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Need a morning update on news relevant to Wisconsin? Pat Kreitlow offers a blend of news, commentary, and reviews of state events to help Wisconsinites stay up-to-date. Whether light-hearted or hard-hitting, Pat’s topics are timely, to the point, and worth your time.
Key Wisconsin GOP Supreme Court justice announces exit, citing bitter political climate
September 2, 2025
While not announcing her next move, Justice Rebecca Bradley said fellow conservatives need to “take stock of their failures and fix it.”
Citizen-driven ballot initiatives can’t happen in Wisconsin, but some people are trying to change that
August 25, 2025
About half the states have some process that allows citizens to collect enough signatures to force statewide referendums — something only the Legislature can do in Wisconsin right now.
WFHR Radio celebrates 85 years of local broadcasting and community service to Wisconsin Rapids
August 25, 2025
It started with local results from the 1940 presidential election and continues to this day with community information and conversation.
Trump: End mail-in voting. Wisconsin: No thanks
August 22, 2025
Democrats, Republicans, and Independents point to our state’s long history of secure elections that embrace absentee ballot use to make democracy more accessible.
Sarah Godlewski becomes first 2026 candidate for lieutenant governor
August 21, 2025
The current secretary of state and former state treasurer won’t join what could become a crowded field of candidates seeking to succeed retiring Gov. Tony Evers.
Gov. Evers vetoes gig worker bill to pave the way for a better deal
August 19, 2025
Delivery drivers faced a potential loss of protections from a bill DoorDash spent more than $1 million lobbying to pass.
Wisconsin Lawmaker: Corrupt maps in Texas will corrupt maps everywhere
August 13, 2025
Texas Democrats leave their state to freeze a Republican legislature ordered by Trump to gerrymander their congressional boundaries.
Trump’s IVF promise is being broken and will hit 175,000 Wisconsin women with fertility issues
August 11, 2025
Report says White House has no plans to press for a private insurance mandate or government support, despite repeated promises by the self-described “fertilization president”
Jim Lovell, Milwaukee’s hometown astronaut and hero, dies at 97
August 8, 2025
Commander of Apollo 13 and astronaut aboard Apollo 8, Lovell uttered the famous line now remembered as, “Houston, we have a problem.”
Rural health care faces ‘death spiral’ from GOP Medicaid cuts
August 8, 2025
A doctor from Tomah talks to Pete Buttigieg’s online audiences about cuts in services and longer travel times for life-or-death care.
Superior launches city-owned high-speed internet network thanks to Biden’s American Rescue Plan
August 5, 2025
Wisconsin’s first publicly-owned, open-access broadband network means competitive pricing and no monopoly ownership of the cables that keep Superior connected. The city of Superior has found success building out its broadband network, and now the second phase is underway to connect another part of the city to the state’s first publicly-owned, open-access system for […]
‘Mornings’ Newsletter Edition: Who is Sara Rodriguez?
August 3, 2025
Wisconsin’s lieutenant governor believes a cornerstone of life in our state involves setting up families to thrive, not just survive in tough economic times.