Edmund Fitzgerald 50 years after the disaster

A historic and triumphant oil painting of the signing of The Declaration of Independence by John Trumbull.

11/03/25

Connect and reflect on THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION with PBS Wisconsin through the America@250 Initiative

Native American dancer in traditional dress.

10/27/25

New November programs on PBS Wisconsin explore survival, healing and connection

Poster for The American Revolution, a PBS film by Ken Burns, Sarah Botstein, and David Schmidt. Blue silhouettes of Revolutionary War soldiers appear over parchment with “We the People.” Text reads: “A story 250 years in the making. Premieres Sun Nov 16 8/7c on PBS.”

10/20/25

Watch THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION series, premiering on PBS Wisconsin Nov. 16

Close-up view of a 16mm film scanner with reels of film threaded through rollers and spools, shown in black and white.

10/15/25

American Archives Month Q&A: Meet the archivist preserving PBS Wisconsin’s 70+ year history

10/13/25

New season of ‘Wisconsin Life’ gets animated – read a Q&A with author Nancy Jorgensen

A brick downtown building with a restaurant sign reading “Scottie’s Eat-Mor.” Below it, a marquee says “WELCOME POETS.” An old-fashioned arrow sign above points to “CARRY OUTS.” A traffic light with a green left arrow is visible in the foreground.

10/10/25

Producer Colin Crowley discusses the making of ‘Welcome Poets’

A stern man in an 18th-century British military uniform with a tricorne hat and white wig stands in front of a group of people, some in colonial attire, outdoors on a cloudy day.

09/30/25

Coming in October: New ‘Masterpiece’ dramas, Revolutionary War series and ‘Kitchen Curious’

A group of individuals stands in front of a police jeep on a tropical island.

09/30/25

October welcomes new seasons of ‘Nature,’ ‘Austin City Limits’ and more

A group of children and adults play a game on a theater stage.

09/30/25

Finding joy and confidence in writing with new ‘Whoopensocker’ collection

America@250

Join PBS Wisconsin and partners for events, programs, and conversations designed to help communities connect and reflect on our shared history and the future of democracy.

Powwow Bound: A Menominee Homecoming

Experience this 3D narrative-driven adventure game suitable for ages ten and up.

Wisconsin Biographies

Discover life stories from Wisconsinites of the past and recognize their contributions to history.

University Place

A virtual lecture hall series covering science, history, business, the environment, art, culture and more.

Wisconsin Life

Celebrate Wisconsin's people and places with host Angela Fitzgerald. Learn something new, meet someone unexpected.

Interactive Media

Find bold experiments in 360 video, virtual tours and educational games shaping the future of how we share Wisconsin stories.

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