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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WFHR Radio celebrates 85 years of local broadcasting and community service to Wisconsin Rapids
It started with local results from the 1940 presidential election and continues to this day with community information and conversation.
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Trump: End mail-in voting. Wisconsin: No thanks
Democrats, Republicans, and Independents point to our state’s long history of secure elections that embrace absentee ballot use to make democracy more accessible.
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Sarah Godlewski becomes first 2026 candidate for lieutenant governor
The current secretary of state and former state treasurer won’t join what could become a crowded field of candidates seeking to succeed retiring Gov. Tony Evers.
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Gov. Evers vetoes gig worker bill to pave the way for a better deal
Delivery drivers faced a potential loss of protections from a bill DoorDash spent more than $1 million lobbying to pass.
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Wisconsin Lawmaker: Corrupt maps in Texas will corrupt maps everywhere
Texas Democrats leave their state to freeze a Republican legislature ordered by Trump to gerrymander their congressional boundaries.
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Trump’s IVF promise is being broken and will hit 175,000 Wisconsin women with fertility issues
Report says White House has no plans to press for a private insurance mandate or government support, despite repeated promises by the self-described “fertilization president”
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Jim Lovell, Milwaukee’s hometown astronaut and hero, dies at 97
Commander of Apollo 13 and astronaut aboard Apollo 8, Lovell uttered the famous line now remembered as, “Houston, we have a problem.”
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Rural health care faces ‘death spiral’ from GOP Medicaid cuts
A doctor from Tomah talks to Pete Buttigieg’s online audiences about cuts in services and longer travel times for life-or-death care.
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Superior launches city-owned high-speed internet network thanks to Biden’s American Rescue Plan
Wisconsin’s first publicly-owned, open-access broadband network means competitive pricing and no monopoly ownership of the cables that keep Superior connected. The city of Superior has found success building out its broadband network, and now the second phase is underway to connect another part of the city to the state’s first publicly-owned, open-access system for…
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‘Mornings’ Newsletter Edition: Who is Sara Rodriguez?
Wisconsin’s lieutenant governor believes a cornerstone of life in our state involves setting up families to thrive, not just survive in tough economic times.
