In 2023, Wisconsin first-grade teacher Melissa Tempel wanted her class to sing Dolly Parton and Miley Cyrus’ “Rainbowland” for their spring concert. Tempel argued that the song focused on acceptance, ...

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Administrative rulemaking affects important issues in Wisconsin like the discharge of pollutants in Wisconsin waterways. Blue-green algae is caused by phosphorus discharged into local rivers, streams ...

Are you worried about toxic algae blooms closing beaches and ruining local lakes? Here’s a story worth following: Nearly two years ago, the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources submitted a rule ...

Two Milwaukee-area families – connected by Marine pilot Walter Eck and gunner Irvin Korotki – only recently learned their loved ones served and died together in World War II. More than 80 years later, ...

Last year, we all pretty much knew what the deal was. Alabama rolled through its first two games with ease; it was going to take down a mediocre Wisconsin team in Madison without a problem, and all ...

In the summer of 2024, UTA President Jennifer Cowley approached the Department of Music to request a refresh of UTA’s fight song for the university’s 130th anniversary. The song would become a lasting ...

Party members at the Democratic National Committee summer meeting this week aimed to unite against President Donald Trump and his policies. But maybe a new fight song wasn’t the way to do it. An ...

Attendees at a Democratic National Committee meeting in Minneapolis this week were reportedly encouraged to sing a “fight song,” with lyrics about Democrats being “stronger together” and shining blue.

Seventy years ago, Auburn’s now iconic “War Eagle” fight song was played publicly for the first time by the university’s band. The song was performed during the 1955 season opener. Unlike previous ...

Democratic lawmakers in Texas have fled the state to block a redistricting plan pushed by President Donald Trump to protect Republicans' narrow House majority heading into next year's midterm ...