Articles by Zac Schultz

Series: The Novel Coronavirus, COVID-19 And Wisconsin: March 2020

Absentee Ballot Requests Rise Amid Coronavirus Concerns

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Zac Schultz
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Thursday, March 19, 2020 - 6:15pm
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The COVID-19 pandemic has upended Wisconsin's spring election. Absentee ballot requests are running at a record pace, and election clerks around the state are doing their best to keep up with demand.
Series: The Novel Coronavirus, COVID-19 And Wisconsin: March 2020

Evers Declares Public Health Emergency For COVID-19 Pandemic

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Zac Schultz
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Friday, March 13, 2020 - 7:00pm
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Gov. Tony Evers has declared a state of emergency regarding the COVID-19 pandemic, called for K-12 school cancellation, and universities canceled in-person classes through mid-April.
Series: Known Unknowns

The Hidden Costs And Value Of Wisconsin's Search And Rescue Apparatus

Will Cushman
WisContext
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Zac Schultz
PBS Wisconsin
Wednesday, January 29, 2020 - 11:30am
Search and rescue volunteers tend to be dedicated to their craft. Some spend thousands of dollars and countless hours training for and carrying out searches.

Why Volunteers Are Central To Search And Rescue Efforts In Wisconsin

Will Cushman
WisContext
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Zac Schultz
PBS Wisconsin
Thursday, January 23, 2020 - 3:30pm
When a hiker goes missing in a forest or a senior with dementia wanders away from a nursing home, who searches for them and under what authority? Or when authorities suspect that a person may have drowned in a lake, how do they go about recovering any remains?

Lack Of Search And Rescue Resources Leaves Wisconsinites Vulnerable

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Zac Schultz
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Friday, January 3, 2020 - 7:00pm
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Every year in Wisconsin, dozens of people get lost in the woods or need rescuing on the water. The people who are called out to look for them are trained like professionals, but get paid like volunteers.
Series: Chronic Wasting Disease In Wisconsin's Deer

Why Wisconsin Deer Hunters Do Or Don't Test For Chronic Wasting Disease

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Zac Schultz
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Frederica Freyberg
PBS Wisconsin
Friday, November 22, 2019 - 7:00pm
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The 2019 gun deer season marks the 18th since the discovery of chronic wasting disease in Wisconsin's herd. Four hunters explain why they do and do not get their harvest tested for CWD. Meanwhile, researchers are using a depopulated deer farm to investigate how the disease is spread.
Series: Wisconsin's Diverse Waves Of Immigration

The Legal Limbo Of The DACA Program

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Zac Schultz
PBS Wisconsin
Friday, November 15, 2019 - 7:00pm
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The U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments whether the Trump administration has the right to shut down the DACA program. Voces de La Frontera's lead youth organizer and Alverno College student Alejandra Gonzalez discusses the status of the program and what it means to her as a DACA recipient.
Series: Drinking Water Quality

A Controversy Over Free Speech And Water In Lafayette County

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Zac Schultz
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Friday, November 15, 2019 - 7:00pm
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Lafayette County officials proposed a resolution threatening to prosecute journalists if they did not quote county news releases verbatim. Wisconsin Freedom of Information Council President Bill Lueders discusses freedom of the press and the Lafayette County Board's activities.
Series: Milwaukee Gun Violence
Series: Trauma-Informed Care In Wisconsin

Recovering From The Impacts Of Non-Fatal Shootings

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Zac Schultz
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Saturday, October 12, 2019 - 6:33pm
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Tyrese Mosbey was shot in the head at a bus stop after school, and the teenager and his family have struggled through the recovery process. Milwaukee Office of Violence Prevention Director Reggie Moore discusses the trauma of non-fatal shootings and their impacts on the community.

The Evers Pardon Advisory Board, Explained

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Zac Schultz
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Friday, October 11, 2019 - 7:00pm
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Gov. Tony Evers has signed his first four pardons, the first granted in Wisconsin since 2010. The state Pardon Advisory Board member and former Madison police chief Noble Wray discusses how the group makes recommendations about pardons to the governor's office.