Yesterday, Wisconsin’s Natural Resources Board greenlit a 220 acre expansion for Devil’s Lake State Park. The board, which is the governing body of the state’s Department of Natural Resources, unanimously approved the roughly $1.6 million purchase. Speaking before the board, Jim Lemke, the Real Estate section chief for the DNR, said that the Department is […]
Jailed Wisconsinites face numerous hurdles when voting
As of 2020, more than half of Wisconsin’s county jails had no formal, codified policies for jail-based voting. That’s according to a new report issued earlier this week by the Wisconsin League of Women Voters, All Voting is Local and the Wisconsin ACLU. The report examines the numerous barriers Wisconsin’s incarcerated folks face when casting […]
Get the lead out: Stoughton’s lead pipeline removal is under way
The city of Stoughton is a month and a half into replacing all of its lead pipelines. Stoughton Utilities Director Jill Weiss says the city is set to finish up with the project this fall — under budget and ahead of schedule. “Actually, just before you called I was out on site taking some pictures […]
In the depths of Lake Michigan, ideal conditions preserve 200 years of...
Yesterday, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) designated a swath of Lake Michigan as a national marine sanctuary. The 962-square-mile area is located just off the coast of Wisconsin, and includes at least 36 historically significant shipwrecks. For more on the designation, our producer Jonah Chester spoke with Russ Green — the Great Lakes […]
Solace Friends works to aid terminally ill, underserved Dane County re...
Solace Friends is a local non-profit organization that seeks to provide housing and aid for terminally ill Dane County residents. Specifically, the organization offers help for underserved Madisonians — including, among others, low-income and unhoused residents. For more, our producer Jonah Chester spoke with Ann Catlett, Solace’s founder and board president. PHOTO: Jon Tyson / […]
Madison celebrates Juneteenth
This past Saturday was Juneteenth. The annual holiday celebrates the freeing of the last of America’s enslaved people in 1865. We sent our producer Jonah Chester out to a Juneteenth celebration at Madison’s Penn Park to ask folks a simple — but difficult — question: What does Juneteenth mean to you? PHOTO: A Juneteenth Parade […]
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