Mornings with Pat Kreitlow

Beginning the hour, we get a statewide weather report from Civic Media meteorologist Brittney Merlot with the unseasonably warm weather the state is experiencing right now. Pat thinks there may be so…

Pat kicks off the show with some fun news about what flavors are coming to potato chips and more serious news about the latest on the tragic midair collision in Washington, D.C. yesterday evening. Pa…

We’ll get an update from reporter Elisabeth Montemurro on the Wisconsin impact of President Trump’s proposed freeze on a large swath of federal spending. Then we’ll hear from Chris Thiel, legislative…

A growing number of Americans are understanding that the chaos frequently caused by President Trump is intentional—and that it’s important to keep a clear head and seek a path back to stability. We’l…

It seems like President Trump has proposed some new kind of tariff every day that he’s been in office so far. Some are happening, others were just bluster. Things are a little different this time, as…

On Tuesdays, we talk to UpNorthNews social media manager Cherita Booker and community editor Christina Lorey about the stories and posts Wisconsin’s been talking about most in the past week. To no on…

We’ll hear from Wisconsin Conservation Voters about the significance of the new president pulling the US out of the Paris Climate Accords. Long story short: In one way, we’re “on our own,” but on the…

The Wisconsin Supreme Court race is already a national topic of conversation in political circles—and that includes the richest man in the world who, when he’s not busy being a shadow president, is s…

If ever there were a topic in the news that cried out for not treating it with typical “both sides” coverage, couldn’t we agree making a Nazi salute is one of them? And yet that’s what media outlets …

Get used to hearing the phrase “Papers, please,” a metaphor for life under a police state. The mayor of Newark, NJ said federal officers raided a fish market without a warrant and began mass detainme…

We’re joined by Assembly Assistant Minority Leader Kalan Haywood for his perspective on Gov. Tony Evers’ State of the State address and the Republican response. And we’ll talk Mark Rice of the nonpro…

We’ll review what Gov. Tony Evers had to say in his annual State of the State address and whether some of his proposals will attract new Republican support in an era of fairer legislative maps. We’ll…

State Rep. Francesca Hong is going to try again to get Republicans to support the simple concept of guaranteeing “Healthy School Meals For All” Wisconsin schoolkids. It’s a group of GOP lawmakers led…

This week’s Climate Check reviews the significance of President Trump taking us out of the Paris Accords to help stop doing damage to the climate—and maybe there’s a reason why it won’t sting so badl…

The new president, as promised, made a mockery of “law and order” in one of his first actions Monday, undoing the work of police, legal authorities, judges, and juries who brought consequences to tho…

We’ll take a break from talking about the dangerously cold weather and the Trump inauguration by acknowledging a basic truth about Wisconsin’s people: You sure love your local pizza joints! All we ha…

Once the new president takes office, the challenge will be to stay on top of what he’s doing to our country and inform others without letting it consume too much of our valuable time and headspace. S…

The “experts” tell Donald Trump’s critics not to use words like “oligarchy” to describe what’s coming because it’s not a word most folks use in their everyday lives. Don’t worry—they will. In the lat…

Happening Saturday all across the country, including in at least a half-dozen Wisconsin communities, the  People’s March is a national show of defiance against those who want Donald Trump’s inaugurat…

Affectionately known as Mr. Baseball, Bob Uecker put 70 of his 90 years into professional baseball—the last 54 as a broadcaster for his hometown Milwaukee Brewers. We’ll remember a Wisconsin icon, a …