Trevor Hook

After BMX accidents in his youth, musician Trapper Schoepp said doctors introduced him to prescription painkillers. His journey through recovery after years of addiction — and the anger and desperation of recovery — fuels the creative fires of the album ‘Osborne.’

The Department of Housing and Urban Development announced steep changes to federal funding for homeless assistance programs last month, cutting support for permanent housing programs by more than half. Milwaukee advocates say the changes risk putting people on the street.

More than 170,000 Wisconsin residents face infertility challenges. Lawmakers from both sides of the aisle are pushing for legislation to cut costs of fertility treatment.

More than 20,000 Wisconsin children attend schools that rely on federal funds called Impact Aid. Even though the federal government has reopened, school officials say they’re still waiting.

Wisconsin will be short by more than 10,000 nurses in 15 years, according to the state’s Department of Workforce Development. A professor at UW-Oshkosh told WPR’s “Wisconsin Today” one way to address the shortage is to bring more men into the profession.

President Donald Trump’s widespread tariffs and expansion of immigration arrests are harming Latino businesses, according to the head of a chamber of commerce in Madison and the co-founder of a marketplace for Latina entrepreneurs.

After winning his third weigh off for the year, Wisconsin giant pumpkin grower Jim Ford told WPR that he hopes to beat the world record for the largest pumpkin grown in the world.

A new bill supported by a bipartisan group of lawmakers would legalize online sports betting statewide throughout Wisconsin. This comes as a lawsuit from the state’s Ho-Chunk Nation alleges that several companies are already operating illegal online sportsbooks in the state.

Two bills signed into law aim to strengthen emergency medical services around the state by reducing costs for education and the burden on local governments.

A new book from Wisconsin native Ben McCormick tells stories of heartbreak and change as he reflects on how the Milwaukee Bucks’ 2021 NBA title run brought him closer to family and friends.