Mornings with Pat Kreitlow

We’ll discuss three stories about how the rule of law is a cornerstone of a free society, but it’s under attack like nothing ever seen in the US until now. There’s the Wisconsin bride recently freed …

Our guests this hour are from the Chippewa Valley Healthcare Cooperative, a group of western Wisconsin citizens trying to build a new hospital—after an out-of-state corporation abruptly shut down hos…

Early indications from Asia project another terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day for Wall Street, as a big chunk of the planet wonders if the President of the United States has any plan beyond a…

Welcome to another edition of our Best Of Episode for UpNorthNews Radio and this week, Pat is talking to Greg about his new adventures in the land of CPAP. As you may know, Wisconsin had a big electi…

Congressman Mark Pocan joins our week-in-review panel to talk about this week’s events in Washington, DC. It was a short week for Congress, as the Speaker of the House chose to send everyone home ear…

Who’s ready to party like it’s 1979? President Trump’s over-the-top trade war caused the stock markets to have their worst day since the early COVID phase of 2020. (Who was president back then?) Now …

This hour’s guests each have reason to not be pessimistic about politics right now, but that’s no reason to put their guard down. Gov. Tony Evers’ veto pen and this week’s state Supreme Court win mea…

With great fanfare and more than a little misinformation, President Trump unveiled new tariffs that surprised even the most jaded observers. The resulting trade war will result in a “Trump tax” as co…

Wisconsin voters send a clear message to Elon Musk and President Trump by electing Susan Crawford to the state Supreme Court and returning Jill Underly as state superintendent. We’ll break down the r…

Along with the latest election results, we’ll also have an update from Congress, as the House Speaker sends members home early rather than accept changes that would make life a little easier for memb…

It’s Election Day, a 13-hour period from 7:00am to 8:00pm where Wisconsin voters can make a big difference—one way or another. They can demonstrate that our state Supreme Court is not for sale to Elo…

Give Elon Musk credit: The guy with the most money also offers up the highest degree of hyperbole when it comes to today’s election. “The entire destiny of humanity” rests on the outcome of today’s S…

State Democratic Party Chair Ben Wikler talks about what’s at stake in Tuesday’s elections. And we’ll talk to Dan Hagen from WJFW-TV in Rhinelander about the weekend ice storm that collapsed the Hoda…

We’re discovering the hard way that our Constitution, our laws and our norms were not prepared for an age of unbridled corruption. No court could stop the world’s richest man from enticing voters wit…

Welcome to this week's best of for UpNorthNews Radio! This week Pat is sitting down with guests Richard Trent, Sean O'Malley, as well as Senator Kelda Roys and Rep. Ann Roe. From Mainstreet Alliance,…

We’re having to endure an age where too many politicians have set aside the notion of service and solutions, choosing instead to base their ambitions on being perceived as “tough.” It’s led to a nati…

We’ve talked about the different ways that sheriffs in Wisconsin handle immigration checks—but whether their approaches are low-key or hardball, we should all have faith that they follow the law and …

The world richest man sure seems keen on buying a Supreme Court seat in Wisconsin, with reports he’s approaching $20 million out of his own pocket to try to get Brad Schimel elected. Our guests from …

Under the guise of “looking tough,” the President of the United States is taking new steps certain to raise prices, reduce consumer choice, and accelerate job losses. His new 25% tariff on cars and c…

It’s a flaw in Wisconsin’s school funding formula that everyone’s known about for decades, yet nothing gets done about it: There are school districts with lakes and other features that lead to a hand…