Chuck Quirmbach
Chuck Quirmbach is a Milwaukee-based reporter who covers developments and issues in Southeastern Wisconsin that are of statewide interest. He has numerous years of experience covering state government, elections, the environment, energy, racial diversity issues, clergy abuse claims and major baseball stadium doings. He enjoys covering all topics.
Chuck is a frequent contributor to National Public Radio and several other regional or national radio outlets. He has won several individual awards, and several as part of a collaboration with other reporters.
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The U.S. Postal Service has big plans to replace its aging fleet of 165,000 gasoline-burning delivery vehicles. And some are pushing for the electric trucks to be built by union labor in Wisconsin.
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The man suspected of using his vehicle to crash through a Christmas parade in Waukesha, Wis., on Sunday had his first court appearance. Darrell Brooks Jr. is accused of killing six people.
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An SUV sped through barricades and into a Christmas parade in Waukesha, Wis., on Sunday — killing at least five people and injuring more than 40 others.
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Rittenhouse testified that he feared for his life when he shot three men, two fatally, during anti-police protests. "I didn't want to have to kill anybody. I was being attacked," Rittenhouse said.
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Catalytic converters on the underside of vehicles help reduce emissions. But rising prices for some metals has led to a jump in them being stolen — and some unique theft prevention methods.
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Catalytic converters on the underside of vehicles help reduce emissions. But rising prices for some metals has led to a jump in them being stolen, and some unique theft prevention methods.
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Foxconn was touted as part of a new revival in U.S. manufacturing, and state officials offered nearly $4 billion to lure the company to Wisconsin. Things haven't gone quite as planned.
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For nearly three years, President Trump has touted a plan to build a huge high-tech manufacturing plant in Wisconsin. But the much-hyped effort hasn't gone quite as planned.
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Nearly 10 percent of Wisconsin's dairy farmers may go out of business this year. While low prices don't help, analysts say the Trump administration's trade and tariff policies are also doing harm.
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President Trump heralded Foxconn's plan to build a big plant near Milwaukee, eventually creating 13,000 jobs. But the project has stalled and been downsized and is again in the political crosshairs.