Paul Hutson on potential for psychedelics in mental health

Science

Paul Hutson on potential for psychedelics in mental health

UW-Madison Center for Psychedelic Research professor Paul Hutson details how psilocybin is used in controlled clinical settings to treat mental health issues from severe depression to substance abuse.

May 1, 2026

How Wisconsin’s 2026 Democratic primaries are taking shape
How Wisconsin’s 2026 Democratic primaries are taking shape

Inside Wisconsin Politics

How Wisconsin’s 2026 Democratic primaries are taking shape

The field of candidates in different Democratic primaries is growing, in races for Congress and the Legislature — Inside Wisconsin Politics considers how the 2026 election season is taking shape.

April 30, 2026

Rain falls on multiple vehicles parked in rows in an asphalt-covered parking lot in front of a multi-story brick and glass building with the a letter sign reading Sauk Prairie High School on an awning below a logo consisting of an overlapping S and P, with a U.S. flag on a flagpole to the side.
Rain falls on multiple vehicles parked in rows in an asphalt-covered parking lot in front of a multi-story brick and glass building with the a letter sign reading Sauk Prairie High School on an awning below a logo consisting of an overlapping S and P, with a U.S. flag on a flagpole to the side.

Economy

Failed spring 2026 school referendums around Wisconsin trigger scuts, closures and new funding pushes

A swift pace of budget priority shifts in the wake of the spring 2026 election highlights how school district leaders rely on referendums to keep their budgets balanced — and how, for many, the ask to voters was a final effort before resorting to making big cuts.

April 30, 2026

People stand in a group holding printed signs reading Free the Dogs and Save the Dogs as well as hand-drawn signs, in a space with a curved row of square pillars and ceiling-mounted globe light fixtures.
People stand in a group holding printed signs reading Free the Dogs and Save the Dogs as well as hand-drawn signs, in a space with a curved row of square pillars and ceiling-mounted globe light fixtures.

Agriculture

Animal rescue group says it bought nearly 1,500 research beagles from Ridglan Farms

Big Dog Ranch Rescue and the Center for a Humane Economy said that have entered into a confidential agreement with Ridglan Farms in the town of Blue Mounds to buy nearly 1,500 of the facility's roughly 2,000 research beagles for an undisclosed price.

April 30, 2026 • South Central Region

Steve Vavrus on climate change and impacts to tribal nations
Steve Vavrus on climate change and impacts to tribal nations

Indigenous

Steve Vavrus on climate change and impacts to tribal nations

Wisconsin Initiative on Climate Change Impacts co-director Steve Vavrus describes how variations in weather patterns affect cultivation of manoomin — wild rice — on tribal lands around the state.

April 29, 2026

Milk fills a stainless steel tank with an open top and an attached rubber tube.
Milk fills a stainless steel tank with an open top and an attached rubber tube.

Agriculture

Push for raw milk accelerates across the US amid health warnings and illness outbreaks

Proponents of raw milk are pushing to make the unpasteurized product more widely available and easy to obtain with more than three dozen bills introduced in statehouses across the United States, while health officials continue warnings about potentially deadly germs.

April 29, 2026

U.S. flags are hang on two flagpoles on either side of a plaza in front of a a multi-wing stone masonry building with steps leading up to an entrance framed by a portico of columns upholding a pediment with sculptures of figures, with trees on both sides in the background and a masonry wall behind a lawn with landscape plants and circular area covered by mulch in the foreground.
U.S. flags are hang on two flagpoles on either side of a plaza in front of a a multi-wing stone masonry building with steps leading up to an entrance framed by a portico of columns upholding a pediment with sculptures of figures, with trees on both sides in the background and a masonry wall behind a lawn with landscape plants and circular area covered by mulch in the foreground.

Courts

US Supreme Court ruling voids Black majority congressional district in Louisiana, further weakening Voting Rights Act

In a 6-3 ruling, the conservative majority on the U.S. Supreme Court has struck down a majority Black congressional district in Louisiana, a decision weakening the Voting Rights Act of 1965 that could open the door for Republican-controlled states to eliminate Black and Latino electoral districts.

April 29, 2026

Political violence and Wisconsin’s 2026 race for governor
Political violence and Wisconsin’s 2026 race for governor

Elections

Political violence and Wisconsin’s 2026 race for governor

Republican and Democratic candidates in the 2026 race for governor of Wisconsin share their thoughts on political violence and their own personal safety as they meet voters and hold campaign events.

April 28, 2026

A wolf wearing a tracking collar rests on its side in a grass-covered trackway with foliage and trees on either side.
A wolf wearing a tracking collar rests on its side in a grass-covered trackway with foliage and trees on either side.

Science

Isle Royale wolves are thriving as packs prey on moose

A team of researchers led by Michigan Tech University conducting research on Isle Royale in Lake Superior are finding that the island's population of wolves is growing while its moose population has declined in recent years.

April 28, 2026 • Northern Region

Multiple types of handguns with paper price tags attached to them sit on their sides on a table next to a metal case.
Multiple types of handguns with paper price tags attached to them sit on their sides on a table next to a metal case.

Courts

Prosecutors say Wisconsin police chief helped California gun dealers’ illegal scheme to import ammo

Federal prosecutors say a small-town Wisconsin police chief tried to help two brothers who run a gun dealership in California import nearly 500,000 rounds of illegal armor-piercing ammunition from an arms company based in Bosnia-Herzegovina.

April 28, 2026 • Southeast Region