Jenny Peek

Jul 29, 2024 | wpr.org | Jenny Peek

Phoebe Bacon has been swimming since she was 2 years old, spending summer days at the pool with her family. “I had two older siblings and my mom wanted to go to the pool to lay out and tan. So she was like, ‘Why don’t we sign ’em up for swimming?’ And from there, I never looked back,” Bacon said, chuckling. Now, the 21-year-old is heading to her second Olympics to compete in the women’s 200m backstroke. EmailThis field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged.

Jul 10, 2024 | wpr.org | Jenny Peek

After a previous merger with Essentia Health was called off, Marshfield Clinic Health System announced plans to combine with Sanford Health — the largest rural health system in the United States. The health systems announced their intent to merge on Wednesday in a joint press release, saying together, they’ll be able to better invest in patient care across the rural Midwest.

Jun 23, 2024 | wpr.org | Jenny Peek |Corrinne Hess

Another spate of severe weather ripped through Wisconsin Saturday evening, with at least one confirmed tornado near Janesville. In a post on Facebook, the City of Janesville wrote that a tornado touched down on the south side of the city, causing considerable damage. Emergency personnel were on the scene and a press conference will be held Sunday to brief the public on the community response.

Jun 18, 2024 | urbanmilwaukee.com | Jenny Peek

Thousands of photos taken over the last 50 years at Milwaukee’s oldest gay bar are now in the hands of the Wisconsin LGBTQ History Project. And while 50 years may not seem like that long ago, photos of people inside gay bars at that time were incredibly rare. That’s according to Michail Takach, chair of the Wisconsin LGBTQ History Project. “For most of the 20th Century, gay bars were technically illegal. They operated kind of underground,” he said.

Jun 17, 2024 | wpr.org | Jenny Peek

Thousands of photos taken over the last 50 years at Milwaukee’s oldest gay bar are now in the hands of the Wisconsin LGBTQ History Project. And while 50 years may not seem like that long ago, photos of people inside gay bars at that time were incredibly rare. That’s according to Michail Takach, chair of the Wisconsin LGBTQ History Project. “For most of the 20th Century, gay bars were technically illegal. They operated kind of underground,” he said.