Conflicts & Disasters

Demonstrators took to the streets in cities and towns across Wisconsin Saturday for a “No Kings” protest designed to rebuke what organizers call a “dictator-like” birthday display from President Donald Trump.

Over 50 other protests are planned in Wisconsin as part of the national movement, which falls on the same day that Trump will hold a massive military parade in Washington D.C.

Trump’s reinstated travel ban took effect on Monday. A refugee who resettled in 2021 told WPR’s “Wisconsin Today” that this and other moves are causing uncertainty for Afghan refugees in Wisconsin and abroad.

The Orion Initiative is a new program offered by the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health that aims to expand advanced medical training to rural communities. 

Southern Wisconsin has been seeing some of the worst air quality in the nation Wednesday as smoke from Canadian wildfires continues to blanket much of the state.

The school has partnered with the Waukesha-based mental health provider Empathia for crisis response support.

On May 15, multiple tornadoes blew through western and east-central Wisconsin. Long-term cleanup efforts remain for damaged homes and businesses.

A traveling exhibit on display at the Wisconsin Historical Society offers an intimate portrait of how Hmong people created community after fleeing war.

“The potential for an intentional act cannot be ruled out at this point,” Milwaukee Fire Chief Aaron Lipski told reporters during a Tuesday press conference. 

Five northern Wisconsin counties are under a “red flag” warning for extreme wildfire conditions Tuesday. The warning comes the day after a wildfire forced the temporary evacuation of 40 homes in Juneau County.