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Andy Bensend on the math of growing and selling soybeans

PBS Wisconsin @pbswisconsin.bsky.social · 4h

Watch: 📺 🖥️ 💻 📱 Wisconsin Soybean Marketing Board member and Barron County farmer Andy Bensend details how changes in the price of soybeans affects bottom lines of farms that grow at scale and have inflexible costs.

Andy Bensend on how changes in the price of soybeans affects bottom lines of farms.

Musk's SpaceX contests Wisconsin's rural broadband plans

PBS Wisconsin @pbswisconsin.bsky.social · 6h

The Trump administration is pushing states to direct more federal funding into satellite internet, which is cheaper to install but slower than fiber-optic broadband, and critics fear a giveaway to companies owned by centibillionaires Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos, reports @thebadgerproject.org.

A representative of Elon Musk's rocket venture SpaceX, the parent company of its satellite internet company Starlink, publicly challenged plans in Wisconsin and other states to fund high-speed interne...

Kaul to run for a third term as Wisconsin Attorney General in 2026 election

PBS Wisconsin @pbswisconsin.bsky.social · 1d

Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul is seeking reelection to a third term in that office in the 2026 election after speculation that he would instead run in the Democratic primary for governor, reports @apnews.com.

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin's Democratic Attorney General Josh Kaul announced Oct. 7 that he will not run for governor, opting instead to seek a third term as the state's ...

A decade of immigrants to Wisconsin and immigration enforcement in 9 charts

PBS Wisconsin @pbswisconsin.bsky.social · 1d

Immigration hearing and arrest data from 2015 to 2023 illustrate where new immigrants to Wisconsin originated, where they settled in the state, and how they've fared in immigration court, reports @wisconsinwatch.org.

This article was originally published by Wisconsin Watch, a nonprofit, nonpartisan newsroom. Of the roughly 6.6 million immigrants who landed in the federal immigration court system over the past deca...

Wisconsin Department of Justice asks Waukesha County judge to pause voter citizenship order

PBS Wisconsin @pbswisconsin.bsky.social · 2d

The Wisconsin Department of Justice is asking a Waukesha County judge to immediately put on hold an order that would require elections officials to verify the citizenship of all 3.6 million registered Wisconsin voters before the statewide election in February 2026, reports @apnews.com.

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Wisconsin Department of Justice on Oct. 6 asked a judge to immediately put on hold his order that would require elections officials to verify the ...

John Rosenow on dairy workers and immigration enforcement

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PBS Wisconsin @pbswisconsin.bsky.social · 2d

Watch: 📺 🖥️ 💻 📱 Roseholm-Wolfe Dairy owner John Rosenow discusses the reliance of Wisconsin dairy farms on immigrant labor for milking cows, the legal statuses of these workers and the prospect of immigration raids.

John Rosenow on reliance of dairy farms on immigrant labor and the prospect of raids.

Sydney Timmer-Murillo on public violence and shared trauma

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PBS Wisconsin @pbswisconsin.bsky.social · 2d

Watch: 📺 🖥️ 💻 📱 Medical College of Wisconsin professor and clinical psychologist Sydney Timmer-Murillo considers how exposure to mass shootings and assassinations affect mental health and generate anxiety and trauma.

Sydney Timmer-Murillo on how mass shootings and assassinations affect mental health.

'Here & Now' Highlights: US Sen. Ron Johnson, John Rosenow, Sydney Timmer-Murillo

PBS Wisconsin @pbswisconsin.bsky.social · 2d

Watch: 📺 🖥️ 💻 📱 Here's what guests on the Oct. 3 episode of "Here & Now" said about the federal government shutdown, immigrant dairy workers and collective trauma from public violence.

U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson wants to stop federal government shutdowns and has a bill to change how funding bills are passed. Buffalo County farmer John Rosenow lamented how immigration laws ...

US Sen. Ron Johnson on 2025 government shutdown politics

PBS Wisconsin @pbswisconsin.bsky.social · 5d

Watch: 📺 🖥️ 💻 📱 U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wisconsin, discusses the October 2025 shutdown of the federal government, the stance of Republican lawmakers in this impasse and goals of his proposed Eliminate Shutdowns Act.

Ron Johnson on the federal government shutdown and his proposed Eliminate Shutdowns Act.

Tariffs, trade war and woes for Wisconsin's soybean farmers

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PBS Wisconsin @pbswisconsin.bsky.social · 5d

Watch: 📺 🖥️ 💻 📱 Wisconsin soybean farmers are enjoying a bumper crop, but are caught in the middle of a trade war with Trump administration tariffs on China and shifting global markets that are seeing sliding prices.

Combines are rolling all across Wisconsin, bringing in what looks to be a good soybean harvest. 'I think it's going to be a real good year for us on our ...

The hidden secrets of domestic violence in Native communities

PBS Wisconsin @pbswisconsin.bsky.social · 6d

Domestic violence often goes unreported and the issue is not widely discussed in many Indigenous communities, but advocacy groups seeking to end abuse by partners and the traumas that follow are offering support and helping break this silence, reports ICT.

Warning: This story contains disturbing details about domestic violence. If you are in an abusive relationship, you may seek help from law enforcement or advocacy groups listed below, or you ...

Karl Habeck on WOJB community radio as an Indigenous liaison

PBS Wisconsin @pbswisconsin.bsky.social · 6d

Watch: 📺 🖥️ 💻 📱 WOJB Woodland Community Radio general manager Karl Habeck describes how the Lac Courte Oreilles tribal radio station works to make connections between the reservation and neighboring communities.

This report is in collaboration with our partners at ICT, formerly Indian Country Today.

Karl Habeck on programming diverse community radio options

PBS Wisconsin @pbswisconsin.bsky.social · 7d

Watch: 📺 🖥️ 💻 📱 WOJB Woodland Community Radio general manager Karl Habeck describes obligations and opportunities of programming a broad range of news and cultural radio shows for audiences in northwest Wisconsin.

This report is in collaboration with our partners at ICT, formerly Indian Country Today.

Wisconsin Court of Appeals Judge Maria Lazar announces 2026 run for Wisconsin Supreme Court

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PBS Wisconsin @pbswisconsin.bsky.social · 7d

Wisconsin Court of Appeals Judge Maria Lazar is the first conservative candidate to enter the 2026 race for an open seat on the Wisconsin Supreme Court after Justice Rebecca Bradley announced that she would not seek another 10-year term, reports @apnews.com.

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A conservative Wisconsin appeals court judge announced Oct. 1 that she is running for an open seat on the battleground state's Supreme Court, promising to stop ...

Ernie Stevens Jr., Oneida Nation leader and Indian Gaming Association chair, dies at 66

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PBS Wisconsin @pbswisconsin.bsky.social · 7d

Ernie Stevens Jr., who was in his 13th two-year term as chair of the Indian Gaming Association, which works to protect Native American tribes and promote tribal gaming, and served on the Oneida Nation tribal council from 1993 to 1999, has died at the age of 66, reports @apnews.com.

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Ernie 'Big Cat' Stevens Jr., a driving force behind the expansion of Native American gaming for more than two decades, has died. He was 66. The ...

Rep. Scott Krug on how Wisconsin collects and counts ballots

PBS Wisconsin @pbswisconsin.bsky.social · 8d

Watch: 📺 🖥️ 💻 📱 State Rep. Scott Krug, R-Rome, discusses a set of election policy proposals for Wisconsin that would allow the counting of ballots to start before polls open and set new security rules for drop boxes.

Scott Krug on a set of election policy proposals on counting of ballots and drop boxes.

Line Roald on electricity use by data centers in Wisconsin

PBS Wisconsin @pbswisconsin.bsky.social · 8d

Watch: 📺 🖥️ 💻 📱 @uwmadison.bsky.social College of Engineering professor Line Roald describes electricity needs of data centers and effects on Wisconsin's energy grid and consumer utility costs as more are built around the state.

Line Roald on electricity needs of data centers and effects on Wisconsin's energy grid.

Water quality standards update illustrates depth of Wisconsin's fight over rulemaking

PBS Wisconsin @pbswisconsin.bsky.social · 8d

A proposed change to regulations aimed at preserving surface water quality in Wisconsin that was issued by the state Department of Natural Resources in 2023 has been swept up in ongoing court battles over how state government sets and approves administrative rules, reports @wisconsinwatch.org.

This story was produced and originally published by Wisconsin Watch, a nonprofit, nonpartisan newsroom. Are you worried about toxic algae blooms closing beaches and ruining local lakes? Here's a story...

Private equity pursues profits in power utilities as data centers use more energy and electric bills rise

PBS Wisconsin @pbswisconsin.bsky.social · 9d

Private investment firms that are helping finance buildout of energy-hungry data centers are getting interested in local utilities that deliver electricity to regular customers, with billions of dollars flowing toward acquisitions in Minnesota, New Mexico, Texas and Wisconsin, reports
@apnews.com.

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Private investment firms that are helping finance America's artificial intelligence race and the huge buildout of energy-hungry data centers are getting interested in the local ...

Endangered whooping crane dies of avian flu at wildlife refuge in southern Wisconsin

PBS Wisconsin @pbswisconsin.bsky.social · 9d

An whooping crane in Wisconsin has died of avian flu, which the Baraboo-based International Crane Foundation @savingcranes.bsky.social says marks the first confirmed death in this endangered species of bird due to Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza, reports @apnews.com.

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Ducky is dead. The International Crane Foundation announced Sept. 29 that Ducky, an endangered female whooping crane the foundation planned to release into the wilds of ...

Lily Wagner on researching, diagnosing and treating autism

PBS Wisconsin @pbswisconsin.bsky.social · 9d

Watch: 📺 🖥️ 💻 📱 @uwmadison.bsky.social Waisman Center Autism and Developmental Disabilities Clinic Director Lily Wagner considers the Trump administration's warnings about acetaminophen and approval of leucovorin as a treatment for autism.

Lily Wagner on Trump administration warnings about acetaminophen and autism treatment.

Missy Hughes enters 2026 race for Wisconsin governor

PBS Wisconsin @pbswisconsin.bsky.social · 9d

Missy Hughes, the former state economic development director for Wisconsin is running for governor in 2026, joined an already crowded primary field of Democratic candidates seeking the open seat, reports @apnews.com.

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The former state economic development director for Wisconsin, who previously worked as an executive at a dairy cooperative, announced Sept. 29 that she is running for ...

'Here & Now' Highlights: State Rep. Scott Krug, Line Roald, Lily Wager

PBS Wisconsin @pbswisconsin.bsky.social · 9d

Watch: 📺 🖥️ 💻 📱 Here's what guests on the Sept. 26 episode of "Here & Now" said about counting ballots earlier in Wisconsin, electricity use by data centers, and the science of Tylenol use and pregnancy.

Republican state Rep. Scott Krug is introducing legislation to, among other things, allow counting of absentee ballots the day before Election Day, and is hoping for bipartisan support. Data centers ....

Republican Bill Berrien quits 2026 Wisconsin governor's race amid pornography fallout

PBS Wisconsin @pbswisconsin.bsky.social · 12d

Businessman Bill Berrien has ended his 2026 campaign for in the Republican primary for governor of Wisconsin, days after it was reported that he followed numerous sexually explicit accounts online, including a nonbinary pornography performer, reports @apnews.com.

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin businessman Bill Berrien, a supporter of President Donald Trump, ended his Republican campaign for governor on Sept. 26, days after it was reported that he ...