Spanning The State

Kristin and Brian get emotional and react to the breaking news of the mas shooting at the Abundant Life Christian School in Madison. They speak to WTMJ's Adam Roberts for more information. Later they speak to Cole Nussbaumer Knaflic and her husband Randy join to talk more about their new children's book that focuses on graphs and data and gets kids more excited about math. Then drone pilot and photographer, Nate Vomhof joins the show to talk about the drones found over several US states and what it's like to operate one.

Best-Selling author, Cole Nussbaumer Knaflic talks to Kristin and Brian about their current work on bringing concepts of data and graphs to children in a new book “Daphne Draws Data”.

WTMJ Reporter Adam Roberts joins Kristin and Brian to give an update on the mass shooting at Madison's Abundant Life Christian School. He shares more information on what we know, the victims, and more.

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: Manitowoc - Ice boat exhibit. Green Lake - Kayakers wife files for divorce. Barron - Avian flu confirmed on Turkey farm.

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.

Political Power Half Hour with Steve Scaffidi - Steve Scaffidi is back in the studio with Kristin and Brian for the Political Power Half Hour. Today they discuss what the first two weeks after President-Elect Donald Trump's Inauguration will look like for the American public. They share their thoughts on his current cabinet appointments like Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and his current stance on removing the Polio Vaccine and Chris Wray Stepping down. Later the chat about WI Senate Minority Leader, Diane Hesselbein and her efforts to flip four senate seats and keep the ones Democrats have for more Bipartisan legislation. Also do not forget to check out Kristin, Brian and Steve on December 18th for the Kapco Trivia Night at Broken Bat Brewery.

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.

Adoption Coordinator for Jack’s Playground Animal Rescue, Ella Morice joins the show to share more about the upcoming fundraiser this Sunday at the Enlightened Brewery in Milwaukee. Morice explains what neonatal is, how they help save these animals, and the state of animal adoption now.

Today on Spinning the State: DeForest - Study committee recommends bill linking sandhill crane hunt to aid for farmers. Madison - Madison- More residential street to have 20mph speed limit. Milwaukee - “Flight to the North Pole” takes off Saturday.

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.

Lead Pastor at the St. John’s Lutheran Church Reverend Peter Beeson, talks to Kristin and Brian about the how they are demolishing and voluntarily converting one of Madison’s oldest churches into a 130-unit low-income affordable housing complex.

Mario Koran, Investigative Reporter for Wisconsin Watch joins Spanning the State to dissect the Wisconsin’s Prison and Correctional Department request of $463,000 per year for per year to go to the Lincoln Hills Youth Prison. Koran shares more information on th past of the prison, the average cost to incarcerate a juvenile in and out of the state, and what efforts the state plans to make to change juvenile justice.

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.

The Wisconsin State Park System is celebrating a big milestone in 2025: 125 years since the opening of the first state park in northwestern Wisconsin, Interstate State Park. Missy VanLanduyt Chief of the Recreation Partnership Section for the DNR tells Kristin and Brian more about the major milestone birthday, the history behind the department and how they plan to celebrate.

Wisconsin is falling behind when it comes to protecting children from vaccine-preventable diseases, like Polio, Measles, Mumps, Rubella and more. Professor and UW-Madison Chair in the Department of Life Sciences Communications, Dominique Brossard joins Spanning the State to share more elaborate on how vaccine hesitancy, how the new presidential administration will impact policies about vaccines and more.

Today on Spinning the State: Milwaukee - New Hallmark Christmas Movie set in Milwaukee. Lake Hallie - Health cooperative hopes to reopen Chippewa Falls hospital next yea. La Crosse - Kwik Trip releases holiday merchandise.

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.

Associate Professor of Law at UW-Madison and Criminal Law and Procedure Expert, Cecelia Klingele joins the show to talk further about the lack of body cams worn by the police. Currently Madison is the biggest city in the Midwest that doesn’t require their officers. Now due to a new pilot project, Police Chief Shon Barnes is requesting city funding to implement these devices. Professor Klingele shares more about this new request, the current status of police in Madison, what else they learned from the pilot test and more.

The Fabulous Farm Babe and Host of the Midwest Farm Report, Pam Jahnke joins Spanning the State to chat all things farm related in Wisconsin. She tells Kristin and Brian about her interview with Joan Ballweg, how farmers could lose billions from Trump’s Trade war, as well as a new nationwide testing ordered from USDA for Bird Flu in milk products amid a rise in human cases and more.

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: Oshkosh - Advance tickets on sale for EAA. Sturgeon Bay - Listeners can run the radio station for charity. Green Bay - Bay Beach Wildlife sanctuary gets $500,000 grant.

During the holidays many are used to some season’s staples like Christmas Trees, holiday lights, snowflakes and of course the Red Kettle campaign. Salvation Army Commissioner Kenneth Hodder joins Spanning the State for Giving Tuesday to talk about their infamous campaign, the other ways the Salvation Army supports the community, “Fisk Johnson Match Day” and more.

Founding Director of the University of Wisconsin-Superior’s Transportation and Logistics Research Center, Richard Stewart joins Spanning the State to continue the conversation on how tariffs under the Trump Administration. He shares how this will impact the port of Duluth-Superior, what supply chain scenarios we should prepare for, and how will the rest of the state be affected.

Who said Christmas can’t also be spooky? The Rave/Eagles Club says otherwise as they are a few days away from their annual Haunted Holidays Tours. Operations Director, Colin O’Connell joins the show to chat about some of the spooks that can be found, the haunted history of the Eagles Club, how they’ve evolved the tour since 2020 COVID-19 outbreak and more. The tour is available this weekend and next weekend.

Several Universities of Wisconsin campus branches have shut down in the last two years. However, these branch campuses are not owned by the state but by their respective counties. Higher Education reporter for the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Kelly Meyerhofer joins Kristin and Brian to give more insight on what these local counties are planning to do with the vacant buildings.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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: Sauk City - Sauk City Bridge project will connect Dane and Sauk Counties. Madison - After a run of 70 years, Paul’s Bookstore at 670 State St. will close early next year. Milwaukee - Kinnickinnic River on verge of a comeback.

Matthew Poulson and Sarah Fowles owners of a specialty toy store in Wauwatosa talk to Kristin and Brian about how they maintain their mom-and-pop shop while competing against major retailers in a growing and competitive industry. They share what challenges they face while navigating the industry, how they decided to create a toy store, the other unique events they offer that set them apart from the rest.

Northern Wisconsin is well known for its strategic shipping hub and serves and firstest inland seaport in the US. However, under a second Trump administration there may be changes affecting trade and tariff policies. International Trade Consultant at the Small Business Development Center of the University of Wisconsin-Superior Chris Wojtowicz joins the show to help explain what opportunities and challenges we may face with a second Trump term.

John Diedrich, investigative Reporter for the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel joins Kristin and Brian to talk about his newest chapter titled “unintended” from his investigative “Behind the Gun.” This new chapter focuses on unintentional shootings involving children in Wisconsin, Diedrich shares more about what he uncovered with is reporting, what’s happening to prevent these tragic incidents, and how this impacts certain communities within the state.

Kristin and Brian tackle a full show. They first talk to Jason Stein, President of the Wisconsin Policy Forum about the ways ACT 10 impacted Wisconsinites. Ike Wynter Woodworking Artist joins the show to talk about his craft and his new spotlight after being feature on "NBC's Nightly News with Lester Holt." Then they speak to Carmen Pitre about the Sojourner Family Peace Center and the Wisconsin Humane Society's initiative, the Safe Haven Foster Program that helps foster pets who have been impacted by domestic violence. Later they chat with Journal Sentinel Ricardo Torres about what is happening with Kohls Department Store Company and their low sales and CEO turnover. ALSO, make sure to tune in tomorrow December 5th to find out who won our Movember contest.

Today on Spinning the State: Oshkosh - Temporary ordinance bans alcohol in Opera House Square Park. Kenosha - County Health Dept. offering harm reduction vending machines. Greenbush - Wade House historical Society receives Stagecoach from Wells-Fargo collection.

Journal Sentinel Reporter Ricardo Torres is back and here to spill the tea on what is going on with Kohls the department store company. Torres explains what is happening with their consistent drop in sales throughout the year, their high turnover of CEOs, and other reasons the Wisconsin Retailer is struggling to stay afloat.

Domestic Violence has been steadily growing over the last two decades. When advocating for the victims of this violence a lot of the focus goes towards the people being affecting but many aren’t aware that pets can also be harmed. Safe Haven Foster Program is an initiative that aims to help find foster homes for victim’s pets to they can leave abusive situations. The Wisconsin Humane Society and Sojourner Family Pace Center has partnered together to create the initiative and CEO and President of Sojourner, Carmen Pitre joins the show to tell Kristin and Brian more about it.

local Wood Artist Ike Wynters, joins the show to talk about his journey becoming an artist, his interest in woodworking, the process behind creating his work and recent national attention since being featured on “NBC Nightly News with Lester Holt”.

President of the Wisconsin Policy Forum, Jason Stein joins Kristin and Brian add to the conversation regarding ACT 10. As a co-author of the book “More Than They Bargained For: Scott Walker, Unions and the Fight for Wisconsin” Stein is clued in on all things surrounding the law, and give smore insight on the impact, both good and bad, that the ACT 10 has done in Wisconsin.

Today on Spanning the State, Kristin and Brian speak to Law Forward President, Jeff Mandel on ACT 10 and what happens now to union workers and public workers since it was overruled. Later they welcome Vickie Reetz of Wounded Warriors United of Wisconsin to share how they provide resources to Veterans for Giving Tuesday. Then share what charitable organizations they donate to for the actual Giving Tuesday observance. Journal Sentinel arts and books editor Jim Higgins joins the show to explain how he reviews your favorite annual Christmas productions and keeps it fresh. Then they close the show with a conversation on the growing amounts of E. Coli in food and a very exclusive Miller Lite Xmas and all the cool holiday themed items we aren't getting to enjoy.

Today on Spinning the State: Madison - UW-Madison climbs back to sixth place in national research rankings. Appleton - Appleton Catholic high school fires principal for violating policy aimed at preventing sexual abuse. Eagle - Old World Wisconsin Home for the Holidays.

Wounded Warriors United of Wisconsin is an organization that provides resources and community to veterans across the state. Now co-founders, Otto and Vicki Reetz have expanded their mission by selling their New London home and converting it into Country Haven Farm a place for Veterans to decompress, and enjoy the natural beauty of Northern Wisconsin. Reetz joins Kristin and Brian for Giving Tuesday to share more about the organization and how they provide these resources for our Veterans.