Archives

All Articles
WisContext
WPM Headlines

Optimism Abounds About Restoring Jobs To Milwaukee's North Side

Scottie Lee Meyers
Wisconsin Public Radio
The civil unrest that played out this summer in Milwaukee's Sherman Park neighborhood was not just a reaction to an officer-involved shooting – it was a primal scream from a community that desperately seeks the restoration of economic opportunity.
Series: CAFOs, Manure And Water

As Policies Change At DNR, Agency Still Trying To Do More With Less

Scott Gordon
WisContext
As the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources plans a major reorganization that proposes giving large livestock operations more leeway to write their own permit applications, at least one long-term trend will continue: the agency's work is growing more complex while its staff and budget are shrinking.
Series: CAFOs, Manure And Water

Town Of Saratoga Moves To Protect Groundwater From Proposed CAFO

Glen Moberg
Wisconsin Public Radio
The Wood County town of Saratoga has passed a new ordinance to protect groundwater from manure spreading in its fight to keep a concentrated animal feeding operation from locating there.

Wisconsin Sees One Of Its Warmest Falls On Record

Olivia Shalaby
Wisconsin Public Radio
Danielle Kaeding
Wisconsin Public Radio
This fall is one of the warmest on record across Wisconsin.
Series: The Opioid Epidemic In Wisconsin

Progress Fighting HIV Threatened By Drug Epidemic

Shamane Mills
Wisconsin Public Radio
Tom Frieden, head of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, said addicts who inject drugs are spreading a disease for which there’s no cure.
Series: Help For The Holidays
Series: Growing Container Gardens

How To Help Poinsettias Brighten The Holiday Season

Vijai Pandian
UW-Extension
The winter holiday season would not be complete without a traditional floral display of poinsettias. Known for their showy, colorful and often red-toned bracts and dark green leaves, poinsettias add a festive spirit and brighten homes when daylight is fleeting.
Series: Wisconsin In The 2016 Presidential Election
Series: Wisconsin's Diverse Waves Of Immigration

Central Wisconsin's Hispanic Community Ponders Future In Wake Of Trump's Election

Scott Gordon
WisContext
Immigration and diversity are very much rural issues in Wisconsin. Some of Wisconsin's ethnic and racial minority groups are clustered in specific geographic areaa, but Hispanic people are widely distributed across much of the state.

HIV Diagnoses Among Wisconsin's Youth Have Doubled Over Last Decade

Scottie Lee Meyers
Wisconsin Public Radio
While tremendous progress has been made in battling the AIDS epidemic, the number of newly diagnosed cases among young people in Wisconsin has doubled since 2005.
Series: Drinking Water Quality
Series: CAFOs, Manure And Water

Sizing Up Manure Digesters As A Water Quality Solution

Kristian Knutsen
WisContext
As the state calls for ideas that use manure digesters to help improve drinking-water quality in Wisconsin, it's helpful to better understand how the actual functions of digesters align with the problem at hand.
Series: Challenges To Wisconsin's Rural Schools

Two Wisconsin Schools Superintendents Reflect On Winning, Losing Referendums

Scott Gordon
WisContext
With the state cutting aid to public schools and capping how much money they can raise through tax increases without voters' approval, school districts around Wisconsin have been seeking more funding through local referendums, especially those in rural areas.