web01.fireside.fm Sun, 05 Apr 2026 15:00:06 -0500 Fireside (https://fireside.fm) Wisconsin Watch - Episodes Tagged with “New News Lab” https://wisconsinwatch.fireside.fm/tags/new%20news%20lab Thu, 09 Nov 2023 12:00:00 -0500 The Wisconsin Center for Investigative Journalism is an independent, nonpartisan and nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization that reports on government accountability and quality of life issues, like education, the economy and the environment. It’s more important to us to get the story right than it is to be first and we believe in collaborating, not competing, with other news outlets. Not only can you find our stories on WisconsinWatch.org, but we give all of our reports away for free to hundreds of other news organizations. We are excited to start sharing our reports in audio form and you can find them wherever you get your podcasts! en-us episodic From the Wisconsin Center for Investigative Journalism Wisconsin Watch The Wisconsin Center for Investigative Journalism is an independent, nonpartisan and nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization that reports on government accountability and quality of life issues, like education, the economy and the environment. It’s more important to us to get the story right than it is to be first and we believe in collaborating, not competing, with other news outlets. Not only can you find our stories on WisconsinWatch.org, but we give all of our reports away for free to hundreds of other news organizations. We are excited to start sharing our reports in audio form and you can find them wherever you get your podcasts! no Wisconsin, news, investigative Wisconsin Watch info@wisconsinwatch.org A Grand Chute police recruit alleged she was sexually assaulted. Days later she lost her job. https://wisconsinwatch.fireside.fm/wisconsin-marsys-law-police-recruit-grand-chute-sexual-assault 4584574e-296d-4947-937e-7fb00f726923 Thu, 09 Nov 2023 12:00:00 -0500 Wisconsin Watch full Wisconsin Watch The department didn’t seek outside investigation for case involving its own employee, yet invoked “victim rights” laws to resist disclosing details of the incident involving two other police recruits 24:52 no The Grand Chute police department didn’t seek an outside investigation for a case involving its own employee, yet invoked “victim rights” laws to resist disclosing details of the incident involving two other police recruits. By Wisconsin Watch's Jacob Resneck. Wisconsin Watch reporter Phoebe Petrovic contributed. This story was produced as part of the NEW (Northeast Wisconsin) News Lab. Wisconsin, grand chute, marsy's law, NEW News Lab, news, Sheboygan, sheboygan police department, Wisconsin Watch The Grand Chute police department didn’t seek an outside investigation for a case involving its own employee, yet invoked “victim rights” laws to resist disclosing details of the incident involving two other police recruits. By Wisconsin Watch's Jacob Resneck. Wisconsin Watch reporter Phoebe Petrovic contributed. This story was produced as part of the NEW (Northeast Wisconsin) News Lab.

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]]> The Grand Chute police department didn’t seek an outside investigation for a case involving its own employee, yet invoked “victim rights” laws to resist disclosing details of the incident involving two other police recruits. By Wisconsin Watch's Jacob Resneck. Wisconsin Watch reporter Phoebe Petrovic contributed. This story was produced as part of the NEW (Northeast Wisconsin) News Lab.

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]]> Sheboygan recruit accused of sex assault had potential red flag https://wisconsinwatch.fireside.fm/wisconsin-police-recruit-sheboygan-hiring-sexual-assault cab9cfdb-b034-428a-9b79-8f98d236eba5 Thu, 09 Nov 2023 12:00:00 -0500 Wisconsin Watch full Wisconsin Watch Members of civilian oversight board that approved hiring later said senior officers had withheld key information from police commission 6:29 no A Sheboygan police recruit involved in an alleged sexual assault had been flagged as a suspected gang member in high school, but that information was not provided to an oversight board before he was hired. By Wisconsin Watch's Jacob Resneck. This story was produced as part of the NEW (Northeast Wisconsin) News Lab. Wisconsin, grand chute, marsy's law, NEW News Lab, news, Sheboygan, sheboygan police department, Wisconsin Watch A Sheboygan police recruit involved in an alleged sexual assault had been flagged as a suspected gang member in high school, but that information was not provided to an oversight board before he was hired. By Wisconsin Watch's Jacob Resneck. This story was produced as part of the NEW (Northeast Wisconsin) News Lab.

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]]> A Sheboygan police recruit involved in an alleged sexual assault had been flagged as a suspected gang member in high school, but that information was not provided to an oversight board before he was hired. By Wisconsin Watch's Jacob Resneck. This story was produced as part of the NEW (Northeast Wisconsin) News Lab.

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]]> Rising cost of living in northeast Wisconsin has many working families treading water https://wisconsinwatch.fireside.fm/rising-cost-of-living-northeast-wisconsin-families f7a8a15e-1087-41a8-8a1e-ece645b4ab1d Wed, 23 Aug 2023 12:00:00 -0400 Wisconsin Watch full Wisconsin Watch A dearth of affordable housing and the cost and availability of child care remain barriers to opportunity for many working families in the northeast region 15:01 no A dearth of affordable housing and the cost and availability of child care remain barriers to opportunity for many working families in the northeast region. The story was reported by Wisconsin Watch’s Jacob Resneck as part of the NEW (Northeast Wisconsin) News Lab’s Families Matter project, which explores the barriers to sustainable family life in northeast Wisconsin. Originally published on June 7, 2023. Wisconsin, families matter, housing market, living, living costs, NEW News Lab, news, rent, Wisconsin Watch A dearth of affordable housing and the cost and availability of child care remain barriers to opportunity for many working families in the northeast region. The story was reported by Wisconsin Watch’s Jacob Resneck as part of the NEW (Northeast Wisconsin) News Lab’s Families Matter project, which explores the barriers to sustainable family life in northeast Wisconsin. Originally published on June 7, 2023.

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]]> A dearth of affordable housing and the cost and availability of child care remain barriers to opportunity for many working families in the northeast region. The story was reported by Wisconsin Watch’s Jacob Resneck as part of the NEW (Northeast Wisconsin) News Lab’s Families Matter project, which explores the barriers to sustainable family life in northeast Wisconsin. Originally published on June 7, 2023.

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]]> Wisconsin state parks battered as Lake Michigan shrinks beaches, smashes boardwalks https://wisconsinwatch.fireside.fm/wisconsin-state-parks-battered-as-lake-michigan-shrinks-beaches-smashes-boardwalks bca1792a-2ab8-4daf-84ec-d4052ebecb5b Mon, 03 Jan 2022 17:00:00 -0500 Wisconsin Watch full Wisconsin Watch In the third installment from Wisconsin Watch's series "Imperiled Shores," reporter Mario Koran explores a fundamental question facing the state Department of Natural Resources: Preserve parkland affected by rising lake levels or let nature take its course? 14:55 no In the third installment from Wisconsin Watch's series "Imperiled Shores," reporter Mario Koran explores a fundamental question facing the state Department of Natural Resources: Preserve parkland affected by rising lake levels or let nature take its course? Reported by Mario Koran / Wisconsin Watch & WPR. Narrated by Wesley Lethem for Wisconsin Watch. Originally published on wisconsinwatch.org on Dec. 9, 2021. news, Wisconsin, Imperiled Shores, climate change, Lake Michigan, lake levels, Door County, environment, NEW News Lab, Door County Pulse In the third installment from Wisconsin Watch's series "Imperiled Shores," reporter Mario Koran explores a fundamental question facing the state Department of Natural Resources: Preserve parkland affected by rising lake levels or let nature take its course? Reported by Mario Koran / Wisconsin Watch & WPR. Narrated by Wesley Lethem for Wisconsin Watch. Originally published on wisconsinwatch.org on Dec. 9, 2021.

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]]> In the third installment from Wisconsin Watch's series "Imperiled Shores," reporter Mario Koran explores a fundamental question facing the state Department of Natural Resources: Preserve parkland affected by rising lake levels or let nature take its course? Reported by Mario Koran / Wisconsin Watch & WPR. Narrated by Wesley Lethem for Wisconsin Watch. Originally published on wisconsinwatch.org on Dec. 9, 2021.

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]]> ‘Skipping the middleman’: Defendants faced shifting demands in Outagamie County judge’s one-man drug court https://wisconsinwatch.fireside.fm/skipping-the-middleman-defendants-faced-shifting-demands-in-outagamie-county-judges-one-man-drug-court ab263229-330f-419c-903d-2dd4dcf317d1 Wed, 29 Sep 2021 11:00:00 -0400 Wisconsin Watch full Wisconsin Watch A judge says his method met a need, but the self-styled program lacked structure and meant longer punishments for some. 27:14 no Drug and alcohol courts allow defendants to minimize punishment if they remain sober, receive treatment for substance abuse and participate in a structured program. Outagamie County Circuit Judge Vincent Biskupic created a similar arrangement with defendants with a key difference: The defendants were answerable only to Biskupic, who set no date for the supervision to end. The atypical arrangement meant longer punishments for some who failed to meet shifting demands. Reporting by Mario Koran, Phoebe Petrovic, Madeline Fuerstenberg and Jack Kelly / Wisconsin Watch and WPR. This piece was produced for the NEW News Lab, a local news collaboration in Northeast Wisconsin. Story originally published (https://wisconsinwatch.org/2021/08/skipping-the-middleman-defendants-faced-shifting-demands-in-outagamie-county-judges-one-man-drug-court/) on Aug. 28, 2021. Wisconsin Drug and alcohol courts allow defendants to minimize punishment if they remain sober, receive treatment for substance abuse and participate in a structured program. Outagamie County Circuit Judge Vincent Biskupic created a similar arrangement with defendants with a key difference: The defendants were answerable only to Biskupic, who set no date for the supervision to end. The atypical arrangement meant longer punishments for some who failed to meet shifting demands.

Reporting by Mario Koran, Phoebe Petrovic, Madeline Fuerstenberg and Jack Kelly / Wisconsin Watch and WPR. This piece was produced for the NEW News Lab, a local news collaboration in Northeast Wisconsin. Story originally published on Aug. 28, 2021.

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]]> Drug and alcohol courts allow defendants to minimize punishment if they remain sober, receive treatment for substance abuse and participate in a structured program. Outagamie County Circuit Judge Vincent Biskupic created a similar arrangement with defendants with a key difference: The defendants were answerable only to Biskupic, who set no date for the supervision to end. The atypical arrangement meant longer punishments for some who failed to meet shifting demands.

Reporting by Mario Koran, Phoebe Petrovic, Madeline Fuerstenberg and Jack Kelly / Wisconsin Watch and WPR. This piece was produced for the NEW News Lab, a local news collaboration in Northeast Wisconsin. Story originally published on Aug. 28, 2021.

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