Pat Kreitlow is a longtime Wisconsin journalist and former state legislator who lives in and produces his show from along Lake Wissota in Chippewa Falls. UpNorthNews is Northern Wisconsin's home for informative stories and fact-based conversations. Broadcasts live 6 - 9 a.m. across the state! Listen Live: 6:00 am - 9:00 am Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
We’re joined by Maj. Gen. Randy Manner, part of the group National Security Leaders for America, on how his 35-year military career has him extremely concerned about the future of the country should …
We’ll visit with Lisa Lucas from All In-Wisconsin, a coalition of groups dedicated to disrupting dog whistles and overcoming misinformation as they work to improve education, protect voting rights, a…
Who needs “drill, baby, drill” when you’re already getting “jobs, baby, jobs” from the Biden-Harris Inflation Reduction Act? There’s new reporting on the soaring growth of Wisconsin jobs in new ener…
A Baldwin-based hospital and clinic is stepping up its activity after the abrupt shutdowns this year of two Chippewa Valley hospitals and multiple clinic sites. We’ll discuss the ongoing challenges o…
Our community editor Christina Lorey gets us caught up on Wisconsin features you’ll find in our daily newsletter, including this week’s start of the NBA season for the Milwaukee Bucks, a discussion o…
Eric Hovde did it in Friday night’s debate. Donald Trump keeps doing it on the campaign trail along with many other Republicans. They can’t stop lying about abortion rights and the conditions that ac…
There’s one time when “kicking and screaming” has a positive vibe—when the Green Bay Packers’ kicker woes end with a game-winning field goal! A certain radio host was in the endzone stands for it, as…
We kick off the hour with a meteorology update from Civic Media's Brittney Merlot and then we hear from host of Amicus, Jim Santelle. Jim shares a bit about what he is going to be talking about on hi…
While Donald Trump was rambling through an interview answer that blamed Ukraine for Russia’s invasion, Vice President Kamala Harris made three stops in Wisconsin to ask voters to take the country in …
Sen. Tammy Baldwin is our guest for a special edition of Women Win Wisconsin, powered by Motherhood for Good. We’ll talk about her work to protect women’s healthcare rights, fight the factors that ar…
That should probably be the first question in Friday evening’s debate for Eric Hovde, as he puts another $7 million of his own money into challenging Sen. Tammy Baldwin. If you put $20 million of you…
You know how people sometimes say they prefer to do their own research—and just end up repeating talking points not really rooted in research? That definitely does not describe a communications profe…
In what can only be seen as a giant lack of self-awareness, legislative Republicans are targeting Democratic incumbents as do-nothings who get paid but aren’t effective. Pssst. Guys, everyone knows y…
Whether it’s Republican legislators suddenly claiming to be bipartisan dealmakers or a congressman who accomplished nothing on the House Agriculture Committee, there’s little that can be said in thes…
Donald Trump has a lot of fans—but they don’t include his vice president, many of his former Cabinet secretaries, and hundreds of national security leaders, who see him as a serious threat to global …
Veterans for Responsible Leadership is a group dedicated to amplifying the message coming from the many people who’ve worked with Donald Trump: He is unfit to serve as Commander in Chief once again. …
It’s going to be a seriously busy week in Wisconsin as Vice President Kamala Harris, Gov. Tim Walz, and a somewhat literal busload of surrogates all plan to cover the state. Meanwhile, former Preside…
We’ll ask former US Attorney Jim Santelle about this week’s decision by the US Supreme Court not to block an abortion ban in Texas while a lawsuit works its way through the courts. We’ll talk to Mark…
Donald Trump ripped the city of Detroit on Thursday—while speaking in Detroit. He also renewed his criticism of Milwaukee. He spent the week referring to Kamala Harris and Whoopie Goldberg as stupid.…
Next Monday marks Indigenous Peoples Day, a holiday to honor the perseverance of Indigenous peoples, celebrate their culture and contributions to our communities, and renew a commitment to respect tr…