Every week on Reporter’s Notebook, WTMJ’s Adam Roberts talks with members of the WTMJ newsroom, as well as reporters from newsrooms from around the state, to get the full picture when it comes to the stories they choose to tell.
On this week’s episode:
- WTMJ’s Elizabeth Lintonen takes us inside the Federal Courthouse in downtown Milwaukee where Judge Hannah Dugan was found guilty of felony obstruction.
- OnMilwaukee Dining Editor Lori Fredrich analyzes a recent stretch of Milwaukee-area restaurant closures, and shares how business owners are using social media to show the gravity of the situation.
- Wisconsin State Senator Mark Spreitzer (D-Beloit) explains a new bill that would establish a tax-funded public affairs broadcasting network to replace WisconsinEye, which went dark December 15 due to a lack of funding.
LISTEN TO PREVIOUS REPORTER’S NOTEBOOK EPISODES:
- December 5, 2025: What’s public and what’s private?, Milwaukee Catholic church consolidations
- November 26, 2025: Courtroom sketch artist shares details from Morgan Geyser’s extradition hearing
- November 21, 2025: Iron District emails, WisconsinEye in jeopardy
- November 16, 2025: Wisconsin’s DNR Aeronautics Program, Writing music reviews with Piet Levy
- November 9, 2025: A news bureau coming to Marquette University, Wisconsin pro soccer news, covering a tree harvest
