Help inform our coverage by sharing your questions about abortion access and reproductive rights
Saturday, June 4, 2022, 5:00am
WHYsconsin wants to hear from you: What questions or concerns do you have about the future of Roe v. Wade? What questions do you have about the future of abortion access and reproductive rights? Who do you want to hear from — health experts, legal experts, pregnant people, people who have chosen to have an abortion, etc. — when it comes to the looming U.S. Supreme Court decision?
Why are most Wisconsin waterfalls up north?
Friday, June 3, 2022, 4:00am
Tom Hornung from Madison reached out to WHYsconsin wondering why most waterfalls in Wisconsin are in the northern part of the state. We set out to answer that question by talking to a hydrogeologist.
Was your Wisconsin community a 'sundown town'?
Tuesday, May 24, 2022, 11:55am
Towns and cities that didn't allow people of color to stay after dark were common across the Midwest during the early 19th and 20th centuries. So why are they not that well known? We answer a WHYsconsin question about the history of "sundown towns" in the state.
Bison: The biggest, baddest animal in Wisconsin (sort of)
Wednesday, April 13, 2022, 6:00am
A few years ago, when he was in fourth grade, Alstan Van Overmeer, of Mineral Point, was thinking about animals. He wanted to know what the biggest animal you can find in Wisconsin is. So he asked WPR's WHYsconsin.
Are you impacted by the bills that would limit the rights of transgender people? Talk to us.
Friday, February 4, 2022, 5:15am
WPR's WHYsconsin wants to talk to you and hear about how trans minors and their guardians are managing in the current political environment. How are bills revolving around transgender people affecting you and your family? Are you getting the support you need? Are your children getting the support they need? Do you feel safe living in Wisconsin?