Articles by Kristian Knutsen

Series: The Yahara Watershed
Series: Phosphorus In Wisconsin's Land And Water

Four Visions Of Change For The Yahara Watershed

Kristian Knutsen
WisContext
Video: 
Zac Schultz
PBS Wisconsin
Frederica Freyberg
PBS Wisconsin
Thursday, September 1, 2016 - 2:20pm
The year 2070 may sound like an impossibly distant date from the vantage point of 2016, but it's as near into the future as John Glenn's first orbit of the Earth is in the past.
Series: Milwaukee Gun Violence
Series: Policing Practices And Accountability In Wisconsin

Sylville Smith, Violence And Racial Divides In Milwaukee

Scott Gordon
WisContext
Kristian Knutsen
WisContext
Video: 
Frederica Freyberg
PBS Wisconsin
Monday, August 22, 2016 - 12:35pm
In the time since a Milwaukee Police Department officer shot and killed 23-year-old Sylville Smith on Saturday, August 13, 2016, Wisconsin has played host to a fractured yet familiar story.
Series: Local Food Science

Seed To Kitchen Collaborative Seeks More Flavors For Local Produce

Kristian Knutsen
WisContext
Video: 
Zac Schultz
PBS Wisconsin
Thursday, July 7, 2016 - 12:50pm
While local food can be viewed as both an eternal and contemporary concept, a basic way-of-life present throughout humanity's history and a fashionable type of grocery purchase, the science behind what it is and means is still taking shape.
Brown marmorated stink bug on an apple
Series: Brown Marmorated Stink Bug

More Information About The Brown Marmorated Stink Bug

Kristian Knutsen
WisContext
Karen Faster
WisContext
Scott Gordon
WisContext
Thursday, April 28, 2016 - 11:00pm
Though the brown marmorated stink bug has only been spotted in Wisconsin over the last seven years, entomologists tracking the species suggest that it may become a prominent problem for farmers and gardeners. Links to resources and more information about it follow.
Brown marmorated stink bug
Series: Brown Marmorated Stink Bug

Brown Marmorated Stink Bug Challenges Pest-Control Strategies

Scott Gordon
WisContext
Karen Faster
WisContext
Kristian Knutsen
WisContext
Thursday, April 28, 2016 - 11:00am
As growers and agriculture researchers have learned during the brown marmorated stink bug's 20-year migration across the U.S., managing the pest is difficult.
Comparison of stink bug species
Series: Brown Marmorated Stink Bug

Extensive Research Devoted To Understanding Brown Marmorated Stink Bug's Behavior

Scott Gordon
WisContext
Karen Faster
WisContext
Kristian Knutsen
WisContext
Thursday, April 28, 2016 - 11:00am
As an invasive species in North America, the brown marmorated stink bug is the subject of ongoing scientific study, particularly by researchers in regions the species colonized.
Elizabethkingia culture
Series: Elizabethkingia In Wisconsin

Understanding The Elizabethkingia Outbreak In Wisconsin

Scott Gordon
WisContext
Kristian Knutsen
WisContext
Audio: 
Maureen McCollum
Wisconsin Public Radio
Monday, April 11, 2016 - 8:25am
A species of bacteria called Elizabethkingia anophelis has caused serious blood infections in dozens of Wisconsinites since November 2015. As of April 8, 2016, 18 of those patients have died, according to state health officials.
State of Wisconsin 1975 Blue Book art
Series: Wisconsin In The 2016 Presidential Election

4 Historic Presidential Primaries in Wisconsin History

Kristian Knutsen
WisContext
Audio: 
Veronica Rueckert
Wisconsin Public Radio
Rob Ferrett
Wisconsin Public Radio
Tuesday, April 5, 2016 - 8:20pm
As Wisconsin heads into a hotly contested presidential primary election for both major parties, WPR has looked back at years when the state's voters played an important role in selecting parties' nominees.