Kimberly Solberg on due process in immigration enforcement

Courts

Kimberly Solberg on due process in immigration enforcement

Kimberly Solberg, a resident of Baldwin, discusses the manner in which federal agents are conducting immigration enforcement operations in Minnesota and seeking consistent application of the law.

February 5, 2026

Howard Schweber on political pushback in Minnesota to ICE
Howard Schweber on political pushback in Minnesota to ICE

Politics

Howard Schweber on political pushback in Minnesota to ICE

UW-Madison political science professor emeritus Howard Schweber considers responses from local elected officials and law enforcement officers to large-scale Homeland Security deployments in Minnesota.

February 5, 2026

Maria Lazar on the 2026 Wisconsin Supreme Court race
Maria Lazar on the 2026 Wisconsin Supreme Court race

Elections

Maria Lazar on the 2026 Wisconsin Supreme Court race

Wisconsin Court of Appeals District II Judge Maria Lazar, a conservative running for an open Wisconsin Supreme Court seat, discusses her perspectives on law and the politics of judicial elections.

February 4, 2026

Anita Kirschling, Theresa Reiter, Judy Rogers and Linda Chapman knit while sitting on rolling office chairs around three sides of tables arranged in a square, with other chairs facing the tables and in the background in a room with an industrial carpet and an open wood door.
Anita Kirschling, Theresa Reiter, Judy Rogers and Linda Chapman knit while sitting on rolling office chairs around three sides of tables arranged in a square, with other chairs facing the tables and in the background in a room with an industrial carpet and an open wood door.

Education

UW-Green Bay courts more older learners as student enrollment numbers shrink

Leaders of the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay hope efforts to attract older learners will bolster enrollment and keep the northeast Wisconsin's growing retirement-age population mentally sharp and socially engaged — and potentially in the workforce for longer.

February 3, 2026 • Northeast Region

Kimberly Solberg on the pace of ICE raids around Baldwin
Kimberly Solberg on the pace of ICE raids around Baldwin

Courts

Kimberly Solberg on the pace of ICE raids around Baldwin

Kimberly Solberg, a resident of Baldwin, discusses learning about Homeland Security agents conducting sweeps in the western Wisconsin community and the level of involvement by local law enforcement.

February 3, 2026 • West Central Region

Howard Schweber on training for and protocols of ICE agents
Howard Schweber on training for and protocols of ICE agents

Courts

Howard Schweber on training for and protocols of ICE agents

UW-Madison political science professor emeritus Howard Schweber considers differences among immigration officers and other federal law enforcement in terms of their training and operational practices.

February 3, 2026

A sign with the title Advisory and lines reading This Water Contains PFAS, Keep Water Out of Mouth, Choose Lower Exposure Activities, Wash Skin and Follow Fish Consumption Advisories along with graphics, additional text and QR codes is attached to a post in a split-rail fence, with fallen leaves on the ground a building obscured by thick growth of trees in the background.
A sign with the title Advisory and lines reading This Water Contains PFAS, Keep Water Out of Mouth, Choose Lower Exposure Activities, Wash Skin and Follow Fish Consumption Advisories along with graphics, additional text and QR codes is attached to a post in a split-rail fence, with fallen leaves on the ground a building obscured by thick growth of trees in the background.

Environment

Takeaways from the AP’s reporting on PFAS pollution in private drinking water wells

While water utilities can typically treat contamination of PFAS "forever chemicals" in one place, restoring a safe supply for well owners must be done at the household level, which leaves some owners out as regulators, lawyers and companies strike deals over who gets help.

February 2, 2026

A blurred pickup truck drives on a snow-covered road past a metal-sided building with an door at an entry vestibule, two garage doors and other doors along with a wood sign reading Stella Town Hall and a Smokey the Bear fire danger sign standing in snow-covered ground, with another tuck and trees in the background under an overcast sky.
A blurred pickup truck drives on a snow-covered road past a metal-sided building with an door at an entry vestibule, two garage doors and other doors along with a wood sign reading Stella Town Hall and a Smokey the Bear fire danger sign standing in snow-covered ground, with another tuck and trees in the background under an overcast sky.

Environment

A crisis emerges across the US as PFAS ‘forever chemicals’ quietly contaminate drinking water wells

The roughly 40 million Americans who get drinking water from wells are at particular risk when harmful PFAS "forever chemicals" contaminate the supply — when a well is found to be tainted, it can take years to find a new source of clean water.

February 2, 2026

Frederica Freyberg and Howard Schweber sit facing each other on the Here & Now set.
Frederica Freyberg and Howard Schweber sit facing each other on the Here & Now set.

Politics

‘Here & Now’ Highlights: Howard Schweber

Here's what the guest on the Jan. 30, 2026 episode said about the intersection of the First and Second Amendments in protests against ICE in Minnesota.

February 2, 2026

Marble pillars with Composite order capitals frame a doorway in a marble masonry wall with a carved sign reading Supreme Court above a metal filigree door, with additional doors on either side, a pediment above, and an illuminated brass pillar electric light fixture in the foreground.
Marble pillars with Composite order capitals frame a doorway in a marble masonry wall with a carved sign reading Supreme Court above a metal filigree door, with additional doors on either side, a pediment above, and an illuminated brass pillar electric light fixture in the foreground.

Elections

Lazar and Taylor differ on role of state courts when it comes to federal agents

Following the fatal shooting of Alex Pretti in Minneapolis, the two 2026 candidates for a Wisconsin Supreme Court seat — conservative Judge Maria Lazar and liberal Judge Chris Taylor — take different positions on whether state courts have a role in legal disputes over the actions of federal agents.

February 2, 2026