Here & Now Podcast - PBS Wisconsin

Fridays at 7:30 PM

PBS Wisconsin's weekly news and public affairs program provides reporting on civic and political issues around the state.

The U.S. and other flats are displayed atop five flagpoles situated in a row on a concrete platform along a sidewalk and road and in front of a multi-story masonry building with sunlight reflecting off the windows on its second story, with a security camera mounted on one corner of its roof.

Social Issues

What changes can help fix Brown County's persistent emergency dispatcher shortage?

Despite past pay raises and other efforts, Brown County in northeast Wisconsin is missing more than one in three of needed emergency dispatchers — experts say local officials must boost morale, get creative with hiring and training and address the mental health toll of the job.

Amanda Schwabe on variable weather and climate change trends

Hannah Dugan walks outside with another person walking in front of her and another person behind her, in front of a stone masonry building and next to a metal light fixture.

Courts

Federal judge rejects Dugan's motion to dismiss charges in immigration crackdown

Rainwater flows out of a rectangular metal downspout on the corner of a building with wood siding, with water pouring on to lawn grass next to a wet asphalt driveway.

Science

More heat, more humidity, more rain, more floods, more tornadoes — and more bad air

An angler stands on a flat boulder and among reeds on the shore of a body of water downstream from a concrete dam, with trees growing on an adjacent island.

Budgets

Wisconsin's 2025 budget deal highlights politicization of conservation funding

Frederica Freyberg sits at a desk on the Here & Now set and faces a video monitor showing an image of Kathryn Halvorsen.

Politics

'Here & Now' Highlights: Kathryn Halvorsen, Grant Sovern, Lisa Tollefson, Nick Hillman

Three side-by-side photos show Kenneth Chesebro, Mike Roman and Jim Troupis listening, posing for a portrait and speaking, respectively, in rooms with out-of-focus backgrounds.

Courts

Police video footage shows Dugan denying that she hid a man sought by ICE agents

Science

Amanda Schwabe on variable weather and climate change trends

Courts

Federal judge rejects Dugan's motion to dismiss charges in immigration crackdown

Science

More heat, more humidity, more rain, more floods, more tornadoes — and more bad air

Budgets

Wisconsin's 2025 budget deal highlights politicization of conservation funding

Politics

'Here & Now' Highlights: Kathryn Halvorsen, Grant Sovern, Lisa Tollefson, Nick Hillman

Courts

Dane County judge rejects motions to dismiss felony charges against Trump aides

Elections

Lisa Tollefson on mail-in ballots and elections in Wisconsin

Education

Nick Hillman on borrowing limits for federal student loans

Social Issues

Grant Sovern on immigration arrests, detentions in Wisconsin

Social Issues

Kathryn Halvorsen on the Red Cross and flooding in Milwaukee

Budgets

Milwaukee flood recovery efforts continue during FEMA visit

Courts

Police video footage shows Dugan denying that she hid a man sought by ICE agents

Smiling child in a red jacket and baseball cap holds a large fish on a boat, with a calm lake and forested shoreline in the background.

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We’re looking for walleye selfies — whether it’s you, a friend or a family member posing with their catch — for possible use in an upcoming documentary. Recent or historic, we’d especially love to see vintage photos that celebrate Wisconsin’s proud fishing tradition.

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