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State's High Court Hears Arguments In Cases That Could Decide DNR's Authority To Protect Water

April 12, 2021 - 9:45am

The Wisconsin Supreme Court is hearing oral arguments Monday in a pair of cases that could decide whether state environmental regulators have the authority to place limits on farming in Wisconsin to protect groundwater.

Hmong Organizations Help Community Access COVID-19 Vaccines, Public Health Information

April 12, 2021 - 6:30am

La Crosse resident getting COVID-19 vaccine

Hmong community leaders say language and fears about the vaccine's safety are the biggest obstacles for getting more people vaccinated.

Report: Hundreds Of High-Capacity Wells Are Drawing Down Lake Levels In Central Sands Region

April 7, 2021 - 6:30am

Hundreds of high-capacity wells are significantly lowering water levels in lakes within the Central Sands region, according to findings of a new draft report released Tuesday by the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources.

Jill Underly Defeats Deborah Kerr In State Superintendent Election

April 6, 2021 - 9:40pm

A woman in a face mask attends a campaign event outside.

Pecatonica Superintendent Jill Underly won the first open race for Wisconsin's top education job in more than a decade, defeating former Brown Deer Superintendent Deborah Kerr

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April 9, Creative Economy Update

Mural in downtown Stevens Point painted by Alexander Landerman

Friday, April 9, 2021, 10:00am

Shereen Siewert welcomes representatives from the Waupaca Community Arts Board, Create Portage County and ArtStart Rhinelander to discuss the innovative ways they're boosting the local economy.

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April 2, Legislative Redistricting

Map showing Wisconsin's congressional districts (large)

Friday, April 2, 2021, 10:00am

Shereen Siewert welcomes political scientist Eric Giordano of the Wisconsin Institute for Public Policy and Service for a discussion about the history and science behind redistricting, and learn why some local government officials are urging lawmakers to undergo a non-partisan, objective and transparent approach to creating our state’s legislative maps, while others question whether it is possible to be truly nonpartisan and objective.

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March 26, Encore: Sleep Science

Friday, March 26, 2021, 10:00am

Encore presentation: Shereen Siewert welcomes Tonda Nicholson, a polysomnographic technologist from Aspirus Health Care, for an in-depth look at the science of sleep, from what happens to our brains when we dream to the physical effects of sleep disorders and how they are identified.

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March 19, Wisconsin Birding

Friday, March 19, 2021, 10:00am

Guest Host Dean Kallenbach welcomes video journalist, author and birder Steve Betchkal and Jeanette Kelly, director of the Citizen Science Center of the Beaver Creek Reserve, for a discussion about birding in Wisconsin.

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March 12, UWSP's Chancellor Gibson

UW-Stevens' Point's Chancellor Thomas Gibson

Friday, March 12, 2021, 10:00am

Executive Producer Rick Reyer welcomes UWSP's Chancellor Thomas Gibson to the show to discuss his vision for the university, its students and its role in the greater central Wisconsin community, and the challenges facing higher education.

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