Dr. Ryan Spencer on what happens when obstetricians leave

Health

Dr. Ryan Spencer on what happens when obstetricians leave

University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health OB/GYN Dr. Ryan Spencer explains the difficulties that arise when fewer obstetric providers are available to serve mothers in a community.

May 15, 2025

Hannah Dugan walks away from an open door, with another person walking in front of her and multiple people behind her, in front of a stone masonry building and next to a metal light fixture.
Hannah Dugan walks away from an open door, with another person walking in front of her and multiple people behind her, in front of a stone masonry building and next to a metal light fixture.

Courts

Milwaukee judge pleads not guilty to federal charges over immigration enforcement

Milwaukee County Judge Hannah Dugan entered a plea of not guilty to charges of obstruction and concealing an individual to prevent arrest after being accused of helping a man evade federal immigration agents as protesters gathered to support the judge outside the federal courthouse.

May 15, 2025

Wendy Yuen on postpartum physical and mental health needs
Wendy Yuen on postpartum physical and mental health needs

Health

Wendy Yuen on postpartum physical and mental health needs

Milwaukee resident Wendy Yuen describes different types of medical needs that a mother can require after having a baby and how availability of insurance coverage can affect pursuing postpartum care.

May 14, 2025

A ceiling-mounted brass enclosed sign with the words Judge Hannah C. Dugan and the number 615 stands outside the wood-paneled doors to another room.
A ceiling-mounted brass enclosed sign with the words Judge Hannah C. Dugan and the number 615 stands outside the wood-paneled doors to another room.

Courts

Milwaukee judge argues federal prosecutors can’t file charges due to legal immunity

Attorneys for Milwaukee County Judge Hannah Dugan argue in a motion that her actions alleged in federal charges amount to directing movement in and around her courtroom and that she enjoys judicial immunity for official acts, citing the U.S. Supreme Court ruling in "Trump v. United States."

May 14, 2025

Sunlight illuminates and casts shadows on a multi-story Richardsonian Romanesque-style masonry building with multiple turrets, gables and a central tower, with other buildings behind it and a portion of a traffic sign in the foreground.
Sunlight illuminates and casts shadows on a multi-story Richardsonian Romanesque-style masonry building with multiple turrets, gables and a central tower, with other buildings behind it and a portion of a traffic sign in the foreground.

Courts

Milwaukee County judge indicted on accusations she helped a man evade immigration agents

A federal grand jury has indicted Milwaukee County Circuit Court Judge Hannah Dugan on charges she helped a man in the U.S. illegally evade immigration authorities looking to arrest him as he appeared before her in a local domestic abuse case.

May 14, 2025

Sean Duffy gestures with both hands while turning to his right and speaking while seated in a high-backed leather chair, with other people sitting on either side of him in a room with an out-of-focus bronze statue in the background.
Sean Duffy gestures with both hands while turning to his right and speaking while seated in a high-backed leather chair, with other people sitting on either side of him in a room with an out-of-focus bronze statue in the background.

Courts

20 Democratic attorneys general sue Trump administration over conditions placed on federal funds

Democratic attorneys general from 20 states including Wisconsin have filed two federal lawsuits arguing Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem and Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy have threatened to cut funding unless states agree to certain immigration enforcement actions.

May 13, 2025

Justine Rufus on Wisconsin’s MMIW Task Force and cold cases
Justine Rufus on Wisconsin’s MMIW Task Force and cold cases

Indigenous

Justine Rufus on Wisconsin’s MMIW Task Force and cold cases

Wisconsin MMIW Task Force Chair Justine Rufus discusses the importance of communication among law enforcement agencies and how text alerts can help in cases of missing and murdered Indigenous people.

May 13, 2025

An unilluminated backlit sign with the words La Crosse Police and an arrow next to a police badge stands in front of a parking lot with multiple parked law enforcement vehicles next to a multi-story Brutalist-style building, light poles and other buildings in the background to one side.
An unilluminated backlit sign with the words La Crosse Police and an arrow next to a police badge stands in front of a parking lot with multiple parked law enforcement vehicles next to a multi-story Brutalist-style building, light poles and other buildings in the background to one side.

Courts

La Crosse police were the only law enforcement officers in Wisconsin using an ‘unusual practice’ that cost taxpayers

After paying $450,000 to a man involved in a series of contacts with officers in 2020 that resulted in an arrest and strip search, the La Crosse Police Department has stopped using traffic stops to issue unrelated and outstanding citations.

May 12, 2025 • West Central Region

Zac Schultz and Josh Kaul sit facing each other on the Here & Now set.
Zac Schultz and Josh Kaul sit facing each other on the Here & Now set.

Politics

‘Here & Now’ Highlights: Attorney General Josh Kaul, State Rep. Mark Born

Here's what guests on the May 9, 2025 episode said about Wisconsin joining more than a dozen multistate lawsuits against the Trump administration and the chances for compromise in the 2025-27 state budget.

May 12, 2025

Multiple industrial towers with scaffolding, pipes and other exterior elements are shadowed from behind by the sun, with heat shimmering the edges of its light.
Multiple industrial towers with scaffolding, pipes and other exterior elements are shadowed from behind by the sun, with heat shimmering the edges of its light.

Courts

15 states sue over Trump’s move to fast-track oil and gas projects via ‘national energy emergency’ order

A coalition of 15 states, including Wisconsin, is suing over President Donald Trump's executive order declaring a "national energy emergency" that urges expanded oil and gas production through eminent domain and the Defense Production Act, saying federal agencies are bypassing required reviews.

May 11, 2025