Why Some Counties Have Fewer Cases
Dane and St. Croix counties are well below other counties in per-capita COVID-19 numbers.
Feb 7th, 2021
False Claims Frustrate Efforts to Fight Pandemic
Conspiracy theories, misinformation, attacks on health officials could make us sicker.
Oct 25th, 2020
The Battle Over Face Masks
The limits of persuasion in a polarized state. Can science save lives and prevent threats?
Sep 7th, 2020
How Does Police Accountability Work in Wisconsin?
Union contracts and oversight boards makeup the infrastructure for oversight.
Jul 25th, 2020
How Many Police Live Where They Work?
In Milwaukee, it's about half, in some places it's far less.
Jul 11th, 2020
31 Cities in Wisconsin Saw Protests
From Manitowoc to Marinette, Sun Prairie to Superior, demands of justice for George Floyd, police reform.
Jun 6th, 2020
Wisconsinites Starting To Ignore Stay-At-Home Order
State residents starting to experience “quarantine fatigue.”
Apr 30th, 2020
Story of State’s First Coronavirus Case
Nation’s 12th case; virus now being studied at UW-Madison research lab.
Feb 26th, 2020
Coronavirus and When to Wear Masks
As the disease spreads, what do public health officials advise?
Feb 16th, 2020
How State May Handle Coronavirus
How isolation and quarantine authority are used In Wisconsin
Feb 9th, 2020
Huge Drop in Refugees Resettled Since 2016
Wisconsin resettled 480 refugees in 2019, compared to nearly 1,877 in 2016.
Jan 12th, 2020
Why State’s Schools Teach Native History
1989 law sought to expand our understanding of many native tribes with deep roots in Wisconsin.
Nov 26th, 2019
Lives of the Urban Coyotes and Foxes
UW Project studies how they can survive and even thrive in a city.
Sep 22nd, 2019
Where State Is Heating Up the Most
Yep, it’s cooler near the lake — Lake Michigan and Lake Superior —as climate changes.
Aug 16th, 2019
How State Created Strongest Veto Power
No governor has more power to rewrite bills. How and why Wisconsin adopted this.
Jun 28th, 2019
What Makes A Lake Healthy?
Algal blooms, invasive species and shoreline development disrupt the healthy balance of lakes.
Jun 21st, 2019
New App Tracks Deer Ticks
UW-Madison researchers hope The Tick App can help monitor the spread of Lyme disease.
Jun 9th, 2019
State Has 22,000 OWI Convictions Per Year
Still high, but way down from 10 years ago when it was 40,000.
May 31st, 2019
Kids Sent Out of State for Mental Health Care
Wisconsin sends hundreds of children to other states for residential treatment as in-state beds decline.
May 26th, 2019
State Vulnerable to Measles Outbreak
Wisconsin has nation's fifth-highest rate of measles vaccine refusal, creates “perfect opportunity."
May 11th, 2019
The Hidden Lives of Wild Animals
DNR has thousands of trail cameras recording changes of forests, deer, wolves and bobcats.
Mar 31st, 2019
53206 ZIP Code Has “Stealth Depression”
Research finds adult male employment up since Great Recession, but still faces concentrated economic disadvantage.
Mar 29th, 2019
We’re Not In Wisconsin Anymore
Climate change could make us more like Kansas, climate change projections show.
Mar 22nd, 2019
4 Forces Causing Foxconn Uncertainty
Even with massive state and local subsidy, wage costs will be too high.
Feb 13th, 2019
Huge Water Project for Foxconn Continues
Racine water utility expected company to use 7 million gallons daily, but current needs unclear.
Feb 12th, 2019
2018 Had Fewest Refugees In 10 Years
472 refugees to Wisconsin last year, down from 585 in 2017.
Jan 28th, 2019
