Trump nominates Wisconsin judicial candidate, Is Milwaukee provision unconstitutional?

Listeners asked WPR for information about COVID vaccines for kids this year. A Wisconsin native fell and injured himself during a hike in Norway. We hear how he survived for six days. And, Wisconsin farmers are waiting on a promised bailout from the Trump administration. They say it's unlikely to make up for lost exports.

President Donald Trump’s nominee for a federal appeals court covering Wisconsin cleared a key hurdle in the U.S. Senate.  Milwaukee County is facing a lawsuit over a provision in the […]

Microsoft is pulling out of a proposed data center in southeastern Wisconsin after local opposition. Brewers fans are still optimistic about the team's postseason chances despite yesterday's loss. And, recovery efforts are continuing after historic flooding in southeastern Wisconsin. We hear from one resident outside a FEMA Disaster Recovery Center in Milwaukee.

Wisconsin's attorney general says he's running for a third term. That means he's out of the race for governor. U.S. Senator Ron Johnson reacts to news that the FBI reviewed his phone records in relation to January 6. And, lawmakers and the DNR clashed over a proposal to address PFAS contamination.

A Wisconsin judge has ordered the state to cross-reference voter registrations against records that show voters' citizenship status.  A large-scale dairy farm in southern Wisconsin wants to add thousands of cows. And, Halloween is big business across the state. We went to a haunted house to prove it.

The site of the old Kenosha Chrysler plant is home to a new innovation center. Meanwhile, the city of Ashland is studying what to do with the site of the shuttered Northland College. And ,Wisconsin Life visits Nelson Dewey State Park to look at thousands of bats.

A judge has dismissed a lawsuit by a former teacher who was fired after a dispute over a Dolly Parton song. WPR's politics team checks in on 2026 races for Supreme Court and governor. And, the Brewers get ready for their first playoff game.

Wisconsin's Tammy Baldwin says the U.S. Senate could cut a deal to end the government shutdown, if the president and House would work with them. A conservative judge enters the race for Wisconsin Supreme Court. And, a discussion with the Milwaukee Youth Symphony Orchestra CEO about a residency that showcases string instruments played during the Holocaust. 

State regulators say a Rhinelander paper mill was responsible for PFAS contamination. Then, how a government shutdown could affect Wisconsin. And, a look at the state's closure of two homes to help veterans.

A plan for another Microsoft data center campus in Racine County took a step forward. State utility regulators approve Wisconsin’s first large-scale wind farm in more than a decade. And, a look at what advocates say is lax regulation of manufactured homes.