Wisconsin

Mickey Mantle card breaks record, as sports memorabilia grows

A mint condition Mickey Mantle baseball card sold for $12.6 million on Sunday, entering the record books as the highest ever paid for sports memorabilia in a market that has become exponentially more lucrative in recent years. The rare Mantle card eclipsed the record set a few months earlier – $9.3 million for the shirt …

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The MMK executive committee responds to the June artwork vandalism

MADISON, Wis. (WMTV) – The Madison Museum of Contemporary Art is apologizing to an artist and standing by its staff Wednesday in an incident that occurred in June when a Madison artist’s work was vandalized during an exhibit. Artwork contributed to the museum by Lilada Gee in the Wisconsin Triennial presentation of “Ain’t IA Woman?” …

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1 in 6 native tree species in the US may face extinction

According to a first-of-its-kind assessment, one in six native tree species in the contiguous 48 states is threatened with extinction. What you need to know According to a first-of-its-kind assessment, one in six native tree species in the contiguous 48 states is threatened with extinction. The most common threats to Native American trees are invasive …

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Music, art and family fun at Ashley for the Arts brings in nearly $650,000 in donations for over 70 area nonprofits |

ARCADE, Wis., August 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — It was a successful weekend at the Arcadia at Ashley for the Arts that took place August 11-13. The annual three-day music and arts festival hosted tens of thousands of fans with a variety of top entertainment, arts and crafts vendors, rows of food vendors, an inflatable air …

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