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Brittany Koteles on the market value of land and its meaning

Indigenous

Brittany Koteles on the market value of land and its meaning

Land Justice Futures Director Brittany Koteles considers the significance of the Franciscan Sisters of Perpetual Adoration land transfer to the Lac du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians.

Recent News

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Elections

Wisconsin clerks referred 46 cases of suspected fraud, irregularities in the November 2024 election

A letter sign on reading Milwauke Wisconsin and 310 East Knapp Stre is affixed to a concrete wall that's situated along a sidewalk and in front of a multistory building with a stone exterior and windows on either side of double glass doors below a letter sign reading U.S. Department of Homeland Security.

Courts

Immigration appeals board ruling paves way for more deportations to a 'third country'

A sign titled Hoocąk Language Duide with multiple illustrations of a canoe labeled with Ho-Chunk words and American English translations is displayed on the surface of a wood railing next to branches of a cedar tree.

Science

Wisconsin archaeologists have found 16 ancient Indigenous canoes in Lake Mendota

Sister Sue Ernster on the trauma of Indian boarding schools

Indigenous

Sister Sue Ernster on the trauma of Indian boarding schools

A ceiling-mounted brass enclosed letter sign with the words Judge Hannah C. Dugan and the number 615 is overhead in a hallway with fluorescent lighting outside the wood-paneled doors to a room, with an illuminated EXIT sign above another door in the background.

Courts

Prosecutor says plea talks are ongoing with Milwaukee judge facing federal charges

Brittany Koteles on social justice work with Catholic orders

Indigenous

Brittany Koteles on social justice work with Catholic orders

A letter sign of the word Kroger with stylized characters is attached to the face of a building with a peaked roof under a partly cloudy sky.

Economy

Kroger closing automated fulfillment centers in Wisconsin, two other states

Robin Vos stands and faces a microphone and gavel on a wood podium, with a high-backed leather and wood chair and a Wisconsin flag behind him, in a room with wood paneling featuring carved relief crests, with the out-of-focus heads of other people in the foreground.

Policy

Vos blocks bill to expand Medicaid funds for new moms in Wisconsin

Sen. Jodi Habush Sinykin on data center energy incentives

Politics

Sen. Jodi Habush Sinykin on data center energy incentives

President John Johnson on shared Ojibwe and Catholic beliefs

Indigenous

President John Johnson on shared Ojibwe and Catholic beliefs

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

Politics

'Here & Now' Highlights: U.S. Rep. Scott Fitzgerald, State Sen. Jodi Habush Sinykin, Diana Maas

Multiple leafless trees stand on a lawn with lights, trash cans and park benches in front of a terraced plaza with brick walls and a weathered copper fence, with a multi-story masonry building with first-story arches and multiple colonnades at an upper level above two floors of windows.

Courts

Immigrant in Milwaukee judge case has been deported

A voter holding the straps of a tote bag in their left hand stands in front of a temporary voting booth with plastic privacy walls and metal legs, located at the end of a row of similar booths in a gymnasium with a wood floor, brick columns and a wood-paneled vaulted ceiling.

Elections

Wisconsin clerks referred 46 cases of suspected fraud, irregularities in the November 2024 election

A letter sign on reading Milwauke Wisconsin and 310 East Knapp Stre is affixed to a concrete wall that's situated along a sidewalk and in front of a multistory building with a stone exterior and windows on either side of double glass doors below a letter sign reading U.S. Department of Homeland Security.

Courts

Immigration appeals board ruling paves way for more deportations to a 'third country'

A sign titled Hoocąk Language Duide with multiple illustrations of a canoe labeled with Ho-Chunk words and American English translations is displayed on the surface of a wood railing next to branches of a cedar tree.

Science

Wisconsin archaeologists have found 16 ancient Indigenous canoes in Lake Mendota

Sister Sue Ernster on the trauma of Indian boarding schools

Indigenous

Sister Sue Ernster on the trauma of Indian boarding schools

A ceiling-mounted brass enclosed letter sign with the words Judge Hannah C. Dugan and the number 615 is overhead in a hallway with fluorescent lighting outside the wood-paneled doors to a room, with an illuminated EXIT sign above another door in the background.

Courts

Prosecutor says plea talks are ongoing with Milwaukee judge facing federal charges

Brittany Koteles on social justice work with Catholic orders

Indigenous

Brittany Koteles on social justice work with Catholic orders

A letter sign of the word Kroger with stylized characters is attached to the face of a building with a peaked roof under a partly cloudy sky.

Economy

Kroger closing automated fulfillment centers in Wisconsin, two other states

Robin Vos stands and faces a microphone and gavel on a wood podium, with a high-backed leather and wood chair and a Wisconsin flag behind him, in a room with wood paneling featuring carved relief crests, with the out-of-focus heads of other people in the foreground.

Policy

Vos blocks bill to expand Medicaid funds for new moms in Wisconsin

Sen. Jodi Habush Sinykin on data center energy incentives

Politics

Sen. Jodi Habush Sinykin on data center energy incentives

President John Johnson on shared Ojibwe and Catholic beliefs

Indigenous

President John Johnson on shared Ojibwe and Catholic beliefs

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

Politics

'Here & Now' Highlights: U.S. Rep. Scott Fitzgerald, State Sen. Jodi Habush Sinykin, Diana Maas

Multiple leafless trees stand on a lawn with lights, trash cans and park benches in front of a terraced plaza with brick walls and a weathered copper fence, with a multi-story masonry building with first-story arches and multiple colonnades at an upper level above two floors of windows.

Courts

Immigrant in Milwaukee judge case has been deported

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A still image shows Scott Fitzgerald seated in front of a cabinet containing family photos and various memorabilia, with a graphic at the bottom that reads 'Oconomowoc,' 'U.S. Rep. Scott Fitzgerald' and '(R) 5th Congressional district.'

Budgets

US Rep. Scott Fitzgerald on 2025 government shutdown fallout

A still image shows Jodi Habush Sinykin seated in front of a red and black brick fireplace, with a graphic at the bottom that reads 'Whitefish Bay,' 'Sen. Jodi Habush Sinykin' and '(D) Whitefish Bay.'

Policy

Sen. Jodi Habush Sinykin on a bill to regulate data centers

Diana Maas on funding for energy assistance in Wisconsin

Economy

Diana Maas on funding for energy assistance in Wisconsin

A still image shows Tammy Baldwin standing in at a podium at a press conference, with a graphic at the bottom that reads 'Madison,' 'U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin' and '(D) Wisconsin.)'

Budgets

Baldwin describes focus on health care during the shutdown

Why Catholic sisters sold land back to the Lac du Flambeau

Indigenous

Why Catholic sisters sold land back to the Lac du Flambeau

Northern Region

Kevin Rak on higher need at the River Food Pantry in Madison

Economy

Kevin Rak on higher need at the River Food Pantry in Madison

South Central Region

Tawny Hardyman on losing staff during a government shutdown

Economy

Tawny Hardyman on losing staff during a government shutdown

Southwest Region

In Focus with Chris Kolakowski: Honoring Wisconsin veterans

In Focus

In Focus with Chris Kolakowski: Honoring Wisconsin veterans

A still image shows Rhonda Adams standing in a warehouse where workers are organizing food donations, with a graphic at the bottom that reads 'Madison,' 'Rhonda Adams' and 'The River Food Pantry.'

Economy

Rhonda Adams on people seeking more help from food pantries

A still image shows Tawny Hardyman seated in a classroom featuring a shelf designed to look like a tree, with a graphic in the bottom that reads 'Dodgeville,' 'Tawny Hardyman' and 'SWCAP Head Start.'

Social Issues

Tawny Hardyman on closure of Head Start classes in Wisconsin

Southwest Region

Sen. Jesse James on Wisconsin making child grooming a crime

Policy

Sen. Jesse James on Wisconsin making child grooming a crime

A still image shows a firefighter walking through a forest with sunbeams illuminating the smoke from a prescribed burn.

Indigenous

A prescribed burn in Superior provides pride and healing

Northern Region

A still image shows a firefighter walking through a forest with sunbeams illuminating the smoke from a prescribed burn.

Indigenous

A prescribed burn in Superior provides pride and healing

Indigenous

Brittany Koteles on the market value of land and its meaning

Brittany Koteles on the market value of land and its meaning

A sign titled Hoocąk Language Duide with multiple illustrations of a canoe labeled with Ho-Chunk words and American English translations is displayed on the surface of a wood railing next to branches of a cedar tree.

Wisconsin archaeologists have found 16 ancient Indigenous canoes in Lake Mendota

Sister Sue Ernster on the trauma of Indian boarding schools

Sister Sue Ernster on the trauma of Indian boarding schools

Rx Uncovered

Nilsa Cruz on helping patients appeal health claim denials

Nilsa Cruz on helping patients appeal health claim denials

Sec. Nathan Houdek on consumer confusion about health plans

Sec. Nathan Houdek on consumer confusion about health plans

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Why complex health benefits are a focus of patient advocates

In Focus with Chris Kolakowski: Honoring Wisconsin veterans

In Focus with Chris Kolakowski: Honoring Wisconsin veterans

Person aiming a scoped rifle at a target in an indoor shooting range, with firearms and gear on the bench nearby.

In Focus with Antonia Perry, part 3: Going to the gun range

In Focus with Antonia Perry, part 2: House calls, gun class

In Focus with Antonia Perry, part 2: House calls, gun class

Local Wisconsin News

Southeast Region

A letter sign of the word Kroger with stylized characters is attached to the face of a building with a peaked roof under a partly cloudy sky.

Economy

Kroger closing automated fulfillment centers in Wisconsin, two other states

Courts

Immigrant at center of the prosecution of a Milwaukee judge sentenced to time served

Courts

Sen. Dora Drake on the youth prison being built in Milwaukee

Policy

A bipartisan bill that would allow for traffic cameras in Milwaukee inches forward

Southeast RegionSoutheast Region News

Northeast Region

A person wearing a reflective safety vest stands in a driveway next to the open driver's window of a stopped vehicle among multiple traffic cones, in front of multiple vinyl advertising banners featuring the logo of a cannabis dispensary, the words Menominee and Welcome, a QR code, and directions for drivers, with utility poles and trees in the background.

Politics

Residents of Menominee in Michigan vote to limit the city's number of cannabis stores

Education

Pilot program allows several NCAA Division III athletes to compete for schools they no longer attend

Education

Meet the high school students keeping Pulaski from becoming a news desert

Economy

Mayor Eric Genrich on the Green Bay Housing Partnership

Northeast RegionNortheast Region News

South Central Region

Kevin Rak on higher need at the River Food Pantry in Madison

Economy

Kevin Rak on higher need at the River Food Pantry in Madison

Economy

Tawny Hardyman on losing staff during a government shutdown

Social Issues

Tawny Hardyman on closure of Head Start classes in Wisconsin

Health

Legal loopholes in Wisconsin laws regulating THC products leave consumers vulnerable

South Central RegionSouth Central Region News

Northern Region

Why Catholic sisters sold land back to the Lac du Flambeau

Indigenous

Why Catholic sisters sold land back to the Lac du Flambeau

Indigenous

A prescribed burn in Superior provides pride and healing

History

Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald in Lake Superior still resonates 50 years later

Environment

Jean Pederson on learning about the scope of PFAS pollution

Northern RegionNorthern Region News

West Central Region

A still image shows John Rosenow seated in front of an archway, with a graphic at the bottom that reads 'Waumandee,' 'John Rosenow' and 'Rosenholm Dairy.'

Economy

John Rosenow on dairy workers and immigration enforcement

Education

Joe Green on combining courses through school consolidation

Education

Chris Lindner and Joe Green on sharing school district costs

Education

Joe Green and Chris Linder on school district consolidation

West Central RegionWest Central Region News

Southwest Region

Tawny Hardyman on losing staff during a government shutdown

Economy

Tawny Hardyman on losing staff during a government shutdown

Social Issues

Tawny Hardyman on closure of Head Start classes in Wisconsin

Economy

Judy McRoberts on the Mercyhealth East strike in Janesville

Economy

Crossing the Mississippi River without the Lansing bridge

Southwest RegionSouthwest Region News

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