A service of Wisconsin Public Media, UW–Madison and the Educational Communications Board. WPR is a member of NPR and supported by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.https://bsky.app/profile/wprnews.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/wprnews.bsky.social/post/3mzhuk77c4m26Democrat Yee Leng Xiong will be the first Hmong American in the nation to serve in a statewide office after winning the race for Wisconsin state treasurer. And in another Democratic victory, Milwaukee Alder JoCasta Zamarripa will serve as Wisconsin’s next secretary of state. https://www.wpr.org/news/democrats-win-secretary-of-state-state-treasurer04 Nov 2026 07:50 +0000at://did:plc:yynmrugaok2o7e65mccdv3dn/app.bsky.feed.post/3mzhuk77c4m26https://bsky.app/profile/wprnews.bsky.social/post/3mzhtdnnmdt2gWisconsin’s congressional delegation will be split 4-4 next year after Democrats flipped two U.S. House seats. The last time the state’s congressional delegation was evenly divided between Republicans and Democrats was 16 years ago. https://www.wpr.org/news/wisconsin-congressional-election-results-november-202604 Nov 2026 07:28 +0000at://did:plc:yynmrugaok2o7e65mccdv3dn/app.bsky.feed.post/3mzhtdnnmdt2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/wprnews.bsky.social/post/3mzhsy2rjw427Wisconsin voters approved one new constitutional amendment, rejected another and a third was too close to call early Wednesday morning. https://www.wpr.org/news/wisconsin-constitutional-amendments-2026-governors-powers-dei04 Nov 2026 07:21 +0000at://did:plc:yynmrugaok2o7e65mccdv3dn/app.bsky.feed.post/3mzhsy2rjw427https://bsky.app/profile/wprnews.bsky.social/post/3mzhserk7pc2iDemocrats have won both houses of the Wisconsin Legislature for the first time in 18 years, giving them single-party control of state government. https://www.wpr.org/news/wisconsin-assembly-senate-election-results-202604 Nov 2026 07:11 +0000at://did:plc:yynmrugaok2o7e65mccdv3dn/app.bsky.feed.post/3mzhserk7pc2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/wprnews.bsky.social/post/3mzhns6utxd27Democrat Mitchell Berman has defeated incumbent Republican U.S. Rep. Bryan Steil to win Wisconsin's 1st Congressional District. https://www.wpr.org/?p=49646904 Nov 2026 05:49 +0000at://did:plc:yynmrugaok2o7e65mccdv3dn/app.bsky.feed.post/3mzhns6utxd27https://bsky.app/profile/wprnews.bsky.social/post/3mzhjw4bkem2vEau Claire Democrat Rebecca Cooke defeated Republican incumbent Derrick Van Orden in one of the nation's most closely watched congressional races. https://www.wpr.org/news/democrat-rebecca-cooke-defeats-gop-derrick-van-orden-congress-midterms04 Nov 2026 04:39 +0000at://did:plc:yynmrugaok2o7e65mccdv3dn/app.bsky.feed.post/3mzhjw4bkem2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/wprnews.bsky.social/post/3mzhiri42ns2vLawsuits against the Trump administration were a dominant issue in a rematch race for Wisconsin attorney general. https://www.wpr.org/?p=49682704 Nov 2026 04:19 +0000at://did:plc:yynmrugaok2o7e65mccdv3dn/app.bsky.feed.post/3mzhiri42ns2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/wprnews.bsky.social/post/3mzhiqi22j527Michael Alfonso, a political newcomer and son-in-law of a Trump Administration secretary, has won Wisconsin’s 7th Congressional District seat. He will be the youngest member of Congress in the nation. https://www.wpr.org/?p=49619204 Nov 2026 04:18 +0000at://did:plc:yynmrugaok2o7e65mccdv3dn/app.bsky.feed.post/3mzhiqi22j527https://bsky.app/profile/wprnews.bsky.social/post/3mzhhckuhnj26Democrat David Crowley, the Milwaukee County executive, will be Wisconsin’s next governor, making history as the first Black person to hold the office in the history of the state. https://www.wpr.org/news/democrat-david-crowley-defeats-republican-tom-tiffany-wisconsin-governor-202604 Nov 2026 03:53 +0000at://did:plc:yynmrugaok2o7e65mccdv3dn/app.bsky.feed.post/3mzhhckuhnj26https://bsky.app/profile/wprnews.bsky.social/post/3mzhb256wq72f🇺🇸 Follow Wisconsin election results: https://www.wpr.org/elections/2026-general-election-results04 Nov 2026 02:01 +0000at://did:plc:yynmrugaok2o7e65mccdv3dn/app.bsky.feed.post/3mzhb256wq72fhttps://bsky.app/profile/wprnews.bsky.social/post/3mzgxk62tde27In an effort to clean up more than a century of pollution in Milwaukee's waterways, a 42-acre “bathtub” has opened along Lake Michigan to hold tons of toxic sediment. https://www.wpr.org/news/bathtub-lake-michigan-hold-tons-toxic-sediment-dredged-material-management-facility03 Nov 2026 23:11 +0000at://did:plc:yynmrugaok2o7e65mccdv3dn/app.bsky.feed.post/3mzgxk62tde27https://bsky.app/profile/wprnews.bsky.social/post/3mzghrwlsff2d Paulina Gutiérrez, Milwaukee Elections Commission executive director, said DOJ and Congressional observers are at Milwaukee polls today and there have been no reported problems. https://www.wpr.org/news/federal-doj-election-observers-wisconsin-midterms03 Nov 2026 18:29 +0000at://did:plc:yynmrugaok2o7e65mccdv3dn/app.bsky.feed.post/3mzghrwlsff2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/wprnews.bsky.social/post/3mzg6ypdckr27It's Election Day, and voters in Wisconsin will choose Wisconsin's next governor. Their votes also could shift control in the state Legislature, where Republicans have held control for two decades. https://www.wpr.org/news/wisconsin-votes-election-day-midterms-2026-voting-polls03 Nov 2026 15:51 +0000at://did:plc:yynmrugaok2o7e65mccdv3dn/app.bsky.feed.post/3mzg6ypdckr27https://bsky.app/profile/wprnews.bsky.social/post/3mzeeexpwij27Republican U.S. Rep. Tom Tiffany and Democratic Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley made their final pitches to voters on why they should be governor during their final day of dueling bus tours ahead of Tuesday’s election. https://www.wpr.org/news/david-crowley-tom-tiffany-final-day-campaign-governor-202602 Nov 2026 22:22 +0000at://did:plc:yynmrugaok2o7e65mccdv3dn/app.bsky.feed.post/3mzeeexpwij27https://bsky.app/profile/wprnews.bsky.social/post/3mzdqdikhrq27Wisconsin's Nov. 3, 2026 election includes three statewide referendums that seek to amend the state constitution. Here's what voters need to know. https://www.wpr.org/news/what-to-know-wisconsin-november-2026-referendums02 Nov 2026 16:24 +0000at://did:plc:yynmrugaok2o7e65mccdv3dn/app.bsky.feed.post/3mzdqdikhrq27https://bsky.app/profile/wprnews.bsky.social/post/3mz4lkz7jue2vDemocratic committees hoping to flip the state Legislature raised more money than their GOP counterparts in the closing weeks of the campaign. But, thanks to major cash cushions, the GOP groups outspent them. https://www.wpr.org/news/campaign-committees-spend-millions-in-fight-for-wisconsin-legislature30 Oct 2026 20:10 +0000at://did:plc:yynmrugaok2o7e65mccdv3dn/app.bsky.feed.post/3mz4lkz7jue2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/wprnews.bsky.social/post/3mz45a6fcs72vAn NPR investigation found that thousands of military veterans with VA-backed mortgages have been hit with higher interest rates and monthly payments since last year, when the Trump administration shut down a low-interest program designed to help them. https://www.wpr.org/npr-story/trump-van-orden-va-home-loan-program-thousands-of-veterans-paying-the-price30 Oct 2026 15:53 +0000at://did:plc:yynmrugaok2o7e65mccdv3dn/app.bsky.feed.post/3mz45a6fcs72vhttps://bsky.app/profile/wprnews.bsky.social/post/3mz3x2jl6ut27Milwaukee’s downtown streets are packed with Brewers fans ahead of Friday morning’s World Series victory parade and rally. The parade will start around 10 a.m. and head from downtown to the Summerfest grounds at Henry Maier Festival Park. https://www.wpr.org/news/brewers-fans-line-streets-milwaukee-world-series-parade30 Oct 2026 14:02 +0000at://did:plc:yynmrugaok2o7e65mccdv3dn/app.bsky.feed.post/3mz3x2jl6ut27https://bsky.app/profile/wprnews.bsky.social/post/3mz3tnjoysx2rThere are 79 school referendums on the Nov. 3 ballot in 72 different school districts. In total, they will decide on $1.6 billion in operational and capital referendums. https://www.wpr.org/news/wisconsin-school-districts-referendums-nov-3-election30 Oct 2026 13:02 +0000at://did:plc:yynmrugaok2o7e65mccdv3dn/app.bsky.feed.post/3mz3tnjoysx2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/wprnews.bsky.social/post/3mz236pmtnv272026 marks the 50th anniversary of Trek Bicycle Corporation — the nation's largest bike company, and one of the top bike producers worldwide. CEO John Burke joined WPR's “Wisconsin Today” for a look at 50 years of Trek, and the challenges and opportunities facing the company today.29 Oct 2026 20:11 +0000at://did:plc:yynmrugaok2o7e65mccdv3dn/app.bsky.feed.post/3mz236pmtnv27https://bsky.app/profile/wprnews.bsky.social/post/3myzj44mxhz27WPR sent questions to Republican Tom Tiffany and Democrat David Crowley, asking them whether they favor closing the Waupun and Green Bay correctional institutions. https://www.wpr.org/news/tom-tiffany-daivd-crowley-governor-green-bay-waupun-prisons29 Oct 2026 14:48 +0000at://did:plc:yynmrugaok2o7e65mccdv3dn/app.bsky.feed.post/3myzj44mxhz27https://bsky.app/profile/wprnews.bsky.social/post/3myycll2bmn2vFor the first time in franchise history, the Milwaukee Brewers are World Series champions. #WinOurWay ⚾ https://www.wpr.org/news/milwaukee-brewers-win-first-ever-world-series-title29 Oct 2026 03:18 +0000at://did:plc:yynmrugaok2o7e65mccdv3dn/app.bsky.feed.post/3myycll2bmn2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/wprnews.bsky.social/post/3myxp4bvsal2dSean Hanish is the director and producer of the documentary “Just a Bit Outside: The Story of the 1982 Milwaukee Brewers.” He told WPR about the moment the Brewers made it to the World Series and seeing Games 1 and 2 with his son. https://www.wpr.org/news/brewers-documentarian-superfan-hanish-world-series28 Oct 2026 21:30 +0000at://did:plc:yynmrugaok2o7e65mccdv3dn/app.bsky.feed.post/3myxp4bvsal2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/wprnews.bsky.social/post/3myxlw4zm7c2iWarming temperatures have blurred, lengthened and worsened pollen seasons here in Wisconsin. The result is more people — including those who haven’t previously experienced bad bouts of hay fever and sinus pressure — sharing in the misery. https://www.wpr.org/health/allergy-seasons-why-more-of-us-suffer-year-round28 Oct 2026 20:33 +0000at://did:plc:yynmrugaok2o7e65mccdv3dn/app.bsky.feed.post/3myxlw4zm7c2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/wprnews.bsky.social/post/3myxc4vymb22vThe final Marquette University Law School poll ahead of Wisconsin's Nov. 3 election shows Democrat David Crowley leading Republican Tom Tiffany by 7 percentage points in the race for Wisconsin governor. https://www.wpr.org/news/marquette-poll-crowley-tiffany-october-28-202628 Oct 2026 17:37 +0000at://did:plc:yynmrugaok2o7e65mccdv3dn/app.bsky.feed.post/3myxc4vymb22vhttps://bsky.app/profile/wprnews.bsky.social/post/3myx4xu2l2j2dAfter previous failed attempts, the policymaking board for the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources on Wednesday voted unanimously to approve standards for six PFAS substances. https://www.wpr.org/news/groundwater-standards-pfas-advance-wisconsin28 Oct 2026 16:05 +0000at://did:plc:yynmrugaok2o7e65mccdv3dn/app.bsky.feed.post/3myx4xu2l2j2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/wprnews.bsky.social/post/3myx4racnxf2rFrom prisons to funding for police, Wisconsin’s next governor will face a lot of decisions related to criminal justice. https://www.wpr.org/news/wisconsin-governor-candidates-criminal-justice-decisions28 Oct 2026 16:01 +0000at://did:plc:yynmrugaok2o7e65mccdv3dn/app.bsky.feed.post/3myx4racnxf2r