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Wisconsin Today

“Wisconsin Today” explores the people, places and ideas shaping life in Wisconsin. Join hosts Rob Ferrett and Kate Archer Kent for news and in-depth conversations that you can’t find anywhere else.

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Shifting weather and agriculture, Pedestrian safety,...

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2024/07/02

We hear from two farmers how above-average rainfall this year is impacting them. Then we learn about new efforts to protect pedestrians in Sheboygan and other northeastern Wisconsin cities. And […]

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Legislation aimed at helping children in poverty,...

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2024/07/01

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Latest political poll, The regulation of TikTok, A...

Wisconsin Today ·

2024/06/28

We look at how voters are leaning according to the latest poll from Marquette University Law School. Then, we examine the new laws targeting TikTok. Then, we hear a story […]

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Municipal leaders explain how extreme weather is...

Wisconsin Today ·

2024/06/27

Two municipal leaders explain how their communities are coping from recent extreme weather. Then, we learn how a moratorium on vape shops in Monona is working. Then, we find out […]

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Voting access lawsuit, The cultural impact of...

Wisconsin Today ·

2024/06/26

We check in with a disability rights group about a lawsuit seeking to provide electronic voting access. Then, we discuss the cultural impact of Bruce Springsteen’s “Born in the U.S.A.” […]

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Keeping guns from abusers, Understanding the tensions...

Wisconsin Today ·

2024/06/25

Anti-domestic abuse advocates talk about the impact of a U.S. Supreme Court ruling that allows guns to be barred from abusers. Then, we talk with the author of a book […]

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RNC protest zones, Understanding ‘organic’ food...

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2024/06/24

Then, a USDA administrator helps us make sense of what it takes for food to earn the “organic” or “natural” distinction we see in the grocery store. And we learn […]

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Joe Gow hearing, Disinformation history, Biking the...

Wisconsin Today ·

2024/06/21

A sex historian weighs in after a UW-La Crosse hearing on whether a former chancellor should also lose his faculty position for creating and sharing sex videos. Then we learn […]

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Town of Campbell testing new aquifer, State Supreme...

Wisconsin Today ·

2024/06/20

Residents of the town of Campbell on French Island have been relying on bottled water after the discovery of PFAS pollution. We find out about a new aquifer that could […]

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Safety in extreme heat, New UW-Madison research on...

Wisconsin Today ·

2024/06/19

We learn about resources for coping with this year’s early heat wave. Then, a UW-Madison professor shares some of her new research on dads and postpartum depression. And we take […]

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UW-Oshkosh Fox Cities closing, Women holding society...

Wisconsin Today ·

2024/06/18

A WPR reporter tells us about the latest Universities of Wisconsin campus that will be closing. Then, our guest argues women have had to shoulder much of society’s “safety net” […]

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US Supreme Court ruling on abortion pills, The murky...

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2024/06/17

We get reactions from both sides of the abortion debate about the U.S. Supreme Court decision protecting access to the drug mifepristone. Then, a pharmacist explains what you need to […]

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Whitefish Bay’s sinkhole, Milwaukee students’ trip to...

Wisconsin Today ·

2024/06/14

We learn about Whitefish Bay’s alarming sinkhole. Then, we hear about Milwaukee college students visit to Israel. Then, we hear a story from Wisconsin Life. Then, we hear how a […]

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Remembering Marquette University’s president, E. coli...

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2024/06/13

We hear highlights from the late Marquette University president’s conversations with WPR. Then, we look at how E. coli is shutting down the state’s beaches. Then, an airline pilot shares […]

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Tension at the state Democratic convention over Gaza,...

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2024/06/12

We learn about disagreement in the state Democratic Party over Gaza. Then, the director of a free clinic treating opioid-use disorder explains its approach. Then, Wisconsin Life gets a refugee’s […]

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Problems at Waupun Correctional Institution,...

Wisconsin Today ·

2024/06/11

We learn more about the problems at Waupun Correctional Institution after the arrest of several employees. Then we learn how a hospital cyber attack is affecting operations at Ascension hospitals. […]

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Gov. Tony Evers, Spread of avian flu, Wisconsin’s...

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2024/06/10

Gov. Tony Evers joins the program to discuss state politics and recent news. Then, two University of Wisconsin-Madison researchers talk about reducing the spread of avian flu in livestock. Then, […]

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Charges in false electors scheme, Lost fighter plane...

Wisconsin Today ·

2024/06/07

We talk next steps after state Attorney General Josh Kaul charged three people as part of a false electors scheme. Then, we investigate why thousands are losing Medicaid coverage. Then, […]

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Wisconsin Bike Week, Limits on livestock antibiotics,...

Wisconsin Today ·

2024/06/06

We learn about the ways people are participating in Wisconsin Bike Week. Then, a Green Bay-based veterinarian discusses how new limits on livestock antibiotics are affecting Wisconsin farmers. Then, a […]

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Milwaukee schools funding, Rust Belt home, Connect...

Wisconsin Today ·

2024/06/05

As Milwaukee Public Schools is at risk of losing millions in state funding, the district’s superintendent is resigning. We talk with a WPR reporter. Then, we hear how homeowners are […]

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