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Derrick Van Orden speaks while standing in a room with a brick wall in the background.
Derrick Van Orden speaks while standing in a room with a brick wall in the background.

Elections

Republicans Steil, Van Orden and Wied win Wisconsin US House seats in 2024 election

Republicans won six congressional races in Wisconsin in the 2024 election, including incumbent U.S. Rep. Bryan Steil in the 1st District, incumbent U.S. Rep. Derrick Van Orden in the 3rd District and newcomer Tony Wied in the 8th District.

November 6, 2024

Multiple curved rows of connected chairs are arranged in a semicircle around a legislative dais with a U.S. flag on a wall behind it, with several tiers of seats ringing the chamber in an upper-level balcony.
Multiple curved rows of connected chairs are arranged in a semicircle around a legislative dais with a U.S. flag on a wall behind it, with several tiers of seats ringing the chamber in an upper-level balcony.

Elections

Wisconsin Republicans look to reelect a US House incumbent and retain an open seat

Wisconsin Republicans are trying to reelect two incumbents along with the party's candidate for an open seat running in the state's three most-watched U.S House races in the 2024 election.

November 5, 2024

Donald Trump speaks into a microphone while standing behind a podium with a sign with the words Trump Vance 2024 and a text message number affixed to its front, with two teleprompter mirrors on stands on either side, and a low backdrop in front of him on a stage, with cheering audience members holding signs reading 47 on bleachers in the background, and cheering audience members standing below the stage facing him in the foreground.
Donald Trump speaks into a microphone while standing behind a podium with a sign with the words Trump Vance 2024 and a text message number affixed to its front, with two teleprompter mirrors on stands on either side, and a low backdrop in front of him on a stage, with cheering audience members holding signs reading 47 on bleachers in the background, and cheering audience members standing below the stage facing him in the foreground.

Elections

Trump campaigns with former Packers quarterback Brett Favre at Green Bay rally

Former President Donald Trump campaigned with NFL legend Brett Favre in Green Bay less than a week before Election Day, thanking the former Packers quarterback for participating in the swing state rally.

October 31, 2024

Kamala Harris points to the side with her left index finger while standing behind a podium and speaking into two mounted microphones.
Kamala Harris points to the side with her left index finger while standing behind a podium and speaking into two mounted microphones.

Elections

Harris heightens focus on Trump’s campaign rhetoric and threats as Election Day nears

Vice President Kamala Harris is closing out her campaign by forecasting a dark vision of the country if former President Donald Trump returns to the White House, with stepped-up warnings and video clips played at her own rallies of the Republican nominee's more alarming rhetoric.

October 17, 2024

Redistricting and control of Wisconsin’s Legislature in 2024
Redistricting and control of Wisconsin’s Legislature in 2024

Elections

Redistricting and control of Wisconsin’s Legislature in 2024

Close contests for two Wisconsin Assembly districts and one state Senate district in the Green Bay area in the 2024 election reflect political impacts of redistricting the state's legislative maps.

October 17, 2024

A split screen depicts Donald Trump on the left speaking into a microphone while standing in front of a U.S. flag and Kamala Harris on the right speaking into a microphone while standing in front of a U.S. flag.
A split screen depicts Donald Trump on the left speaking into a microphone while standing in front of a U.S. flag and Kamala Harris on the right speaking into a microphone while standing in front of a U.S. flag.

Elections

Trump, Harris campaign in unexpected Wisconsin communities

Former President Donald Trump campaigned in Waunakee and Vice President Kamala Harris rallied in Ripon, stopping in strongholds of their opponent's party with the 2024 election barely a month away.

October 4, 2024

Kamala Harris and Liz Cheney smile while standing next to each other in front of two U.S. flags standing on poles in front of a window and door frame of a building.
Kamala Harris and Liz Cheney smile while standing next to each other in front of two U.S. flags standing on poles in front of a window and door frame of a building.

Elections

Harris campaigns with Liz Cheney at the Republican Party’s birthplace in Ripon

Vice President Kamala Harris rallied side-by-side with Liz Cheney in Ripon, the birthplace of the Republican Party, delivering a shared denunciation of former President Donald Trump as a threat to democracy in an event intended to get under his skin and reach moderate voters.

October 3, 2024

Steve Lavin on campaign complaints about TV ads by opponents
Steve Lavin on campaign complaints about TV ads by opponents

Politics

Steve Lavin on campaign complaints about TV ads by opponents

WBAY-TV General Manager Steve Lavin discusses how the broadcaster and its parent company Gray Television handle complaints from political campaigns about election advertising by other candidates.

October 1, 2024

Lea Zeise holds an ear of corn in both hands over a woven straw basket while standing in a field of maize, with another person standing in the background.
Lea Zeise holds an ear of corn in both hands over a woven straw basket while standing in a field of maize, with another person standing in the background.

Agriculture

Rain destroyed an Oneida white corn harvest — farmers are working to adapt

On one Oneida Nation farm in northeastern Wisconsin, climate change-fueled spring rains destroyed nearly the whole white corn harvest, and they won't be able to do their usual ceremonies this fall — farmers want to adapt and are using regenerative practices to prepare the soil for future unpredictability.

September 11, 2024

Lyerly, Wied vie for Wisconsin’s 8th Congressional in 2024
Lyerly, Wied vie for Wisconsin’s 8th Congressional in 2024

Elections

Lyerly, Wied vie for Wisconsin’s 8th Congressional in 2024

In a race reflecting prominent 2024 political issues, Dr. Kristin Lyerly, a Democrat, and businessman Tony Wied, a Republican, are running for an open seat in Wisconsin's 8th Congressional District.

August 27, 2024

Two naval vessels surrounded by a row of floating buoys sit alongside a wharf with multiple metal-walled buildings, cranes and other construction equipment on shore, with another docked ship and buildings in the background, as well as trees on the opposite shore in the foreground.
Two naval vessels surrounded by a row of floating buoys sit alongside a wharf with multiple metal-walled buildings, cranes and other construction equipment on shore, with another docked ship and buildings in the background, as well as trees on the opposite shore in the foreground.

Economy

How workforce issues in Marinette reflect the US Navy’s struggles to build warships

The U.S. Navy is struggling to build affordable warships to face expanding threats around the world, with the challenges obstructing its efforts including a serious shortage of skilled workers, poor shipyard employee retention, last-minute design changes and shifting Pentagon priorities.

August 12, 2024

The big 2024 Republican primary race in northeast Wisconsin
The big 2024 Republican primary race in northeast Wisconsin

Elections

The big 2024 Republican primary race in northeast Wisconsin

State Sen. André Jacque, former state lawmaker Roger Roth and former business owner Tony Wied, Republican candidates in Wisconsin's 8th Congressional District, are making their case to primary voters.

August 8, 2024

A child rides a bicycle on a sidewalk in front of steps leading to a brick-paved walkway in front of a small wood-sided building with a sign above its door reading Birthplace of the Republican Party and a Wisconsin State Historical Marker on one side, with trees in the lawn around the building.
A child rides a bicycle on a sidewalk in front of steps leading to a brick-paved walkway in front of a small wood-sided building with a sign above its door reading Birthplace of the Republican Party and a Wisconsin State Historical Marker on one side, with trees in the lawn around the building.

Politics

Republican Party born in Wisconsin at a time of conflict and divisiveness

The RNC in Milwaukee was unlike any other with the assassination attempt against former President Donald Trump lingering over the week, but this moment was just the latest on the long timeline of the Republican Party, which was born in Wisconsin in the years before the Civil War.

July 22, 2024

A map graphic shows different amounts of rainfall coded by color in areas of central and northeast Wisconsin with lines demarcating counties and shorelines of large bodies of water, with a key at right showing the shades of color matched with different levels of precipitation.
A map graphic shows different amounts of rainfall coded by color in areas of central and northeast Wisconsin with lines demarcating counties and shorelines of large bodies of water, with a key at right showing the shades of color matched with different levels of precipitation.

Economy

Manawa residents head home after dam breach prompted evacuations

The Manawa police chief says people living downriver of a dam on the Little Wolf River breached by floodwaters were allowed back into their homes after an evacuation order for the central Wisconsin community was lifted.

July 7, 2024

An aerial photo shows buildings, parks and trees situation among a grid of roads, with a pond behind the developed area and farm fields extending to the horizon.
An aerial photo shows buildings, parks and trees situation among a grid of roads, with a pond behind the developed area and farm fields extending to the horizon.

Environment

People evacuated in Waupaca County community as flooding breaches dam

A dam in the city of Manawa, located on the Little Wolf River in Waupaca County, was breached following several hours of heavy rain — the National Weather Service issued a flash flood warning, people downriver are being evacuated and emergency shelters have been set up.

July 5, 2024

A still image from a video shows Mary Kardoskee seated in front of a U.S. flag with a graphic at bottom reading 'Ashwaubenon,' 'Mary Kardoskee' and 'Village of Ashwaubenon.'
A still image from a video shows Mary Kardoskee seated in front of a U.S. flag with a graphic at bottom reading 'Ashwaubenon,' 'Mary Kardoskee' and 'Village of Ashwaubenon.'

Policy

Village Pres. Mary Kardoskee on short-term rental regulation

Ashwaubenon Village Board President Mary Kardoskee discusses a growing number of short-term rental properties in the Green Bay area and how the local government seeks to regulate their operation.

June 28, 2024

A carved stone sign reading University of Wisconsin Oshkosh is embedded among paving stones on the exterior of a pillar that stands outside a brick and masonry building with a sign above an arched entrance that reads Dempsey Hall.
A carved stone sign reading University of Wisconsin Oshkosh is embedded among paving stones on the exterior of a pillar that stands outside a brick and masonry building with a sign above an arched entrance that reads Dempsey Hall.

Education

UW-Oshkosh to shut down its 2-year Fox Cities campus

UW-Oshkosh is among six four-year Universities of Wisconsin schools that face a deficit due to declining enrollment and flat state aid, and its Chancellor Andrew Leavitt announced June 13 that the two-year branch campus in Menasha will close at the end of the 2025 spring semester.

June 13, 2024

A still image from a video shows Katrina Nordyke standing in front of wall with a potted plant to her right, with a graphic at bottom reading 'Green Bay,' 'Katrina Nordyke,' and 'Brown county Public Health.'
A still image from a video shows Katrina Nordyke standing in front of wall with a potted plant to her right, with a graphic at bottom reading 'Green Bay,' 'Katrina Nordyke,' and 'Brown county Public Health.'

Health

Katrina Nordyke on whooping cough and vaccines in Green Bay

Brown County deputy health officer Katrina Nordyke describes the Green Bay area's outbreak of pertussis, known as whooping cough, and how vaccination has declined in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.

May 24, 2024

A video still image shows Ann Jacobs sitting in an office with wood shelves filled with books, plants and other items in the background, with a video graphic at bottom including the text Ann Jacobs and Commissioner - Wisconsin Elections Commission.
A video still image shows Ann Jacobs sitting in an office with wood shelves filled with books, plants and other items in the background, with a video graphic at bottom including the text Ann Jacobs and Commissioner - Wisconsin Elections Commission.

Elections

Wisconsin election officials fear voter confusion over 8th Congressional District special and regular elections

Wisconsin Elections Commission officials voted to provide more details to voters than normal to avoid confusion about a ballot that will have both a special and regular election for the state's vacant 8th Congressional District seat that will be held in November 2024.

May 16, 2024

A still image from a video shows Timothy Purdon seated in front of a wooden bookshelf to his right with a graphic at bottom reading 'Nashville, TN,' 'Tim Purdon' and 'Robins Kaplan Law Firm.'
A still image from a video shows Timothy Purdon seated in front of a wooden bookshelf to his right with a graphic at bottom reading 'Nashville, TN,' 'Tim Purdon' and 'Robins Kaplan Law Firm.'

Courts

Tim Purdon on Native youth, social media, mental health

Attorney Tim Purdon, who represents the Menominee Indian Tribe, describes the tribal nation's lawsuit against major social media companies over mental health issues and suicide among Native youth.

April 19, 2024

A still image from a video shows Cindy Boyle seated between graphic art on the wall and a window with closed blinds with a graphic at bottom reading 'Peshtigo,' 'Cindy Boyle' and 'PFAS-Impacted Resident.'
A still image from a video shows Cindy Boyle seated between graphic art on the wall and a window with closed blinds with a graphic at bottom reading 'Peshtigo,' 'Cindy Boyle' and 'PFAS-Impacted Resident.'

Environment

Cindy Boyle on PFAS contamination in the town of Peshtigo

Former town of Peshtigo Chairperson Cindy Boyle describes how the northeast Wisconsin community is addressing PFAS pollution amid new federal regulations, state political fights and ongoing lawsuits.

April 19, 2024

A close-up image of the screen of a smart phone shows out-of-focus app icons for Instagram and Messenger, and an in-focus app icon for Facebook.
A close-up image of the screen of a smart phone shows out-of-focus app icons for Instagram and Messenger, and an in-focus app icon for Facebook.

Courts

Menominee Indian Tribe sues social media companies over Native youth suicides

Two tribal nations — the Spirit Lake Tribe in North Dakota and the Menominee Indian Tribe of Wisconsin — have filed a lawsuit in Los Angeles county court accusing multiple social media companies of contributing to high rates of suicides that disproportionately affect Native American youth.

April 10, 2024

Donald Trump speaks into two microphones mounted to the top of a podium, with out-of-focus stripes of the U.S. flag in the background.
Donald Trump speaks into two microphones mounted to the top of a podium, with out-of-focus stripes of the U.S. flag in the background.

Elections

Former gas station owner gets Trump endorsement for Wisconsin’s 8th Congressional District

Tony Wied, a former owner of a dinosaur-themed gas station chain in northeast Wisconsin, was expected to announce a run in the Republican primary for the state's 8th Congressional District seat after receiving Donald Trump's endorsement.

April 8, 2024

Kristin Lyerly sits and uses a laptop computer on a desk with a lamp with a camed glass shade, in a room with an open curtain and window in the background.
Kristin Lyerly sits and uses a laptop computer on a desk with a lamp with a camed glass shade, in a room with an open curtain and window in the background.

Elections

De Pere doctor runs as first Democratic candidate for Wisconsin’s open 8th Congressional District seat

Kristin Lyerly, a doctor from De Pere, is the first Democratic candidate in Wisconsin's 8th Congressional District, which is open in the 2024 election after the retirement of Republican U.S. Rep. Mike Gallagher.

April 4, 2024

Donald Trump stands at a podium and holds its edge with his left hand while speaking into a microphone, with U.S. flags and out-of-focus people standing in the background and holding campaign signs.
Donald Trump stands at a podium and holds its edge with his left hand while speaking into a microphone, with U.S. flags and out-of-focus people standing in the background and holding campaign signs.

Elections

Trump continues escalating immigration rhetoric at campaign rally in Green Bay

Donald Trump again used inflammatory rhetoric about the record surge of migrants at the U.S.-Mexico border to hammer President Joe Biden as the former president held a 2024 campaign rally in Green Bay.

April 2, 2024

A still image from a video shows Tehassi Hill seated in front of a U.S. flag to his right and a black picture frame on a wall to his left with a graphic at bottom reading 'Oneida,' 'Chairman Tehassi Hill' and 'Oneida Nation.'
A still image from a video shows Tehassi Hill seated in front of a U.S. flag to his right and a black picture frame on a wall to his left with a graphic at bottom reading 'Oneida,' 'Chairman Tehassi Hill' and 'Oneida Nation.'

Economy

Chairman Tehassi Hill on the Oneida Nation buying back land

Oneida Nation Chairman Tehassi Hill discusses the tribal government purchasing land on its reservation in northeast Wisconsin and a federal lawsuit filed by the village of Hobart over property taxes.

March 22, 2024

Mike Gallagher sits in a leather-backed chair and faces a microphone mounted to a legislative dais, with out-of-focus seated people and flags in the background.
Mike Gallagher sits in a leather-backed chair and faces a microphone mounted to a legislative dais, with out-of-focus seated people and flags in the background.

Politics

Gallagher to resign in April, leaving House Republicans with thinnest of majorities

U.S. Rep. Mike Gallagher, R-Green Bay, who previously announced he would not seek reelection in 2024, said he will resign from office on April 19, leaving House Republicans with a thin majority in the chamber.

March 22, 2024

A still image from a video shows Jim Rafter seated in front of a blurred background with a graphic at bottom reading 'Allouez,' 'Jim Rafter' and 'Village of Allouez President.'
A still image from a video shows Jim Rafter seated in front of a blurred background with a graphic at bottom reading 'Allouez,' 'Jim Rafter' and 'Village of Allouez President.'

Social Issues

Village President Jim Rafter on prison conditions and safety

Allouez Village President Jim Rafter discusses calling for the state of Wisconsin to close the maximum security Green Bay Correctional Institution, which is overcapacity, understaffed and on lockdown.

March 8, 2024

Rae-Ann Eifert tosses a 5-gallon plastic bucket toward a lake extending to the horizon while standing on a concrete breakwater wharf with bollards in the background and large boulders in the foreground, as large waves crest and crash as they reach the shore.
Rae-Ann Eifert tosses a 5-gallon plastic bucket toward a lake extending to the horizon while standing on a concrete breakwater wharf with bollards in the background and large boulders in the foreground, as large waves crest and crash as they reach the shore.

Science

Scientists seek to understand impacts of historic lack of Great Lakes ice

An unusually warm winter has left the Great Lakes all but devoid of ice and sent scientists scrambling to understand the possible consequences as climate change accelerates, including bigger algae blooms, more evaporation and beach erosion.

March 7, 2024

Andre Jacque sits in a wood witness stand and holds a pen with both hands while facing a microphone, with multiple seated in the background in a room with closed wood double doors.
Andre Jacque sits in a wood witness stand and holds a pen with both hands while facing a microphone, with multiple seated in the background in a room with closed wood double doors.

Elections

Jacque to run for open 8th Congressional District seat in northeastern Wisconsin

State Sen. Andre Jacque, R-De Pere, announced he will run for the 8th Congressional District seat, which includes Green Bay, Appleton and Oshkosh, and is being vacated by U.S. Rep. Mike Gallagher.

March 4, 2024

Roger Roth speaks while standing in a room with an angled ceiling and two maps pinned to the taller wall, both showing political district outlines in the Fox Valley region of the state.
Roger Roth speaks while standing in a room with an angled ceiling and two maps pinned to the taller wall, both showing political district outlines in the Fox Valley region of the state.

Elections

Potential candidates eye Wisconsin’s open 8th Congressional District seat

U.S. Rep. Mike Gallagher, R-Green Bay, announced that he won’t run for a fifth term representing the 8th Congressional District in northeast Wisconsin — hours later, former state senator Roger Roth announced his candidacy, with other Republicans also considering runs.

February 12, 2024

Mike Gallagher speaks while gesturing with his right hand, surrounded by reporters, including two holding cell phones to record the audio.
Mike Gallagher speaks while gesturing with his right hand, surrounded by reporters, including two holding cell phones to record the audio.

Elections

Gallagher announces he won’t run for US House seat in 2024

U.S. Rep. Mike Gallagher, R-Green Bay, says he won't run for a fifth term in Congress in the 2024 elections, announcing his retirement days after refusing to vote with fellow House Republicans to impeach the Secretary of Homeland Security.

February 11, 2024

A still image shows Alyssa Ratledge seated behind a white wall with framed collages with a graphic at bottom reading 'Alyssa Ratlege' and 'MDRC.'
A still image shows Alyssa Ratledge seated behind a white wall with framed collages with a graphic at bottom reading 'Alyssa Ratlege' and 'MDRC.'

Education

Alyssa Ratlege on access to and impacts of rural colleges

MDRC research associate Alyssa Ratlege describes impacts of declining higher education access in rural areas as in-person classes end at Universities of Wisconsin campuses in Marinette and elsewhere.

February 2, 2024

Chancellor Michael Alexander on the UW’s future in Marinette
Chancellor Michael Alexander on the UW’s future in Marinette

Education

Chancellor Michael Alexander on the UW’s future in Marinette

University of Wisconsin-Green Bay Chancellor Michael Alexander discusses halting in-person classes at its Marinette campus and plans to provide educational options in rural communities in the region.

February 1, 2024

A sign reading Sheboygan Police Department and Municipal Court with an address stands in a parking lot in front of two-story building with multiple wings and flagpoles flying the U.S. and Wisconsin flags, with another building in the background and landscape plants in the foreground.
A sign reading Sheboygan Police Department and Municipal Court with an address stands in a parking lot in front of two-story building with multiple wings and flagpoles flying the U.S. and Wisconsin flags, with another building in the background and landscape plants in the foreground.

Courts

Sheboygan police recruit accused of sex assault had potential red flag

Members of a civilian oversight board that approved hiring later said senior officers had withheld key information from the Sheboygan Police and Fire Commission.

November 27, 2023

A woman faces away from a camera while standing inside a gazebo and faces toward a pond with a fountain in it, with trees on the opposite shore.
A woman faces away from a camera while standing inside a gazebo and faces toward a pond with a fountain in it, with trees on the opposite shore.

Courts

A Grand Chute police recruit alleged she was sexually assaulted by two other cadets — days later she lost her job

The Grand Chute Police Department didn't seek outside investigation for a case involving its own employee, yet invoked Marsy's Law, a provision in the Wisconsin Constitution, to resist disclosing details of the incident.

November 27, 2023

An aerial photo shows a series of connected two-and-three story brick building, surrounded by parking lots, lawns, and a wooded area with a water tower, with a divided highway, buildings and trees extending to the horizon under a partly cloudy sky.
An aerial photo shows a series of connected two-and-three story brick building, surrounded by parking lots, lawns, and a wooded area with a water tower, with a divided highway, buildings and trees extending to the horizon under a partly cloudy sky.

Education

UW to close Washington County, Fond du Lac campuses due to declining enrollment

Universities of Wisconsin President Jay Rothman announced the UW-Milwaukee Washington County and UW-Oshkosh Fond du Lac campuses are closing, with in-person instruction ending by June 2024.

October 17, 2023

Kathy Bernier stands behind a wood podium and speaks while gesturing with both hands, facing dozens of people seated at three long tables, with several other people seated at another table facing the audience, in a room with a monitor displaying the words Wisconsin Election Process, the U.S. and Wisconsin flags, a decoration of a U.S. flag with one white stripe colored red and blue, and windows facing a parking lot filled with vehicles.
Kathy Bernier stands behind a wood podium and speaks while gesturing with both hands, facing dozens of people seated at three long tables, with several other people seated at another table facing the audience, in a room with a monitor displaying the words Wisconsin Election Process, the U.S. and Wisconsin flags, a decoration of a U.S. flag with one white stripe colored red and blue, and windows facing a parking lot filled with vehicles.

Politics

Keep Our Republic tries to combat election conspiracy theories among Republican voters in Wisconsin

Keep Our Republic, a grassroots pro-democracy group led by a Republican former state senator, is trying to build trust in elections by hosting forums in small towns throughout Wisconsin.

October 16, 2023

Diversity in higher education and Wisconsin McNair Scholars
Diversity in higher education and Wisconsin McNair Scholars

Education

Diversity in higher education and Wisconsin McNair Scholars

McNair Scholars is a federally funded scholarship program supporting first-generation and traditionally underrepresented college students — participants at UW-Oshkosh share what they are learning.

October 13, 2023

A scuba diver swims near a shipwreck, with its wood surface covered with quagga mussels and other forms of underwater life.
A scuba diver swims near a shipwreck, with its wood surface covered with quagga mussels and other forms of underwater life.

Science

Historians race to find Great Lakes shipwrecks as quagga mussels destroy them

Historians are racing to locate Great Lakes shipwrecks before the seemingly unstoppable invasive quagga mussel destroys them and erases physical traces of the region's centuries-long maritime heritage.

September 25, 2023

A still image from a video shows Pascale Manning seated in front of a wooden bookshelf filled with books and a green wall with maps and artwork with a graphic at bottom reading 'Oshkosh,' 'Pascale Manning' and 'UW-Oshkosh Faculty Senate.'
A still image from a video shows Pascale Manning seated in front of a wooden bookshelf filled with books and a green wall with maps and artwork with a graphic at bottom reading 'Oshkosh,' 'Pascale Manning' and 'UW-Oshkosh Faculty Senate.'

Education

Pascale Manning on a UW-Oshkosh budget deficit and layoffs

UW-Oshkosh Faculty Senate President Pascale Manning shares perspectives of employees about how the university's $18 million deficit and plans for layoffs reflect funding issues in higher education.

September 8, 2023

A bus with wrap graphics bearing multiple Oshkosh Police wordmarks, a graphic showing an outline of the state of Wisconsin atop the U.S. flag and other graphics is seen parked behind a painted metal fence with vertical bars.
A bus with wrap graphics bearing multiple Oshkosh Police wordmarks, a graphic showing an outline of the state of Wisconsin atop the U.S. flag and other graphics is seen parked behind a painted metal fence with vertical bars.

Policy

‘Marsy’s Law’ and the names of police officers in Wisconsin involved in shootings

The Oshkosh Police Department is among the law enforcement agencies across the country that have cited a law added to multiple state constitutions that broadens victim privacy to shield officers who use force.

September 6, 2023

Exterior lighting illuminates the walls, towers and razor wire of a prison under a cloudy nighttime sky.
Exterior lighting illuminates the walls, towers and razor wire of a prison under a cloudy nighttime sky.

Social Issues

Inside Waupun Correctional Institution’s ‘nightmare’ lockdown

Prisoners describe unsanitary conditions and a dearth of medical care at a state prison in Waupun — experts say staffing shortages are contributing to lockdowns across the country.

August 22, 2023

A pole affixed with more than a dozen signs bearing the names of buildings and directional arrows over looks an outdoor space with sidewalks, street lights, park benches and other landscape features, with trees and buildings in the background.
A pole affixed with more than a dozen signs bearing the names of buildings and directional arrows over looks an outdoor space with sidewalks, street lights, park benches and other landscape features, with trees and buildings in the background.

Education

UW-Oshkosh announces layoffs, furloughs to shrink $18 million deficit

UW-Oshkosh Chancellor Andrew Leavitt says the university plans to shed about 200 employees through layoffs and early retirements, and all employees also will take furlough days in the fall 2023 semester.

August 4, 2023

Shannon Pikka poses for a portrait while wearing a safety helmet and standing next to a masonry wall, with two rooftop trash chutes and a construction waste container in the background.
Shannon Pikka poses for a portrait while wearing a safety helmet and standing next to a masonry wall, with two rooftop trash chutes and a construction waste container in the background.

Economy

Rising cost of living in northeast Wisconsin has many working families treading water

A dearth of affordable housing and the cost and availability of child care remain barriers to opportunity for many working families in the northeastern area of the state.

June 20, 2023

Roger Goodell stands and gestures with his right hand while speaking into a microphone with the NFL logo and the letters NFLN in front of a wall featuring multiple NFL logos.
Roger Goodell stands and gestures with his right hand while speaking into a microphone with the NFL logo and the letters NFLN in front of a wall featuring multiple NFL logos.

Budgets

Green Bay-area legislators ask finance committee for $2 million to support NFL draft

State Sen. Rob Cowles and Rep. David Steffen submitted a motion to Wisconsin Legislature's Joint Finance Committee seeking $2 million to help stage the 2025 NFL draft at Lambeau Field.

May 25, 2023

An agricultural vehicle connected to a long hose spreads liquid manure on a dry farm field.
An agricultural vehicle connected to a long hose spreads liquid manure on a dry farm field.

Agriculture

Large dairy farm in Kewaunee County settles lawsuit with Wisconsin DNR

Kinnard Farms sued the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources in April 2022 after the agency attached requirements to the company's wastewater permit — a settlement establishes deadlines for new practices.

May 16, 2023

A still image from a video shows a group of people seated and standing in a large room, facing and speaking to people seated on two levels of a dais framed by stage curtains.
A still image from a video shows a group of people seated and standing in a large room, facing and speaking to people seated on two levels of a dais framed by stage curtains.

Politics

Public calls for K-12 education funding in the 2023 budget

Many attendees who testified at a Wisconsin Joint Finance Committee public listening session held in Waukesha sought increased state funding for K-12 education in the 2023-25 biennial budget.

April 7, 2023

Side-by-side images show Eric Genrich and Chad Weininger standing outside in different locations.
Side-by-side images show Eric Genrich and Chad Weininger standing outside in different locations.

Elections

City issues meet national politics in the 2023 race for mayor of Green Bay

Incumbent Eric Genrich and challenger Chad Weininger – a Democrat and a Republican — are facing off in a close contest for a nonpartisan office to lead Wisconsin's third-largest city.

March 28, 2023

Nine people sit behind three folding tables situated on a stage, with two people on stage right standing behind a podium and speaking into a microphone and three people seated in the front row of audience seating, with a U.S flag on the stage and a large projection screen displaying a computer desktop screen in the background.
Nine people sit behind three folding tables situated on a stage, with two people on stage right standing behind a podium and speaking into a microphone and three people seated in the front row of audience seating, with a U.S flag on the stage and a large projection screen displaying a computer desktop screen in the background.

Education

Tired of turmoil, Kiel residents rebuke far-right school officials seeking to oust superintendent

More than a half-year after backlash to a transgender bullying investigation spurred bomb threats, moderates regained control of the school board in the east-central Wisconsin community of Kiel.

February 15, 2023

Low waves of a large lake roll into a narrow stone and turf beach, with trees and a lawn along the lakeshore in the background.
Low waves of a large lake roll into a narrow stone and turf beach, with trees and a lawn along the lakeshore in the background.

Environment

UW researchers detect toxic PFAS chemical plume in Green Bay

A newly released study says toxic PFAS chemicals have been found in Lake Michigan's Green Bay — University of Wisconsin researchers say they detected a plume of the compounds and traced it to a plant that manufactures firefighting foam.

January 4, 2023

Armond and Amy Wempner sit at a table in a kitchen and look at papers arrayed in front of them, with appliances, cupboards, counters and another person standing in the background.
Armond and Amy Wempner sit at a table in a kitchen and look at papers arrayed in front of them, with appliances, cupboards, counters and another person standing in the background.

Education

In Kiel, attack on ‘critical race theory’ ignores bullying of Black student

Parents urged Kiel High School to respond to racial bullying their teen faced at school, but backlash forced him to transfer — and upended life for others in town.

October 24, 2022

A multi-story building with walls of glass and masonry stands next to the shore of a lake amid landscaped lawns and parking lots.
A multi-story building with walls of glass and masonry stands next to the shore of a lake amid landscaped lawns and parking lots.

Economy

Oshkosh Defense sent a big contract to the non-union South — will it keep future jobs in Wisconsin?

Despite tens of millions in state and local government incentives, the Wisconsin company is steering billions of dollars of work away from its namesake city.

August 22, 2022

A two-story brick building with a flagpole and sign in front of its doors stands in front of a lawn with a road, sidewalks and trees.
A two-story brick building with a flagpole and sign in front of its doors stands in front of a lawn with a road, sidewalks and trees.

Social Issues

Bomb threats, canceled events, empty schools: How a bullying probe in Kiel paralyzed the Wisconsin town’s democracy

The Kiel school district’s closure of a Title IX investigation under pressure sends a 'chilling message,' says an expert, but some residents tell LGBTQ youth that 'you are not alone.'

August 3, 2022

A brick building with one- and two-story sections stands in front of a lawn with a circle K logo on a lawn in the foreground and a water tower with a Kiel label in the background.
A brick building with one- and two-story sections stands in front of a lawn with a circle K logo on a lawn in the foreground and a water tower with a Kiel label in the background.

Elections

Democrats ‘flatfooted’ as Wisconsin’s Republican Party leaps into local races

The Republican Party of Wisconsin is outspending the Democratic Party of Wisconsin on local politics as municipal-level campaigns become more partisan, particularly in races for school boards.

August 3, 2022

Brick columns frame a sign reading Brown County Medical Examiner that stands in front of a driveway to a brick building with high windows.
Brick columns frame a sign reading Brown County Medical Examiner that stands in front of a driveway to a brick building with high windows.

Health

Brown County halts partnership with embattled Dane County Medical Examiner’s Office

Officials in Brown County call the changes long-planned and unrelated to alleged bullying by Dane County Medical Examiner's Office supervisors.

July 26, 2022

Cars are parked on the side of the street next to a series of storefronts, including one with a sign reading The UPS Store.
Cars are parked on the side of the street next to a series of storefronts, including one with a sign reading The UPS Store.

Elections

‘A hammer in search of a nail’: Wisconsin AG candidate Eric Toney prosecutes eligible voters for address snafus

Five voters are charged with fraud by the Fond du Lac County District Attorney, who is running in the Republican primary for state attorney general, after they registered using their UPS Store addresses — one critic calls it an 'abuse' of prosecutorial discretion.

July 11, 2022

Hedaiatullah Azim and Mohammad Ali Afshar sit at a table and, while smiling, point at a book they're studying.
Hedaiatullah Azim and Mohammad Ali Afshar sit at a table and, while smiling, point at a book they're studying.

Economy

‘They can bring so much’: Despite barriers, Afghan evacuees enrich Wisconsin’s workforce

Wisconsin is in a labor crunch, but evacuees and other immigrants can help — if they can navigate transportation and other obstacles.

May 18, 2022

Protecting pollinators with “No Mow May”
Protecting pollinators with “No Mow May”

Environment

Protecting pollinators with “No Mow May”

Israel Del Toro, a biology professor at Lawrence University and a city of Appleton alderperson, discusses "No Mow May" and its goals of protecting bees and other pollinators with declining populations.

May 7, 2022

Jennifer Gonzalez and Mario Gonzalez stand and crouch, respectively, on either side of their daughter, who is seated on playground equipment with snow on the ground.
Jennifer Gonzalez and Mario Gonzalez stand and crouch, respectively, on either side of their daughter, who is seated on playground equipment with snow on the ground.

Social Issues

The census pushed people into strict racial categories for 200 years — its 2020 format reveals Wisconsin’s racial complexities

The number of northeast Wisconsin residents who identify as multiracial in the 2020 census nearly tripled from a decade earlier, reflecting a change in how the count was conducted but also the breadth of racial diversity that's blossoming in the region.

April 20, 2022

Green Bay’s model for summer school
Green Bay’s model for summer school

Education

Green Bay’s model for summer school

Lisa Johnson, associate director of summer school at the Green Bay Area Public School District, describes how its funding and staffing of these programs and how they're impacting student outcomes.

April 15, 2022

Sheng Lee Riechers stands inside a door to an apartment, facing Karl Riechers, who is holding their daughter.
Sheng Lee Riechers stands inside a door to an apartment, facing Karl Riechers, who is holding their daughter.

Social Issues

Living in Wisconsin: ‘Hmong people are truly American, if not more American than most Americans’

The Hmong population in northeast Wisconsin continues to grow, and as members of the community increasingly contribute to the region's economy, politics and culture, hopes are growing that future generations can transcend ongoing struggles with understanding and acceptance.

April 13, 2022

Ernesto Gonzalez Jr. stands outside with an American flag in the background.
Ernesto Gonzalez Jr. stands outside with an American flag in the background.

Social Issues

Members of northeast Wisconsin’s Hispanic community look forward following a century of struggle and advocacy

Spanish speakers came to Wisconsin before it was a state — here's how they've shaped the economy, labor laws and found the American dream.

April 6, 2022

Wisconsin Ukrainians support family, friends
Wisconsin Ukrainians support family, friends

Social Issues

Wisconsin Ukrainians support family, friends

Jonathan Pylypiv, a Kimberly resident who emigrated from Ukraine in 1992 and founder of the Wisconsin Ukrainians Inc., shares how the group is fundraising and collecting donations for humanitarian aid.

April 1, 2022

PFAS cleanup, standards and a state lawsuit
PFAS cleanup, standards and a state lawsuit

Environment

PFAS cleanup, standards and a state lawsuit

Jeff Lamont, a retired hydrogeologist who consulted on chemical cleanup, discusses the Wisconsin Department of Justice lawsuit against Tyco and Johnson Controls over PFAS contamination in Marinette.

March 18, 2022

Door County candlemakers mobilize for Ukraine
Door County candlemakers mobilize for Ukraine

Politics

Door County candlemakers mobilize for Ukraine

One day after Ukraine was invaded, an artisan candle business based in Sturgeon Bay moved to sell a blue-and-yellow solidarity candle to raise money for an emergency aid charity — tens of thousands of orders later, this fundraiser has turned into a community effort.

March 17, 2022

Nate Ness stands next to a police SUV with its side doors  featuring a badge graphic and the words Oneida Police.
Nate Ness stands next to a police SUV with its side doors  featuring a badge graphic and the words Oneida Police.

Social Issues

‘They got closer’: Census changes help correct historic undercount of Wisconsin’s Indigenous population

While undercounts of different racial demographics have been a continuing issue with the U.S. Census, tribal officials with the Oneida Nation in northeast Wisconsin are hopeful that changes made for 2020 have made for a more accurate count of Wisconsinites with Indigenous ancestry.

March 16, 2022

A yacht in calm waters is docked next to a modernist building with a city skyline in the background.
A yacht in calm waters is docked next to a modernist building with a city skyline in the background.

Economy

From Sturgeon Bay to sanctioned: The shipbuilding story of the ‘Lady M’ superyacht

A 213-foot luxury vessel constructed by Palmer Johnson Yachts and completed at shipyards in Door County in 2013 was seized by the Italian government in response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine — its industrial legacy can still summon strong feelings in Wisconsin.

March 15, 2022

Sidewalk signs that read Now Leasing stand in front of the door to a newly constructed, four-story apartment building.
Sidewalk signs that read Now Leasing stand in front of the door to a newly constructed, four-story apartment building.

Economy

Wisconsin groups offer new ‘cookbook’ to spur affordable housing development

A report issued with the support of real estate, construction, municipal and other groups in Wisconsin promotes policies intended to increase housing density and lower costs for property owners and renters.

March 9, 2022

A island with a dirt surface is surrounded by calm waters, with a bridge, cityscape and more water in the background.
A island with a dirt surface is surrounded by calm waters, with a bridge, cityscape and more water in the background.

Policy

Speeding cleanup of pollution at ‘Areas of Concern’ on Wisconsin’s waterways

One target of the 2021 federal infrastructure package is a decades-long effort to remediate industrial contamination in five locations in the state where rivers and estuaries flow into the Great Lakes — conservationists are hopeful the funding will accelerate this restoration process.

March 8, 2022

People wearing winter clothes and backpacks stand in line in the snow outside a brick building.
People wearing winter clothes and backpacks stand in line in the snow outside a brick building.

Social Issues

Pandemic spotlights homelessness in Brown County, fueling push for solutions

Public officials and community service providers in the Green Bay area are seeking sustainable solutions to what is often seen as a temporary problem, with a focus on helping people with mental health disorders and providing opportunities for detoxification and sobriety.

February 22, 2022

Terrion Gonzalez stands with outstretched arms inside a classroom, wearing a mask and with other people seated nearby.
Terrion Gonzalez stands with outstretched arms inside a classroom, wearing a mask and with other people seated nearby.

Social Issues

Five ways the demographics of northeast Wisconsin changed in the 2010s

Over the course of the decade spanning 2010 and 2020, demographic shifts in the Green Bay and Fox Valley regions saw cities become more diverse, suburbs shift whiter and family farms shut down faster.

February 10, 2022

Claire Holzschuh, Long Vue and Susana Guerra sit and stand on one side of a table topped with pens and papers, helping another person fill out a form.
Claire Holzschuh, Long Vue and Susana Guerra sit and stand on one side of a table topped with pens and papers, helping another person fill out a form.

Social Issues

‘Home is here’: Northeast Wisconsin’s diversity surge is forged by opportunity, grit and inclusion

Hispanic, Black, Asian and Indigenous communities boomed in Green Bay and Fox Valley regions in 2010s.

February 3, 2022

WPR’s ‘Central Time’: Afghan refugees find new homes
WPR’s ‘Central Time’: Afghan refugees find new homes

WisContext

WPR’s ‘Central Time’: Afghan refugees find new homes

Many Afghans who fled Taliban rule in August 2021 are making new homes in Wisconsin. On Jan. 31, 2022, Wisconsin Public Radio's "Central Time" interviewed journalists from PBS Wisconsin and WPR who shared the stories of refugees and the legal experts helping them navigate resettling in the United States. The show also interviewed the director of an Appleton resettlement agency about its work.

February 1, 2022

Noon Wednesday: Why ThedaCare sued a competitor over staff
Noon Wednesday: Why ThedaCare sued a competitor over staff

Economy

Noon Wednesday: Why ThedaCare sued a competitor over staff

ThedaCare, a hospital group in northeast Wisconsin, filed a lawsuit to keep seven at-will employees who work on a trauma team from leaving for jobs with Ascension, another health care system in the region. Madeline Heim, an Appleton Post-Crescent reporter who covered the story, explains how these events played out in court.

January 26, 2022

A teachers sits in an officer chair facing a screen for a virtual classroom in a gym filled with stacked chairs and other items.
A teachers sits in an officer chair facing a screen for a virtual classroom in a gym filled with stacked chairs and other items.

Education

Wisconsin schools struggle with finding substitute teachers for a third year

District administrators in Green Bay, La Crosse and elsewhere around the state are digging deep to find temporary staff to cover for employees who are out sick as the Omicron variant of COVID-19 rages.

January 20, 2022

A pile of stones marks where a loose masonry retaining wall is damaged along a shoreline, with trees in the background.
A pile of stones marks where a loose masonry retaining wall is damaged along a shoreline, with trees in the background.

Environment

Wisconsin state parks battered as Lake Michigan smashes beaches, boardwalks

The state Department of Natural Resources is weighing a fundamental question: Preserve land or let nature take its course as water reshapes shorelines?

December 9, 2021

A wooden staircase stands alone on a sandy beach in the foreground with a house and wooded shoreline in the background.
A wooden staircase stands alone on a sandy beach in the foreground with a house and wooded shoreline in the background.

Environment

As Lake Michigan’s Shoreline Vanishes, Wisconsinites Fight Waves With Walls

Wisconsin sees a surge in barriers to slow lakefront erosion, but such structures are temporary and may harm downstream beaches.

November 9, 2021

Preparing to Resettle Afghan Refugees in the Fox Valley
Preparing to Resettle Afghan Refugees in the Fox Valley

Social Issues

Preparing to Resettle Afghan Refugees in the Fox Valley

Tami McLaughlin, director of World Relief Fox Valley, discusses plans underway in the Fox Valley to help resettle Afghan refugees in Appleton and around the region.

August 27, 2021

Wisconsin’s Evictions Roller Coaster
Wisconsin’s Evictions Roller Coaster

Social Issues

Wisconsin’s Evictions Roller Coaster

Reporter Marisa Wojcik explores how the court process of evictions and federal rental assistance fits into Wisconsin's broader housing crisis, even as the CDC has reinstated a pandemic moratorium with the spread of the Delta variant of COVID-19.

August 12, 2021

A Public Health Madison & Dane County vaccinator administers an injection.
A Public Health Madison & Dane County vaccinator administers an injection.

WisContext

What’s Next for Wisconsin’s Most Vaccinated Locales as Delta Variant Spreads

Health officials in Dane and Door counties are trying to push local vaccinations even higher as employers are left to set their own vaccine and mask rules in the face of another highly contagious coronavirus wave.

August 9, 2021

Paul Burke sits at a raised judge's bench and speaks in an eviction proceeding
Paul Burke sits at a raised judge's bench and speaks in an eviction proceeding

Social Issues

Evictions in Wisconsin Dipped During a Federal Moratorium — What’s Next for Renters and Landlords?

Here & Now extra: A nationwide halt on evicting tenants during the pandemic simultaneously slowed down and uncovered deeper fissures in a housing crisis faced by lower-income renters.

August 3, 2021

The End of the Federal Moratorium on Evictions
The End of the Federal Moratorium on Evictions

Policy

The End of the Federal Moratorium on Evictions

Reporter Marisa Wojcik investigates the how the end of a federal moratorium on evictions during the pandemic could impact renters and landlords.

July 30, 2021

Noon Wednesday: Power Over Indefinite Probation
Noon Wednesday: Power Over Indefinite Probation

Social Issues

Noon Wednesday: Power Over Indefinite Probation

An Outagamie County judge is using his authority to offer defendants alternatives to jail time, but the terms shift and are indefinite, reports Wisconsin Watch in its new investigative series "Justice Deferred." Reporter Phoebe Petrovic discusses their reporting about the judge.

July 28, 2021

Entrance to building with a sidewalk cafe
Entrance to building with a sidewalk cafe

Economy

Northeast Wisconsin Businesses Hard-Pressed for Workers in the Pandemic

Natalie Brophy, Appleton Post-Crescent   Patrick Neph is limiting reservations at his Green Bay steakhouse because he doesn’t have enough staff to serve a full house. Neph owns Republic Chophouse and the soon-to-open Mangiare, an Italian restaurant just down the street. Between the two eateries, he needs to hire 10 ...

July 22, 2021

Christopher Kartsounes sitting on a bed in his room at an inn in Appleton, Wisconsin.
Christopher Kartsounes sitting on a bed in his room at an inn in Appleton, Wisconsin.

Policy

‘Why Do You Keep Harassing Me?’: An Outagamie County Judge Controls Defendants After Sentencing

A Wisconsin Watch and WPR analysis shows Judge Vincent Biskupic is the top user of this ‘de facto’ probation, which raises questions of judicial authority — and fairness.

July 20, 2021

Underwater photo of divers looking down at a shipwreck
Underwater photo of divers looking down at a shipwreck

Policy

How the Wisconsin Shipwreck Coast Emerged From a Sharp Political Squall

A National Marine Sanctuary established off the shores of Lake Michigan to protect and promote dozens of sites where historic sunken ships sit at the bottom followed a years-long saga of local disputes and whiplash in support at the state and federal levels.

July 13, 2021

Aerial photo of fireworks over water
Aerial photo of fireworks over water

Economy

A Tourism Boom Has Wisconsin’s Northern Destinations Scrambling to Keep Up

Businesses in busy summer communities like Minocqua, Bayfield and Door County are racing to serve more customers while also struggling with maintaining enough employees as travel swells in the wake of the pandemic.

July 2, 2021

Person standing in snowbank and collects water sample from flooded yard.
Person standing in snowbank and collects water sample from flooded yard.

Science

Cow Manure Predicted to Cause Most Sickness from Contaminated Wells in Kewaunee County

A study predicts the incidence of gastrointestinal illness in private drinking wells among residents of Kewaunee County, identifying manure as the main cause of contamination.

June 28, 2021

Vaccination Rates
Vaccination Rates

COVID-19

Vaccination Rates

Dr. Paul Casey of Bellin Hospital in Green Bay talks about vaccination rates in northeastern Wisconsin as well as his thoughts on loosening and lifting of public health guidelines like mask wearing.

May 21, 2021

Sign warning of possible chemical exposure hazard above ditch and culvert with houses in background
Sign warning of possible chemical exposure hazard above ditch and culvert with houses in background

Health

‘The Middle of a Massive Contamination’: Marinette and Peshtigo Residents Struggle with Aftereffects of PFAS

Four years after a facility disclosed water contamination in the region, residents in the northeast corner of Wisconsin deal with the impact of dangerous "forever chemicals."

May 4, 2021

A hug between a father and young daughter
A hug between a father and young daughter

Policy

Refugee Agencies in Wisconsin Anxious for Action to Expand Resettlement

With their clients and families stuck in limbo, advocates for refugees are calling on Biden to follow through on promises to raise the federal cap on new arrivals.

April 27, 2021

Patients stand in line to sign up for coronavirus vaccinations at a community clinic at Lambeau Field.
Patients stand in line to sign up for coronavirus vaccinations at a community clinic at Lambeau Field.

COVID-19

Northeast Wisconsin’s Coronavirus Vaccinations Get a Boost at Lambeau Field

Here & Now Extra: By the end of June, a community clinic at the home of the Green Bay Packers is gearing up to vaccinate tens of thousands of people from around the region.

March 23, 2021

Lambeau Field now a Vaccination Destination
Lambeau Field now a Vaccination Destination

COVID-19

Lambeau Field now a Vaccination Destination

Dr. Michael Landrum, infectious disease specialist, talks about partnership with Bellin Health and Green Bay Packers to turn Lambeau Field into vaccination clinic for the Brown County area.

March 19, 2021

A captive wolf stands in a forest clearing.
A captive wolf stands in a forest clearing.

Environment

‘Extreme Disappointment’: Ojibwe Treaty Rights Group Decries Wolf Hunt Process

Planning for the February 2021 wolf hunt was rushed following a court order, and the Great Lakes Indian Fish & Wildlife Commission charges the Wisconsin DNR with neglecting tribal obligations.

March 18, 2021

Illustration of outline Wisconsin with connect the dots networks.
Illustration of outline Wisconsin with connect the dots networks.

Education

The Pandemic Pushes New Appeals for Rural Broadband Investment Across Wisconsin

State and local efforts to expand equitable internet access across the state grow in priority as both education and the economy moved more online in the wake of the coronavirus.

March 5, 2021

Tribes Work to Distribute Vaccines
Tribes Work to Distribute Vaccines

COVID-19

Tribes Work to Distribute Vaccines

Dr. Amy Slagle, tribal public health officer for the Menominee Nation, discusses ways the Menominee and other Wisconsin tribes are working to procure and distribute vaccine doses.

January 29, 2021

Enthusiasm Grows Among Native Voters
Enthusiasm Grows Among Native Voters

Elections

Enthusiasm Grows Among Native Voters

Here and Now’s Marisa Wojcik reports from Menominee County on a tidal wave of enthusiasm among Native Voters.

October 31, 2020

Display in Menominee County showing Land of the Menominee.
Display in Menominee County showing Land of the Menominee.

Health

Menominee County Reaches State’s Highest Rate of COVID-19

In the county with the second-lowest population in Wisconsin, Menominee has recently become the state’s largest COVID-19 case burden.

October 27, 2020

Northeastern Wisconsin Grapples with Hospitalizations
Northeastern Wisconsin Grapples with Hospitalizations

COVID-19

Northeastern Wisconsin Grapples with Hospitalizations

Emergency Department Medical Director at Bellin Hospital in Green Bay Dr. Paul Casey talks about how the region’s hospitals are handling the influx of COVID-19 patients.

October 16, 2020

Green Bay Sees COVID-19 Spike
Green Bay Sees COVID-19 Spike

COVID-19

Green Bay Sees COVID-19 Spike

As COVID-19 cases spike in Green Bay, President and CEO of Prevea Health Dr. Ashok Rai joins to discuss the pressure that spiraling COVID cases in Brown County is placing on hospitals and health professionals; and how the area’s health care infrastructure is handling the surge.

October 2, 2020

Joe Biden
Joe Biden

Here and Now 2020

Joe Biden Holds Campaign Event in Manitowoc

The event Monday marks the former vice president's second 2020 trip to Wisconsin.

September 21, 2020

Trump Visits Oshkosh During the DNC
Trump Visits Oshkosh During the DNC

Here and Now 2020

Trump Visits Oshkosh During the DNC

President Donald Trump held a campaign rally in Oshkosh on the first night of the Democratic National Convention. Will Kenneally reports on the president's pitch to Wisconsinites to give him four more years in the White House.

August 18, 2020

U.S. Rep. Tom Tiffany (R) on the Hectic Week in Washington
U.S. Rep. Tom Tiffany (R) on the Hectic Week in Washington

Politics

U.S. Rep. Tom Tiffany (R) on the Hectic Week in Washington

As a member a House Judiciary Committee Member, Tiffany participated in the questioning of U.S. Attorney General William Barr about Federal agents in U.S. cities. He'll speak to that as well as the status of Congressional help on coronavirus relief to Americans. Tiffany also weighs in on the state's recent mask mandate.

July 31, 2020

Challenges with Local Health Orders Regarding COVID-19
Challenges with Local Health Orders Regarding COVID-19

COVID-19

Challenges with Local Health Orders Regarding COVID-19

In lieu of a statewide order, local public health officials have implemented their own orders to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic. Winnebago County Executive Mark Harris discusses the challenges and pushbacks he’s faced while navigating a local response to the virus.

July 10, 2020

Trump Visits Marinette Marine Touting Naval Contract
Trump Visits Marinette Marine Touting Naval Contract

Economy

Trump Visits Marinette Marine Touting Naval Contract

President Donald Trump visited Fincantieri Marinette Marine on Thursday. He toured the shipyard in Marinette that was awarded a $5.5 billion Navy contract to build new frigates. The company is expected to invest more than $200 million and create 1,000 jobs at the shipyard as a result of that contract.

June 26, 2020

Congressman Grothman on Police Reforms
Congressman Grothman on Police Reforms

Policy

Congressman Grothman on Police Reforms

Republican Congressman Glenn Grothman (District 6) discusses police reforms measures making their way through Congress and how he feels Democratic policies go too far.

June 26, 2020

Donald Trump
Donald Trump

Elections

Trump Campaign Doubles Down on Wisconsin

Many national election observers describe Wisconsin as a tipping-point state, meaning whomever wins this state will likely win enough electoral votes to win the presidency.

June 26, 2020

Protestors gather in front of a courthouse.
Protestors gather in front of a courthouse.

Social Issues

Protests Take Root in the Northwoods

It’s not only Wisconsin’s bigger cities seeing demonstrations in the wake of George Floyd’s death.

June 4, 2020

Community-based Testing Sites in Green Bay, Madison
Community-based Testing Sites in Green Bay, Madison

COVID-19

Community-based Testing Sites in Green Bay, Madison

Despite the State Supreme Court ruling this week, work on the front lines continues. The number of people able to get tested for COVID-19 is on the rise. More than 20 Wisconsin counties are benefiting from the increased testing at community-based sites. 1600 members of the National Guard are now serving in direct support of the state’s coronavirus response.

May 15, 2020

Choropleth map of Wisconsin showing each county sorted by name.
Choropleth map of Wisconsin showing each county sorted by name.

Policy

Counties Rescind Orders over Legal Concern from Supreme Court Ruling

The Supreme Court order striking down the state's "Safer at Home" order has caused confusion among counties that issued their own stay-at-home orders. Now counties are rescinding their orders in fear of legal retribution.

May 15, 2020

USDA meat inspector
USDA meat inspector

Health

USDA Urges Meat Plants to Stay Open while Safety Concerns Remain

USDA Sec. Sonny Perdue says meat processing plants should remain open or reopen soon, but advocates say plants are not following CDC recommendations.

May 6, 2020

U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) meat inspectors and graders perform their mission. (Courtesy: USDA)
U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) meat inspectors and graders perform their mission. (Courtesy: USDA)

Health

Testing and Tracing to Help Combat Brown County Outbreak

Thousands of test kits from the state help officials track the spread of the disease among outbreaks in three meatpacking plants, as the president encourages meatpacking plants to stay open as essential businesses.

April 28, 2020

Claire Paprocki, a Brown County public health strategist, says we're trying to be all on the same team and attack this from the same angle, as the county faces an outbreak of COVID-19 cases in meat packing plants.
Claire Paprocki, a Brown County public health strategist, says we're trying to be all on the same team and attack this from the same angle, as the county faces an outbreak of COVID-19 cases in meat packing plants.

Health

Brown County Officials Grapple with COVID-19 Spike

Meatpacking plants are essential parts of food infrastructure, especially during a pandemic, but a recent outbreak of COVID-19 in Brown County facilities is causing a full-court press to ensure workers and the community are safe.

April 27, 2020

Wisconsin Tourism  Copes with COVID-19 Challenges
Wisconsin Tourism  Copes with COVID-19 Challenges

Economy

Wisconsin Tourism Copes with COVID-19 Challenges

A report on COVID-19 in Door County and the healthcare impact of people arriving at tourist destinations during the pandemic. “I never thought in my wildest dreams I would ask people not to come to Door County,” said Door County Board Chair Dave Lienau.

April 17, 2020

Light house
Light house

Economy

Door County Grapples with Safety and Lost Revenue During Pandemic

Door County residents wish Wisconsinites could visit, but urge them to stay home during the public health crisis.

April 17, 2020

Homeless woman on a bench near the state Capitol in Madison July 11, 2016.
Homeless woman on a bench near the state Capitol in Madison July 11, 2016.

Health

Wisconsin Bands Together to Address Homelessness and COVID-19

Advocacy groups in Wisconsin work to help the homeless amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

April 11, 2020

Dale Witkowski
Dale Witkowski

Health

Fond du Lac Man One of State’s First COVID-19 Deaths

Dale Witkowski of Fond du Lac County developed the disease after an Egyptian River Cruise.

March 21, 2020

Madison Mayor Satya Rhodes-Conway.
Madison Mayor Satya Rhodes-Conway.

Health

New Dane County Restrictions, Fond du Lac Numbers, Voting in Milwaukee

With new state numbers, Wisconsin has 33 confirmed cases of novel coronavirus. In response, Dane County announces new restrictions on public gatherings.

March 15, 2020

Sign showing PFAS contamination.
Sign showing PFAS contamination.

Environment

Assembly Makes Last-Minute Move on PFAS

At the end of the session, Assembly Republicans added new legislation to address contamination by so-called 'forever chemicals' PFAS. The amendment to an existing bill creates new testing standards, but must clear the Senate before heading to Evers's desk.

February 21, 2020

Noon Wednesday: Success and Shortcomings in Green Bay Equity
Noon Wednesday: Success and Shortcomings in Green Bay Equity

Social Issues

Noon Wednesday: Success and Shortcomings in Green Bay Equity

The non-white population in Green Bay is projected to double or triple by 2040. Mohammed Bey, director of diversity and inclusion at Northeast Wisconsin Technical College, discusses what diversity and equity looks like in the greater Green Bay area and how the event will examine the community’s “successes and shortcomings.”

January 15, 2020

New Study Says Foxconn Could Depress the State Economy
New Study Says Foxconn Could Depress the State Economy

Economy

New Study Says Foxconn Could Depress the State Economy

According to a new special study by economists at George Mason University in Virginia, Foxconn could depress the state economic activity by tens of billions of dollars over the next 15 years. Michael Farren, a George Mason University researcher, talks about the new study and the economic risks that it reveals.

December 4, 2019

Wisconsin Hunters on Chronic Wasting Disease
Wisconsin Hunters on Chronic Wasting Disease

Health

Wisconsin Hunters on Chronic Wasting Disease

A look at Marquette poll numbers on the spread of Chronic Wasting Disease in the state. Four hunters explain differing reasons why some get their deer tested for CWD and the overwhelming reason why most do not. The poll shows that of the people who have heard of CWD, 64% feel it represents a threat to the future of deer hunting in Wisconsin.

November 22, 2019

State Legislators Discuss Decline in Statewide Test Scores
State Legislators Discuss Decline in Statewide Test Scores

Education

State Legislators Discuss Decline in Statewide Test Scores

The Republican Chair of the Assembly Education Committee, State Rep. Jeremy Thiesfeldt and Democratic Committee Member Rep. LaKeshia Myers address the declining school test score results. The 2018-2019 statewide test score results show a decline in student performance overall. Scores from tests such as the ACT also show that the achievement gap between Black and white students persists.

September 20, 2019

New Ways to Help Those with History of Trauma
New Ways to Help Those with History of Trauma

Health

New Ways to Help Those with History of Trauma

The push to fund more trauma-informed programming in the state continues in Wisconsin. Here & Now shares children’s stories from the new documentary “Not Enough Apologies,” and CEO of the Fox Valley Boys and Girls Club Greg Lempke-Rochon discusses his efforts to bring trauma-informed programming to his community.

May 17, 2019

State Budget: English Language Learners
State Budget: English Language Learners

Education

State Budget: English Language Learners

Here & Now’s Marisa Wojcik reports on provisions to fund English Language Learner programs in Wisconsin, seeing how they would impact schools in Green Bay and Abbotsford.

April 12, 2019

What Bipartisanship Means in Current Congress
What Bipartisanship Means in Current Congress

Politics

What Bipartisanship Means in Current Congress

This week, Frederica sat down with two congressmen from opposite sides of the aisle--U.S. Reps. Mark Pocan and Mike Gallagher--who met in Appleton to discuss shared values and the spirit of bipartisanship.

March 22, 2019

Congressman Glenn Grothman Talks about Government Shutdown
Congressman Glenn Grothman Talks about Government Shutdown

Economy

Congressman Glenn Grothman Talks about Government Shutdown

Congressman Glenn Grothman says House Appropriation bills are "too free spending" when asked why he voted against some House Appropriation bills. Grothman also stated, "I have no problem paying people who are working," when asked about his opposition to back pay for federal employees affected by the government shutdown.

January 11, 2019

Tribal Nations in Wisconsin Feeling Federal Shutdown Pain
Tribal Nations in Wisconsin Feeling Federal Shutdown Pain

Economy

Tribal Nations in Wisconsin Feeling Federal Shutdown Pain

Shannon Holsey, president of the Stockbridge-Munsee Band of Mohican Indians in Shawano County, has been fielding questions from the community regarding the federal shutdown and stoppage of funding that's obligated under treaty rights. Community services including health care, education, public safety and care for the elderly are all supported by the tribe.

January 11, 2019

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