PBS Wisconsin News

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

A four-panel photo collage shows portraits of Shae Sortwell posing in front of a truck, Clint Moses speaking to another person while standing next to a table with a model of a pelvis and spine on its surface, Lee Snodgrass posing while standing in front of rows of plants inside a curved-roof greenhouse, and Sarah Keyeski posing while seated in an arm chair in an office with another chair and desk in the background.

Politics

An Uber driver, a dairy farmer and a therapist walk into the State Capitol: Many Wisconsin lawmakers have side gigs

It’s common for elected members of the Wisconsin Legislature, who make about $61,000 a year, to have a second job as the state Senate and Assembly each meet for only part of the year, allowing lawmakers to seek additional work opportunities.

A nuclear power plant could return to Kewaunee County, raising hopes and concerns for local residents

An asphalt road between a wooded area on the left side and farm fields on the right side, with a road sign in the distance reading Stop Ahead, leads toward a cluster of buildings, including a round concrete tower with a low dome, with multiple power towers and lines around the facility and a large body of water in the background.

Economy

What nuclear power returning to Kewaunee County means for Wisconsin's workforce

A group of Stockbridge-Munsee children sit in a row on the edge of a wood deck, with one adjusting their hair and another eating a container of gelato while holding a microphone in their left hand, with an adult seated on a chair behind them in front of the windows of a building.

Indigenous

Stockbridge-Munsee Band of Mohicans reconnects youth with homeland

An line, shading and stipple illustration shows an elderly man sitting in wheelchair inside a prison cell with a bunk bed, desk with chair and barred window in the background.

Courts

Wisconsin rarely grants compassionate release as aging, ailing prisoners stress the state's corrections system

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

Politics

'Here & Now' Highlights: U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin, Don Millis, McCoshen & Ross, Chelsea Chandler

A still image shows Tammy Baldwin seated in front of a large wooden desk with many shelves, with a graphic at the bottom that reads 'Washington, D.C.' 'U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin' and '(D) Wisconsin.'

Budgets

A big corn crop in 2025 creates a tricky price situation for Wisconsin corn growers

A sandwich board sign with the words Famous Yeti's written in chalk on its surface stands next to a brick pillar and in front of the entrance to a building with an open glass door and a wall of glass windows, below a round sign with a graphic of a cryptid and the words Famous Yeti's Pizza.

Health

Legal loopholes in Wisconsin laws regulating THC products leave consumers vulnerable

Agriculture

Doug Rebout on soybean farm uncertainty and forward planning

An out-of-focus road sign with arrows pointed in opposite directions stands in the foreground in front of cluster of buildings, including a round concrete tower with a low dome, with multiple power lines around the facility, a road on one side, and a large body of water in the background.

Economy

A nuclear power plant could return to Kewaunee County, raising hopes and concerns for local residents

Economy

What nuclear power returning to Kewaunee County means for Wisconsin's workforce

Indigenous

Stockbridge-Munsee Band of Mohicans reconnects youth with homeland

Courts

Wisconsin rarely grants compassionate release as aging, ailing prisoners stress the state's corrections system

Politics

'Here & Now' Highlights: U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin, Don Millis, McCoshen & Ross, Chelsea Chandler

Budgets

US Sen. Tammy Baldwin on 2025 government shutdown politics

Elections

Don Millis on the citizenship status of voters in Wisconsin

Elections

McCoshen & Ross on Wisconsin's 2026 gubernatorial landscape

Environment

Chelsea Chandler on expanding renewable energy in Wisconsin

Agriculture

A big corn crop in 2025 creates a tricky price situation for Wisconsin corn growers

Health

Legal loopholes in Wisconsin laws regulating THC products leave consumers vulnerable

Agriculture

Doug Rebout on soybean farm uncertainty and forward planning

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

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