Declining population likely means no hunt for sharp-tailed grouse in Wisconsin this year
Wisconsin wildlife regulators and an advisory committee are advising against a hunt for sharp-tailed grouse this fall due to a decline in the bird’s population.
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Home prices outpace income, WEC blames US Post Office for ballot issues
Home prices in places like Milwaukee and Madison are rising to five-times the median household income in those areas. And the Wisconsin Elections Commission asks the U.S. Postal Service for "extraordinary me...
When The Cranes Fly South 8 of 13 – Leaving Home
Bo's family have even more concerns about his health and reasons to remove Sixten following his fall. Bo recalls early years with Fredrika.
Garden Talk: Bayfield in Bloom 2026
We are once again celebrating northern Wisconsin with our annual live broadcast from Bayfield.
WPR Music presents Madison Opera performances
Join WPR Music in June for broadcasts of three productions from Madison Opera's 2025-26 season, including the world premiere of an opera by Wisconsin composer Matt Gendel.
An apprenticeship aiming to ease Wisconsin’s teacher shortage is ‘stalling.’ Will it catch on?
The pilot program was meant to offer an alternative route into the classroom, but program leaders are having trouble enticing school districts to take on more apprentices. And enrollment has ground to a halt.
Wisconsin DPI asking residents what they want from graduates
With AI likely changing the job market for the state's youngest workers, the Department of Public Instruction is asking Wisconsin residents for their opinions on what students need to succeed after high scho...
School boards are bastions of democracy; farmer and aid worker writes memoir; and the history of a Madison...
We talk about the importance of school boards to a democracy. Then, a Wisconsin farmer writes his life story for future generations. Finally we look at the history of Madison’s Breese Stevens Field.
Shorewood Hills trustees vote to fire village president
In the small community of Shorewood Hills, a rarely-used procedure led to the ouster of the village's president.
Walleye bag limits, Inside Wisconsin Politics, New student newspaper
A research scientist explains how a proposal to limit walleye fishing would work. Then, Inside Wisconsin Politics unpacks polling around the failed budget surplus deal and the 2026 race for […]
Oshkosh takes step toward buying former downtown shopping mall property
Oshkosh is taking steps toward potentially buying a former downtown shopping mall. The city is considering converting the site into a mixed-use redevelopment that could include retail, housing and restaurants.
Residents speak out against possible data center in northeast Wisconsin’s village of Wrightstown
While local leaders in the northeast Wisconsin village of Wrightstown say they haven't received a formal development proposal, some local residents are making their feelings known in advance — they don't w...
Children’s Wisconsin, UW Health under pressure to resume care for transgender youth
More than 60 advocacy organizations and businesses in Wisconsin are calling on the state's top children's hospitals to resume providing gender-affirming care for transgender youth.
Citing economic uncertainty, Uline looks to pause construction plan in Kenosha County
Wisconsin's Uline is looking to pause the development of a more than 1 million-square-foot distribution center in Kenosha due to economic uncertainty.
Judge blocks Trump administration from accessing WI voter list, Amtrak eyes Madison
A judge has blocked the Trump administration from accessing Wisconsin's voter registration list. And Amtrak eyes linking Madison and Milwaukee via passenger rail.
New Center for Black Excellence and Culture, The women behind Villa Louis, The return of Hine’s Emerald D...
We talk to the head of the new Center for Black Excellence and Culture about his hopes for the facility. Then, we learn about the forgotten women who kept Wisconsin’s […]
New investigation unpacks challenges 911 dispatchers face in Wisconsin and nationwide
The public radio show “Reveal” explained in a recent episode that nearly one in five 911 dispatch centers in America’s 100 biggest cities fail to answer 911 calls within 15 seconds. But Dane County’s...
Homes in Wisconsin’s largest metros among least affordable in Midwest, analysis finds
The median home cost in Wisconsin’s two biggest metro areas is at least five times the median household income in those communities, among the highest in the Midwest.
Wisconsin saw steepest decline in teacher union membership in nation since 2012
In the 15 years since former Gov. Scott Walker signed Act 10 into law, union membership among Wisconsin teachers declined 54 percent.
Budget for Milwaukee Public Schools closes $46M deficit, adds teachers
The Milwaukee School Board approved a $1.6 billion budget plan Thursday night that eliminates the $46 million deficit identified earlier this year.
Largest private affordable housing project in Wisconsin offers hope for more like it
The Corliss in Wisconsin will include 576 affordable housing units in eight buildings when it is completed later this year.
Wisconsin youth appeal ruling to dismiss climate lawsuit
Wisconsin youth are appealing a recent decision to dismiss their legal challenge seeking to strike down state laws that they say worsen the climate crisis and violate their constitutional rights.
Wisconsin’s federal lawmakers call on Trump to approve disaster declaration for April storms
Wisconsin’s congressional delegation on Thursday sent a letter to President Donald Trump urging him to approve a disaster declaration for storms that ripped through the state in April and caused more than...
Wisconsin Supreme Court takes up appeal seeking redraw of congressional map
The Wisconsin Supreme Court's liberal majority will take up an appeal of a lawsuit dismissed in April that claims the state's eight congressional districts represent an "anti-competitive gerrymander." It com...