Journal Sentinel Capital Reporter Jessie Opoien, is back on Spanning the State to the lack of coverage focusing on down ballot races in the state of Wisconsin. These races are both concentrating on the Wisconsin Assembly and what available seats are left. Opoien shares how this may shake out, which races she is watching closely, and how are they raising money.

Grace Fuhr, Director of Special Events at Historic Milwaukee joins the show to talk to Kristin and Brian about the annual “Doors Open Milwaukee” celebration that features the city’s history, architecture, and neighborhoods. She shares what the event will encompass, and a dare-devil activity Kristin is participating in to help raise funds for the event.

Kristin Brey, the founder of As Goes Wisconsin, and longtime WTMJ host Brian Noonan are skilled at taking the complex and making it digestible. They will take you behind the headlines of the day’s biggest stories from across Wisconsin. Fans will hear the stories being told by those who live and cover those communities firsthand for the most accurate and relevant information.

Today on Spinning the State:

Madison - UW-Madison has again been ranked as one of the top party schools in the U.S.

Wausau - 150 yr old Zion Lutheran Church named to National Register of Historic Places.

Sturgeon Bay - Pride on display at Sturgeon Bay Library.

Off-Highway Vehicle Administrator, Lt. Jacob Holsclaw joins the show to talk about the climbing number ATV and UTV deaths. Holsclaw shares how being educated about this recreational activity may save lives.

Dr. Charles Nicholson joins Spanning the State to help explain Wisconsin’s change in milk prices. He breaks down how we price milk, how the pandemic has shifted this system, and what this means for Wisconsin Dairy Farmers.

Kristin and Brian kick off the week with a bang. They talked about a bill proposed by Senator Tammy Baldwin that includes disaster relief for Wisconsin businesses who've struggled during our not so snowy winters. They sit down with John Mercure of Wisconsin's Afternoon News and his work fundraising to save a monument honoring a fall Wisconsin veteran. Then they discuss the recovery of an old native language with Burton Warrington and how their new 10,00 square foot facility is helping. Later they recount a rowdy weekend at Camp Randall and their selling of alcohol, before tackling one of the sassiest social media accounts online, Lake Superior.

Today on Spinning the State:

Lac Du Flambeau - Tribe banishes state senator.

Oshkosh - Oshkosh School Board reverses course, adopts Title IX rules.

Spring Green - Family owned department store to close after 108 yrs.

Co-Founder and Executive Director of the Nonprofit Menomini yoU, Burton Warrington joins Spanning the State to discuss a new 10,000 square foot facility designed to serve as a community hub to provide resources and education supporting revitalization efforts of the Menomini language. Kristin and Brian also get a deeper dive into the need to preserve endangered languages and how complex this language is.

John Mecure of WTMJ620am's Wisconsin’s Afternoon News joins Spanning the State to talk about his work with WTMJ Cares, and the tragic story of Wisconsin native, and Vietnam war Veteran Lance Sijon. Mercure talks about his efforts to help raise money in support of Lance’s sister, Janine, who is financially responsible for maintaining the replica of her brother’s F-4 Phantom fighter jet at Sijan Plaza near Mitchell International Airport. Click the link below to donate: https://wtmj.com/preserving-lance-sijan-legacy/