Friday nights at Pine Ridge are a testament to Wisconsin’s love affair with fried fish, drawing patrons from as far away as Eau Claire, Superior, and even the Twin Cities across the Minnesota border.

How did a ‘health drink’ from the early 1800s spawn so many names and variations? An expert in American dialects explains.

The word you use generally boils down to where you’re from: Midwesterners enjoy a good pop, while soda is tops in the North ...