Mornings with Pat Kreitlow

It was surprising enough that the new round of campaign donation reports showed a sitting state Supreme Court justice had raised no money yet this year. Now comes word that Bill Berrien, the businessman running for governor, raised $1.2 million — but $1 million of that came from members of one family: the Winklevoss twins, […]

Guest: Melissa Kaye

Jul 16, 2025

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We’ll talk to Dan Shafer of The Recombobulation Area about this week’s political headlines. In one instance, an early candidate for governor in 2026 is making his first big TV ad buy—seriously. And in next year’s state Supreme Court race, the incumbent conservative justice reported raising absolutely no campaign contributions in the most recent reporting […]

Guests: Chad Holmes, Dan Shafer

Jul 15, 2025

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Jeff Rennicke, executive director of the Friends of the Apostle Islands shares some of the responses that the National Park Service has received from across the country about President Trump’s Executive Order (“Restoring Truth and Sanity to American History” aka whitewashing history) that includes signs asking the public to report anyone who believes the history […]

Guests: Dan Hagen, Hans Breitenmoser, Jamie Wall, Jeff Rennicke

Jul 15, 2025

44:02

Washington County Executive Josh Schoemann stopped by the Civic Media booth at the Northern Wisconsin State Fair in Chippewa Falls last Friday to talk about his campaign for governor. We’ll hear the responses he gave to questions from Todd Allbaugh and Pat—and try to get a sense for what those answers tell us about what […]

Jul 15, 2025

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We’ll visit with state Rep. Amaad Rivera-Wagner about what legislators will be working on, now that the state budget has been completed. He and Dr. Kristin Lyerly discuss Elon Musk and his attempt to bribe voters in the recent Wisconsin Supreme Court election. We’ll also check in with John and Gordy from our Madison station. […]

Guests: Amaad Rivera-Wagner, Dr. Kristin Lyerly

Jul 14, 2025

44:02

Some Wisconsin members of Congress get rightly criticized for taking shots at Canada while its forests are ablaze. The Republicans who complained about all the smoke don’t have their own stellar record when it comes to forest management. Also: Jimmie Kaska helps us wrap up a big weekend for the Brewers as they enter the […]

Guests: Dr. Kristin Lyerly, Jimmie Kaska, Salina Heller

Jul 14, 2025

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Monday marks our 600th morning show—and all those reps have paid off with an opportunity to talk to new listeners in the Fox Valley. Dr. Kristin Lyerly joins us, fresh off a meeting in Washington, DC with a focus on preserving options for rural healthcare. Mornings with Pat Kreitlow is powered by UpNorthNews, and it […]

Guest: Dr. Kristin Lyerly

Jul 14, 2025

44:02

We’ll talk to Mike Clemens about the Milwaukee Brewers and a season that’s gone from potentially mediocre to unexpectedly exciting in just a few short weeks. Also: The Wisconsin Elections Commission releases results of its investigation into nearly 200 ballots that were lost for a time and left uncounted by the now-former city clerk in […]

Guest: Mike Clemens

Jul 11, 2025

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Childcare providers and parents will be gathering at the state Capitol this morning to rally and outline the next steps needed to address the crisis of affordable childcare. They say what was passed in last week’s state budget is entirely inadequate to prevent continued closures, which will give parents fewer options and make the state’s […]

Guests: Jennifer Schulze, Jim Santelle, Mark Jacob

Jul 11, 2025

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How is this still a thing? The court case drags on over President Trump’s attempt to declare that American children born in this country are not citizens if their parents aren’t citizens. The Constitution begs to differ, so a federal judge has made a move to circumvent the sympathy coming from Trump’s accomplices on the […]

Guest: Keya Vakil

Jul 11, 2025

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