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A Driverless Shuttle Makes An Appearance In Madison

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PBS Wisconsin

Driverless technology made an appearance on the UW-Madison campus as part of a demonstration by the UW School of Engineering.

Weighing In On Changes To Wisconsin's Landlord-Tenant Law

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Shawn Johnson

Wisconsin Public Radio

Gov. Scott Walker signed changes to Wisconsin landlord-tenant laws. Ron Hegwood of the Apartment Association of Southeast Wisconsin and Aaron Romens of the Tenant Resource Center weigh in on these new policies.

Series: The Science Of Brain Health

Borland To Young Athletes: 'Proceed With Caution'

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Shawn Johnson

Wisconsin Public Radio

Chris Borland, a former Wisconsin Badger and NFL player, hung up his jersey over concerns that continuing to play football would lead to serious brain damage. He now advocates for keeping athletes safe and to "proceed with caution" in sports.

Gardeners Who Grow Potatoes Face A Lot Of Choices

Hayley Sperling

WisContext

While potatoes are typically grown on commercial farms, backyards can just as easily produce their own spud harvests.

Series: Managing Japanese Beetles

Wisconsin's Top 10 Trends Of 2017 For Insects (And Other Pests)

PJ Liesch

UW-Extension

When it comes to these blood-sucking pests and other creepy-crawlies, each year can be a different experience, with weather patterns and other factors playing important roles in the behaviors of insects and other arthropods like spiders and millipedes, as well as other invertebrates.

Series: Foxconn In Wisconsin

Why One Scientist Has Divergent Views On Wisconsin's Great Lakes Diversions

Scott Gordon

WisContext

Supporting one high-profile Great Lakes diversion and opposing another might seem contradictory, but UW-Parkside geosciences professor John Skalbeck clearly sees no tension in his positions.

Underwater Footage Reveals Lake Michigan's Invasive Mussel Problem

Kate Habrel

Great Lakes Echo

Scientists using GoPro cameras in Lake Michigan have found the lakebed coated in invasive quagga mussels.

Series: Waukesha And Lake Michigan Water

The Battles That Shaped Great Lakes Water Politics

Scott Gordon

WisContext

Two centuries of urbanization and industrialization around the Great Lakes have often hinged on tension among those who've desired their extraordinary supplies of fresh water.

Does April Snow Bring May Soybeans?

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Frederica Freyberg

PBS Wisconsin

Heavy snows broke state records for late April, but how does that impact the state's farmers? UW-Extension agricultural educator Heidi Johnson discusses whether growers are put behind schedule by the weather and how the extra moisture affects when farmers can plant.

Series: Foxconn In Wisconsin

Foxconn's Effort To Get Lake Michigan Water

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Marisa Wojcik

PBS Wisconsin

Frederica Freyberg

PBS Wisconsin

The question over where the Foxconn plant will draw its water from continues. UW-Parkside geosciences professor John Skalbeck said the application process to use Lake Michigan water differs from the diversion by Waukesha.