The Founding Editor of UpNorthNews, Pat was a familiar presence on radio and TV stations in western Wisconsin before serving in the state Legislature. After a brief stint living in the Caribbean, Pat and wife returned to Chippewa Falls to be closer to their growing group of grandchildren. He now serves as UNN’s chief political correspondent and host of UpNorthNews Radio, airing weekday mornings 6 a.m.-8 a.m on the Civic Media radio network and the UpNorthNews Facebook page.
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Latest from Pat Kreitlow
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Johnson Gets Hit Again on Refusal to Push for Jobs to Be Created in Oshkosh
Digital ads join billboards and other demands for the senator to persuade Oshkosh Defense to locate 1,000 jobs in Wisconsin instead of South Carolina.
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Former DNR Leader Says a Renegade Board Member Is Part of Republicans’ Plan to Undermine Water Rules, Unseat Gov. Evers
George Meyer blames the state’s major business lobby for encouraging a member to stay past his term as a way to fight PFAS standards.
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GOP Attorney General Candidate Deletes Old Tweets Criticizing Trump, Report Says
Former state Rep. Adam Jarchow is a prolific tweeter and Trump critic, but you’d never know from his account now.
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Vos Fights Attempts to ID Illegally Deleted Election Probe Records
Assembly speaker claims he doesn’t know his official Twitter password, rarely looks at official email, and only communicates by phone with Gableman and Trump.
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Business Leaders Support Elections Commission, a Frequent Target of GOP Conspiracies
Republicans have targeted the Elections Commission as they seek to undermine elections.
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Another County Republican Party Demands Vos Be Removed
Wood County GOP joins Iowa Co. in claiming Assembly Speaker was unfair to an election conspiracy theorist.
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Ron Johnson Won’t Push for 1,000+ New Jobs in His Hometown
Oshkosh Defense’s namesake plant could make USPS vehicles, but it appears the jobs are heading for non-union conditions in South Carolina.
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Pocan Calls on State and Federal AG’s to Investigate Fraudulent Electors
Congressman asks US Attorney General Merrick Garland and state Attorney General Josh Kaul to expose Trump campaign’s conspiracy.
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Legislator: GOP Colleagues Underestimate the Damage to Democracy from Election Lies
Smith says many know better but are going along because it helps them stay in power.
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Baldwin, Democratic Senate Candidates React to Supreme Court Justice Breyer’s Retirement
President Biden will pick a nominee for Senate confirmation.






















