The Founding Editor of UpNorthNews, Pat was a familiar presence on radio and TV stations in western Wisconsin before serving in the state Legislature. After a brief stint living in the Caribbean, Pat and wife returned to Chippewa Falls to be closer to their growing group of grandchildren. He now serves as Chief Political Correspondent and occasional pontoon captain.
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Latest from Pat Kreitlow
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Wisconsin Supreme Court Rejects Trump’s Final Effort to Overturn 221,000 Ballots
Hagedorn joins progressives in telling the president he waited too long after the election was done to complain about the rules that govern it.
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READ: Conservative Justice Pens Scathing Takedown of Attempts to Toss Out WI Election Results
Hagedorn joins progressives in calling the case “a dangerous path we are being asked to tread.”
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WI Supreme Court Rejects Trump Election Suit on a 4-3 Vote
Conservative Justice Hagedorn joins progressives in telling the president he must follow the regular path through lower courts first.
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Sore Losers: Trump Is Trying to Burn Down the House—His Wisconsin Enablers Need to Stop Handing Him Matches
Managing Editor Pat Kreitlow on how Wisconsin’s infamous ‘lame duck’ session demonstrates the damage that can be done by disgruntled workers who’ve been fired.
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Vos to State: ‘Drop Dead’
Managing Editor Pat Kreitlow says the difference between this headline and the 1975 Gerald Ford classic is literally a matter of life or death.
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Joe Biden Will Be the Next President of the United States
The victory—that came after recapturing Wisconsin—makes Kamala Harris the first woman to be vice president and gives her a critical role in a closely divided Senate.
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Rebuilding the Blue Wall: Biden Is Now Wisconsin’s Apparent Winner
Former Vice President makes inroads into suburban Milwaukee, builds on strength in Dane County. Other parts go deeper for Trump.
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Doctors Make One Last Plea to Avoid Trump Rallies, As President Heads to Kenosha for Final Rally
Stanford University research includes two Wisconsin events. Trump is returning to Kenosha.
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Here’s Everything You Need to Know as the Polls Open in Wisconsin
Election Day runs from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. Join in. All the cool kids are doing it.
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We Asked for Your Best Fall Photos—and You Didn’t Disappoint!
Enjoy the most colorful scenes from our theater of seasons.






















