PBS Wisconsin

06/19/2026

Today we celebrate Juneteenth National Independence Day! Observed each June 19, the holiday commemorates the end of slavery in the United States. In 2025 Wisconsin Life visited Milwaukee's annual Juneteenth celebration that honors freedom and Black history with a parade, music and more. Watch this story from Wisconsin Life now on PBS Wisconsin.

Celebrate Juneteenth in Milwaukee with food, community and fun at this historic festival.

06/18/2026

The Wonder Women of Country, Kelly Willis, Brennen Leigh and Melissa Carper, join together to create a unique sound with harmonies and melodies played on guitar, mandolin and bass. Tune in to Songs at the Center at 11:30 p.m. Friday, June 19, on PBS Wisconsin.

Songwriters Kelly Willis, Brennen Leigh and Melissa Carper come together to create a unique sound with harmonies and melodies played on guitar, mandolin and bass.

06/18/2026

We asked Dodgeville, Wisconsin, “What does it mean to you that America is celebrating its 250th anniversary?”

Thank you to the Dodgeville Public Library and the Iowa County Historical Society for helping us host community callout sessions for MyAmerica@250, a social media campaign designed to capture and amplify a variety of perspectives from Wisconsinites on what America’s 250th anniversary means to them.

MyAmerica@250 is a part of PBS Wisconsin and Wisconsin Public Radio’s larger America@250 Initiative, an exciting collaboration with the Center for Community and Nonprofit Studies, the Wisconsin Historical Society and the Wisconsin Veterans Museum to help communities connect and reflect on our shared history and the future of democracy.

Want to learn more about PBS Wisconsin's America@250 Initiative? Visit pbswisconsin.org/a250.

06/17/2026

Why have 20% of Wisconsinites reported their physical health as poor or fair? Here & Now's Steven Potter talks to State Health Officer Paula Tran.

06/17/2026

What are impacts of fewer students who pay higher tuition enrolling in UW schools? Here & Now's Frederica Freyberg talks to UW-Madison educational policy professor Taylor Odle.

06/17/2026

New inventories of lead water pipes in Wisconsin show fewer than had been previously estimated, but local water systems still aren't sure what material was used for about 180,000 service lines, reports Wisconsin Watch.

This story was produced and originally published by Wisconsin Watch, a nonprofit, nonpartisan newsroom. Wisconsin may be closer than previously thought to eliminating lead water pipes. About 164,000 municipal and ...

06/17/2026

Interview: 📺 🖥️ 💻 📱 Watch a talk with Paula Tran, state health officer with the Wisconsin Department of Health Services, about roughly one in five Wisconsinites self-reporting poor or fair physical health, and one in seven reporting the same about their mental health.

Paula Tran on findings of the 2025 State Health Assessment for Wisconsin.

06/17/2026

Meet the farmers, savor the flavors and commemorate an essential pillar of our state’s heritage with Wisconsin Life this June during National Dairy Month.

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Meet the farmers, savor the flavors and commemorate an essential pillar of our state’s heritage with Wisconsin Life this June during National Dairy Month.