Thousands Find Holiday Enchantment in West Bend

Enchantment in the Park hosted its 10th annual holiday light show in 2018.  The event is held in West Bend at Regner Park to raise money and gather food donations for local food pantries.  Jodie Filenius reports.

Holocaust History Resonates with Current Events

Given the rise of anti-Semitic hate crimes in America, remembering and studying the Holocaust seems essential. A unique class at UW-Milwaukee is helping students understand how it happened. Jena Kleindl reports. 

Stories Close to Home: Conversations With Friends and Family

In StoryCorps style, journalism students recorded intimate interviews over Thanksgiving weekend. Cynthia Maduka talks with close friend Jeffrey Rivera-Prado about the challenges of coming to the United States from Colombia. Jodie Filenius talks with her dad, Mark, about the differences between living in a more populated area like Fort Atkinson, Wisconsin versus a rural area like Prentice, […]

Dittmer’s Unusual Path to Division 1 Basketball

After about two weeks of not hearing anything back after a tryout in hopes of walking onto UWM’s basketball team, Seth Dittmer thought the chances might be slim he was going to get another look. However, Dittmer eventually got an email back, asking him to come play with the team at an open gym. “It […]