The Milwaukee Fire and Police Commission is expected to name a new police chief on Thursday. We check in with a reporter about who the finalists are and how the search has unfolded. Then we talk to a union organizer and a worker to find out how about how essential workers at grocery stores are coping during the pandemic.

With the COVID-19 pandemic surging across the nation and the economic recession affecting Americans in various ways, the holidays will be different this year. We discuss how to get creative, and frugal, this season and cut the costs of decorating, gift giving and cooking.

Patrick Lucey helped form the new Democratic Party of Wisconsin, ran multiple campaigns, chaired the party and eventually served as governor. We speak with a Wisconsin political scientist who in a new book, lays out the far reaching legacy of Wisconsin’s 38th governor.

Wisconsin completed a partial recount over the weekend. A reporter brings us up to speed. Then, an ER doctor in Eau Claire shares how the region's surge in COVID-19 cases has impacted her hospital.

The bond between humans and dogs began tens of thousands of years ago and scientists say it’s the social similarities between the two species that makes the partnership work. We talk to an animal behaviorist about the strong connection between the two species.

We check in with an attorney and victims' rights advocate about how Marsy's Law is being implemented in Wisconsin. Then, a pharmacist tells us why they believe their profession should play a bigger role in the state's pandemic response.

A recent study published by Yale University examined dinosaur egg fossils to determine whether these creatures were warm- or cold-blooded. We talk with the author of the latest research to find out how this paints a picture of the environment millions of years ago.

In 2016, one of the largest indigenous protests against an oil pipeline took place at the Standing Rock Reservation. Three years later, we speak with some of those involved in the #NoDAPL movement. We discuss what has changed since the demonstrations, and how the protests embody broader struggles of sovereignty and climate justice.

There’s a lot scientists are still uncovering about space. We talk about two recent discoveries of space gas — one in the atmosphere of Venus and the other out beyond our Milky Way galaxy — with an astronomer and also discuss new developments and technologies that help us explore space.

Wisconsin’s lakes may seem quieter places in winter, but there is a lot going on under the surface. A Wisconsin author and lake enthusiast joins us to discuss the science behind our seasonally changing waterways.