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Students’ choices on election day fueled Donald Trump’s surprise win in Wisconsin. Journalism students fanned out to ask what motivated young people, or turned them off. Wisconsinites overwhelmingly voted Republican for the first time in a presidential election since 1984. Evan Casey reports. In Milwaukee county, nearly 50,000 fewer votes were cast in 2016 than in […]

Lack of excitement for Hillary Clinton, and hopelessness, led to low voter turnout in the struggling Sherman Park neighborhood. Amanda Becker spent a day with neighborhood residents.

When David Watters signed up for the Air Force, he didn’t expect to head into hostile territory.

Hailey McLaughlin’s Disney memories are both happy and very, very sad.

Rukiya Stewart has been devouring books since she was a little kid.

Like many students, Serena uses music as an escape.

Lillian Gonzalez loves to travel. Next destination: Panama.

Cassie Bretl finds herself growing closer and closer to her younger brother, even though he used to be a “little menace.”

Kaylin Newman loves to sing, so it was really hard when a medical problem affected her special talent.

Ashley Beckland knows that prisoners returning to the work world have a better chance of succeeding if they learn to write.

Laurel Tilly is trying to finish school while balancing a real job.

Ryan Ramos finds freedom in skateboarding.