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Marty Kanarek on persistent lead contamination in Milwaukee

Marty Kanarek on persistent lead contamination in Milwaukee

UW-Madison environmental epidemiology professor Marty Kanarek describes work in Milwaukee to clean lead in and around houses and schools as research shows any contamination is dangerous to children.

Why Wisconsin bans auto manufacturers from selling directly to the public

Madison city clerk resigns amid investigations over uncounted 2024 ballots

Frederica Freyberg and Amanda Gennerman sit facing each other on the Here & Now set.

'Here & Now' Highlights: Amanda Gennerman, Bobby Peterson, Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield

A still image shows Amanda Gennerman seated at the 'Here & Now' set featuring wood paneling, with a graphic at bottom reading 'Amanda Gennerman' and 'Pines Bach Law Firm.'

Amanda Gennerman on student visa revocations in Wisconsin

Bobby Peterson on Medicaid funding and budgeting blueprints

Bobby Peterson on Medicaid funding and budgeting blueprints

A Here & Now graphic shows a map of the city of Marinette highlighted with green lines surrounding and the Town of Peshtigo to the left and Green Bay to the right.

DNR issues PFAS advisories for 50 more wells in Peshtigo

A dome topped by a gilded statue at the center of a building in the shape of a Greek cross and with skylights on each wing overlooks an urban landscape with multiple multistory building and numerous trees under a partly cloudy sky.

Audits find UW system and state agencies didn't track spending on diversity programs and staff

Ben Wikler to step down from leadership role with Democratic Party of Wisconsin

Lead levels and cleanup costs are high in Milwaukee schools

Lead levels and cleanup costs are high in Milwaukee schools

Alex and Jared Poupart stand in front of a billboard with a portrait of Susan Poupart and the words Her family deserves better, and somebody knows. and If you have information, call the Vilas County Sheriff's Department along with a phone number.

Murder in Lac du Flambeau: An MMIP cold case gets renewed attention with DNA

An illustration shows to hands assembling a puzzle with the pieces consisting of individual U.S. states.

How a proposed lawsuit would seek to require Congress to convene an Article V constitutional convention

Michael Gableman speaks into a microphone while sitting in a witness box in a courtroom with wood-paneled walls, with out-of-focus computer monitors in the background.

Gableman agrees to surrender law license for 3 years following a professional conduct complaint

Why Wisconsin bans auto manufacturers from selling directly to the public

Madison city clerk resigns amid investigations over uncounted 2024 ballots

Frederica Freyberg and Amanda Gennerman sit facing each other on the Here & Now set.

'Here & Now' Highlights: Amanda Gennerman, Bobby Peterson, Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield

A still image shows Amanda Gennerman seated at the 'Here & Now' set featuring wood paneling, with a graphic at bottom reading 'Amanda Gennerman' and 'Pines Bach Law Firm.'

Amanda Gennerman on student visa revocations in Wisconsin

Bobby Peterson on Medicaid funding and budgeting blueprints

Bobby Peterson on Medicaid funding and budgeting blueprints

A Here & Now graphic shows a map of the city of Marinette highlighted with green lines surrounding and the Town of Peshtigo to the left and Green Bay to the right.

DNR issues PFAS advisories for 50 more wells in Peshtigo

A dome topped by a gilded statue at the center of a building in the shape of a Greek cross and with skylights on each wing overlooks an urban landscape with multiple multistory building and numerous trees under a partly cloudy sky.

Audits find UW system and state agencies didn't track spending on diversity programs and staff

Ben Wikler to step down from leadership role with Democratic Party of Wisconsin

Lead levels and cleanup costs are high in Milwaukee schools

Lead levels and cleanup costs are high in Milwaukee schools

Alex and Jared Poupart stand in front of a billboard with a portrait of Susan Poupart and the words Her family deserves better, and somebody knows. and If you have information, call the Vilas County Sheriff's Department along with a phone number.

Murder in Lac du Flambeau: An MMIP cold case gets renewed attention with DNA

An illustration shows to hands assembling a puzzle with the pieces consisting of individual U.S. states.

How a proposed lawsuit would seek to require Congress to convene an Article V constitutional convention

Michael Gableman speaks into a microphone while sitting in a witness box in a courtroom with wood-paneled walls, with out-of-focus computer monitors in the background.

Gableman agrees to surrender law license for 3 years following a professional conduct complaint

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Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield on diplomacy and politics

Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield on diplomacy and politics

A still image shows Frederica Freyberg, Bill McCoshen and Scot Ross seated at the 'Here & Now' set featuring wood paneling.

McCoshen & Ross on the significance of Wisconsin's 2025 vote

A still image shows Ben Wikler seated at the 'Here & Now' set featuring wood paneling, with a graphic at bottom reading 'Ben Wikler' and 'Democratic Party of Wisconsin.'

Ben Wikler on national implications of Crawford's victory

A still image from a video shows Missy Hughes standing outside with a cement wall and vehicle in the background with a graphic at bottom reading 'Besançon, France,' 'Sec. Missy Hughes' and 'Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation.'

Missy Hughes on Trump's reciprocal tariffs and Wisconsin

Recapping the 2025 Wisconsin Supreme Court election

Recapping the 2025 Wisconsin Supreme Court election

A still image from a video shows Jill Underly speaking while standing in front of a podium with a microphone with people holding signs that say 'Jill Underly' and a Wisconsin flag in the background.

Underly comments on her 2025 superintendent election victory

A still image shows a 'Here & Now' graphic titled 'School Funding Referenda' with 'Passed 51' and 'Failed 38.'

Racine Unified school district passes 2025 budget referendum

Susan Crawford standsbehind a wood podium with a mounted microphone and plastic water bottle on its surface, with other people standing behind and around her.

What the spring election results in Wisconsin and Florida reveal about voter sentiment in 2025

Justice-elect Susan Crawford on her 2025 election victory

Justice-elect Susan Crawford on her 2025 election victory

Justice Rebecca Bradley on the 2025 state Supreme Court vote

Justice Rebecca Bradley on the 2025 state Supreme Court vote

A voter stands and leans over to fill out a ballot while facing one quadrant of a four-winged privacy divider with an International Symbol of Access printed on one wing and a graphic of a U.S. flag and the word VOTE on another wing, and with two printed sheets of paper taped to the top of the divider, in a room with a chalkboard in the background.

The 2025 Wisconsin Supreme Court election highlights deep political divides

Anne Egan-Waukau on outreach to Native voters in Wisconsin

Anne Egan-Waukau on outreach to Native voters in Wisconsin

Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield on diplomacy and politics

Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield on diplomacy and politics

A still image shows Frederica Freyberg, Bill McCoshen and Scot Ross seated at the 'Here & Now' set featuring wood paneling.

McCoshen & Ross on the significance of Wisconsin's 2025 vote

A still image shows Ben Wikler seated at the 'Here & Now' set featuring wood paneling, with a graphic at bottom reading 'Ben Wikler' and 'Democratic Party of Wisconsin.'

Ben Wikler on national implications of Crawford's victory

A still image from a video shows Missy Hughes standing outside with a cement wall and vehicle in the background with a graphic at bottom reading 'Besançon, France,' 'Sec. Missy Hughes' and 'Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation.'

Missy Hughes on Trump's reciprocal tariffs and Wisconsin

Recapping the 2025 Wisconsin Supreme Court election

Recapping the 2025 Wisconsin Supreme Court election

A still image from a video shows Jill Underly speaking while standing in front of a podium with a microphone with people holding signs that say 'Jill Underly' and a Wisconsin flag in the background.

Underly comments on her 2025 superintendent election victory

A still image shows a 'Here & Now' graphic titled 'School Funding Referenda' with 'Passed 51' and 'Failed 38.'

Racine Unified school district passes 2025 budget referendum

Susan Crawford standsbehind a wood podium with a mounted microphone and plastic water bottle on its surface, with other people standing behind and around her.

What the spring election results in Wisconsin and Florida reveal about voter sentiment in 2025

Justice-elect Susan Crawford on her 2025 election victory

Justice-elect Susan Crawford on her 2025 election victory

Justice Rebecca Bradley on the 2025 state Supreme Court vote

Justice Rebecca Bradley on the 2025 state Supreme Court vote

A voter stands and leans over to fill out a ballot while facing one quadrant of a four-winged privacy divider with an International Symbol of Access printed on one wing and a graphic of a U.S. flag and the word VOTE on another wing, and with two printed sheets of paper taped to the top of the divider, in a room with a chalkboard in the background.

The 2025 Wisconsin Supreme Court election highlights deep political divides

Anne Egan-Waukau on outreach to Native voters in Wisconsin

Anne Egan-Waukau on outreach to Native voters in Wisconsin

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A still image shows Frederica Freyberg, Bill McCoshen and Scot Ross seated at the 'Here & Now' set featuring wood paneling.

McCoshen & Ross on the significance of Wisconsin's 2025 vote

A still image shows Ben Wikler seated at the 'Here & Now' set featuring wood paneling, with a graphic at bottom reading 'Ben Wikler' and 'Democratic Party of Wisconsin.'

Ben Wikler on national implications of Crawford's victory

Recapping the 2025 Wisconsin Supreme Court election

Recapping the 2025 Wisconsin Supreme Court election

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Alex and Jared Poupart stand in front of a billboard with a portrait of Susan Poupart and the words Her family deserves better, and somebody knows. and If you have information, call the Vilas County Sheriff's Department along with a phone number.

Murder in Lac du Flambeau: An MMIP cold case gets renewed attention with DNA

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Anne Egan-Waukau on outreach to Native voters in Wisconsin

Wisconsin Native Vote highlights use of tribal ID for voting

Wisconsin Native Vote highlights use of tribal ID for voting

In Focus with Susan Kerns: Celebrating cinema in Milwaukee

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Marty Kanarek on persistent lead contamination in Milwaukee

Marty Kanarek on persistent lead contamination in Milwaukee

Lead levels and cleanup costs are high in Milwaukee schools

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Southeast Region News

Northeast Region

A still image from a video shows Matt Joski seated in front of a wall covered in an American flag made of wood and other framed items with a graphic at bottom reading 'Kewaunee,' 'Sheriff Matt Joski' and 'Kewaunee County.'

Sheriff Matt Joski on local enforcement of immigration laws

A birthing center in Waupaca closes in the wake of a health system merger

College of Menominee Nation training program and student scholarships left adrift after USDA grant is suspended

Waupun Correctional Institution reports its seventh inmate death in the past 2 years

Northeast Region News

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Madison city clerk resigns amid investigations over uncounted 2024 ballots

Madison's mayor suspends city clerk over uncounted ballots

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Northern Region

Alex and Jared Poupart stand in front of a billboard with a portrait of Susan Poupart and the words Her family deserves better, and somebody knows. and If you have information, call the Vilas County Sheriff's Department along with a phone number.

Murder in Lac du Flambeau: An MMIP cold case gets renewed attention with DNA

Tribal sovereignty at center of Wisconsin road dispute

Federal judge orders Lac du Flambeau roads to remain open

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Northern Region News

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Stephen Nick on transports of unhoused people to Eau Claire

Stephen Nick on transports of unhoused people to Eau Claire

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Sydney Widell, Nancy Wedwick on floods, dams and community

Sydney Widell, Nancy Wedwick on floods, dams and community

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