Happy New Year from all of us at UpNorthNews Radio! Please enjoy this look back at 2024 and our favorite moments from the show! We appreciate you listening and wish you all the best in 2025! UpNorthNews with Pat Kreitlow airs on several stations across the Civic Media radio network, Monday through Friday from 6-8 […]

Jan 1, 2025

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We spend a little extra time getting to know UpNorthNews social media manager Cherita Booker. We discuss the tradition of a holiday lasagna or ravioli—hey, it can’t be turkey and ham every holiday, right? And as she reviews our more popular social media posts of the past week, we pass judgement on a place that […]

Guests: Cherita Booker, Dan Hagen

Dec 24, 2024

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It’s our final live show of 2024, so we’ll review the many stories we covered at UpNorthNews—not just the election stories and political battles, but the everyday occurrences and unusual events that made up a year in Wisconsin life. And we’ll review Monday night’s Packers home game against New Orleans and look ahead to the […]

Dec 24, 2024

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During the holidays and at the end of a long election year, there’s a lot of talk and wishful thinking about coming together and bridging divides. But there’s a difference between kumbaya and capitulation, and there’s rarely been a more important time for people concerned about the direction of our country to avoid walking away […]

Guests: Kristin Lyerly, Salina Heller

Dec 23, 2024

45:08

A report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is being interpreted by some as meaning that the number of abortions was halved in the wake of the Dobbs decision that repealed Roe v. Wade, but that isn’t the whole story. Dr. Kristin Lyerly helps us understand the significance of the overall numbers and […]

Guest: Kristin Lyerly

Dec 23, 2024

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