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.
Pat Kreitlow
Latest from Pat Kreitlow
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Opinion: Johnson and Tiffany Must Resign or Be Expelled
Breaking their oath to uphold the Constitution, they cannot be trusted to serve all of us if their loyalty is to mob rule.
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From the Editor—Thanks for Making Our First Year a Success
UpNorthNews launched one year ago to highlight Wisconsin people, places, issues, and all the things that make our state worth caring for.
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Evers Says Wisconsin Is Among the States Being Told to Expect a Lot Less Vaccine Than Planned
Governor wants answers on how distribution is being managed. State sets up a clinic for Bamlanivimab.
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Wisconsin Supreme Court Rejects Trump’s Final Effort to Overturn 221,000 Ballots
Hagedorn joins progressives in telling the president he waited too long after the election was done to complain about the rules that govern it.
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READ: Conservative Justice Pens Scathing Takedown of Attempts to Toss Out WI Election Results
Hagedorn joins progressives in calling the case “a dangerous path we are being asked to tread.”
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WI Supreme Court Rejects Trump Election Suit on a 4-3 Vote
Conservative Justice Hagedorn joins progressives in telling the president he must follow the regular path through lower courts first.
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Sore Losers: Trump Is Trying to Burn Down the House—His Wisconsin Enablers Need to Stop Handing Him Matches
Managing Editor Pat Kreitlow on how Wisconsin’s infamous ‘lame duck’ session demonstrates the damage that can be done by disgruntled workers who’ve been fired.
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Vos to State: ‘Drop Dead’
Managing Editor Pat Kreitlow says the difference between this headline and the 1975 Gerald Ford classic is literally a matter of life or death.
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Joe Biden Will Be the Next President of the United States
The victory—that came after recapturing Wisconsin—makes Kamala Harris the first woman to be vice president and gives her a critical role in a closely divided Senate.
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Rebuilding the Blue Wall: Biden Is Now Wisconsin’s Apparent Winner
Former Vice President makes inroads into suburban Milwaukee, builds on strength in Dane County. Other parts go deeper for Trump.






















