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In Focus with Gena Kakkak: Tribal politics and youth health

In Focus with Gena Kakkak: Tribal politics and youth health

Murv Seymour talks with Chairperson Gena Kakkak of the Menominee Indian Tribe of Wisconsin in Keshena about the scope of tribal governance and its efforts to support the health of Indigenous youth.

Kamala Harris sits in an upholstered arm chair with metal legs and speaks while holding a wireless microphone in her left hand and gesturing with her right hand, facing Liz Cheney who is seated in an identical chair and is holding a wireless microphone in her hands on her lap, with a round-topped wood end table with a glass of water on a napkin on its surface between them and other people seated in the background.

Liz Cheney helps Harris seek moderate votes as they offer warnings about Trump

Frederica Freyberg and Anthony Chergosky sit facing each other on the Here & Now set.

'Here & Now' Highlights: Anthony Chergosky after the 2024 US Senate debate

A printed paper sign with the title Acceptable Photo IDs and examples of different forms of photo identification is encased in a plastic display stand atop a table next to painted wood stand, with an out-of-focus person standing in the background.

Wisconsin voters consider state constitutional amendment to explicitly ban noncitizen voting

A still image shows Anthony Chergosky seated at the 'Here & Now' set featuring wood paneling, with a graphic at bottom reading 'Anthony Chergosky' and 'UW-La Crosse Dept. of Political Science.'

Anthony Chergosky on the debate between Baldwin and Hovde

Tammy Baldwin and Eric Hovde stand at and rest both of their hands on the top of two wood podiums, in a room with a bank of monitors behind them showing a stylized U.S. flag and overhead blue and red lighting.

Baldwin and Hovde meet in Wisconsin's single US Senate debate of 2024

Honoring Wisconsin Public Media Director Heather L Reese

Honoring Wisconsin Public Media Director Heather L Reese

The ongoing clash over using ballot drop boxes in Wisconsin

The ongoing clash over using ballot drop boxes in Wisconsin

A grayscale photo shows Robin Vos standing and speaking into nine microphones with the flags of different media organizations mounted to the top of a wood podium, with other people standing behind him on multiple levels of a legislative dais.

Conservative talk radio continues to be a powerful political tool in Wisconsin

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

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

Hovde and Baldwin answer their opponent’s question on assets

Hovde and Baldwin answer their opponent's question on assets

Tony Evers gestures with both hands while standing and speaking into multiple microphones with the flags of different media organizations mounted on stands, with Gretchen Whitmer and Josh Shapiro standing on either side of him, in a room with political posters reading Michigan for Harris Walz displayed in a checkerboard pattern on the wall behind them.

Amid worries the 'blue wall' may be cracking, Democratic governors hit the road for Harris

Redistricting and control of Wisconsin’s Legislature in 2024

Redistricting and control of Wisconsin's Legislature in 2024

Kamala Harris sits in an upholstered arm chair with metal legs and speaks while holding a wireless microphone in her left hand and gesturing with her right hand, facing Liz Cheney who is seated in an identical chair and is holding a wireless microphone in her hands on her lap, with a round-topped wood end table with a glass of water on a napkin on its surface between them and other people seated in the background.

Liz Cheney helps Harris seek moderate votes as they offer warnings about Trump

Frederica Freyberg and Anthony Chergosky sit facing each other on the Here & Now set.

'Here & Now' Highlights: Anthony Chergosky after the 2024 US Senate debate

A printed paper sign with the title Acceptable Photo IDs and examples of different forms of photo identification is encased in a plastic display stand atop a table next to painted wood stand, with an out-of-focus person standing in the background.

Wisconsin voters consider state constitutional amendment to explicitly ban noncitizen voting

A still image shows Anthony Chergosky seated at the 'Here & Now' set featuring wood paneling, with a graphic at bottom reading 'Anthony Chergosky' and 'UW-La Crosse Dept. of Political Science.'

Anthony Chergosky on the debate between Baldwin and Hovde

Tammy Baldwin and Eric Hovde stand at and rest both of their hands on the top of two wood podiums, in a room with a bank of monitors behind them showing a stylized U.S. flag and overhead blue and red lighting.

Baldwin and Hovde meet in Wisconsin's single US Senate debate of 2024

Honoring Wisconsin Public Media Director Heather L Reese

Honoring Wisconsin Public Media Director Heather L Reese

The ongoing clash over using ballot drop boxes in Wisconsin

The ongoing clash over using ballot drop boxes in Wisconsin

A grayscale photo shows Robin Vos standing and speaking into nine microphones with the flags of different media organizations mounted to the top of a wood podium, with other people standing behind him on multiple levels of a legislative dais.

Conservative talk radio continues to be a powerful political tool in Wisconsin

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

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

Hovde and Baldwin answer their opponent’s question on assets

Hovde and Baldwin answer their opponent's question on assets

Tony Evers gestures with both hands while standing and speaking into multiple microphones with the flags of different media organizations mounted on stands, with Gretchen Whitmer and Josh Shapiro standing on either side of him, in a room with political posters reading Michigan for Harris Walz displayed in a checkerboard pattern on the wall behind them.

Amid worries the 'blue wall' may be cracking, Democratic governors hit the road for Harris

Redistricting and control of Wisconsin’s Legislature in 2024

Redistricting and control of Wisconsin's Legislature in 2024

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A still image shows Anthony Chergosky seated at the 'Here & Now' set featuring wood paneling, with a graphic at bottom reading 'Anthony Chergosky' and 'UW-La Crosse Dept. of Political Science.'

Anthony Chergosky on the debate between Baldwin and Hovde

The ongoing clash over using ballot drop boxes in Wisconsin

The ongoing clash over using ballot drop boxes in Wisconsin

Hovde and Baldwin answer their opponent’s question on assets

Hovde and Baldwin answer their opponent's question on assets

In Focus with Gena Kakkak: Tribal politics and youth health

In Focus with Gena Kakkak: Tribal politics and youth health

In Focus with Corey Pompey: Directing the UW Marching Band

In Focus with Corey Pompey: Directing the UW Marching Band

In Focus with Stephen Kantrowitz: Keeping history present

In Focus with Stephen Kantrowitz: Keeping history present

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The ongoing clash over using ballot drop boxes in Wisconsin

The ongoing clash over using ballot drop boxes in Wisconsin

A printed paper sign showing the UW-Madison W Crest and the words Register to Vote is encased in a transparent plastic stand set on a surface of a table with papers on its surface and a standing person on one side facing a seated person on another side in the background.

Voting rights groups request investigation of texts sent to young voters in Wisconsin

Tony Evers speaks while standing at a podium with a microphone mounted to its top.

Lawsuit over the 400-year school funding veto by Evers heard by the Wisconsin Supreme Court

Wisconsin Regional News

Southeast Region

Two narrow gauge metal pipes and one wider metal pipe are half buried in dirt, with small puddles of water in several indentations in the soil.

Biden sets a 10-year deadline for US cities to replace lead pipes

Trump holds a campaign rally in Juneau, making his fourth Wisconsin stop in just over a week

Trump campaigns in Waunakee, Milwaukee before the vice presidential debate

Milwaukee's election chief prepares for 2024 vote amid intense scrutiny

Southeast Region News

Northeast Region

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

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

Redistricting and control of Wisconsin's Legislature in 2024

Trump, Harris campaign in unexpected Wisconsin communities

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

Northeast Region News

South Central Region

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.

Trump, Harris campaign in unexpected Wisconsin communities

Trump campaigns in Waunakee, Milwaukee before the vice presidential debate

Madison's mailing of duplicate absentee ballots raises confusion, fuels accusations over elections

Three utility companies complete Cardinal-Hickory Creek transmission line

South Central Region News

Northern Region

Letters affixed to the sign of a metal-paneled building read Robert W. Kastenmeier United States Courthouse.

Federal judge rejects Republican request for Wisconsin's youth prison to have more options to control inmates

Tribe and environmental groups urge Wisconsin officials to rule against Line 5 pipeline reroute

Northwest Wisconsin town of Eureka sued over its regulations of large livestock farms

Evers urges federal judge not to order changes at Wisconsin's youth prison in wake of counselor death

Northern Region News

West Central Region

Leafless trees, a flagpole with the U.S. and another flag, and street light poles stand in front of a multi-story masonry building with large glass windows, with other buildings in the background and an intersection of two streets in the foreground.

Wisconsin Department of Justice is investigating the mayor of Wausau's removal of an absentee ballot drop box

Wausau replaces absentee ballot drop box at its city hall after mayor carted it away

Paula Silha on the health goals of Overdose Fatality Reviews

Marathon County DA pursues investigation of Wausau mayor's removal of the city's absentee ballot drop box

West Central Region News

Southwest Region

Donald Trump gestures with both hands while speaking into a microphone mounted on a stand with a U.S. flag in the background.

Trump blames Harris for illegal immigration, lists other grievances in Prairie du Chien speech

Three utility companies complete Cardinal-Hickory Creek transmission line

Scott Walker's campaign baffles voters who think of Wisconsin's former governor

Biden's Westby visit highlights push for rural votes in 2024

Southwest Region News

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