Lorin Cox is a producer for “Wisconsin Today” on Wisconsin Public Radio.
He can be reached at Lorin.Cox@WPR.org.
Lorin Cox
Latest Posts
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UW-Oshkosh starts its first-ever women’s wrestling program as sport grows across Wisconsin
Over 150 high schools in Wisconsin now offer girl’s wrestling. Colleges in the state are stepping up to meet the demand.
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Wisconsin food pantries report increasing demand as families grapple with high costs
From the rural Northwoods to the more affluent Waukesha area, food banks across the state say more families are in need of support.
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Madison-based rock band releases new album inspired by Wisconsinites in World War I
The Kissers’ new album features songs based on diaries and other historical records from Wisconsin veterans.
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50 years of frights: Sheboygan volunteer-run haunted house is Wisconsin’s longest-running
The Sheboygan Jaycees operate the Dominion of Terror to raise money for other local nonprofit organizations with every scream.
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With plan to revive extinct passenger pigeon species, researchers are testing Wisconsin trees
Passenger pigeons have been extinct for over a century, but conservation groups want to bring them back for their role in forestry management. Their hordes were thought to create exceptionally green forests and fertile farmland.
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Political activist on his new novel exploring the complexity of rural Wisconsin communities
Author Mike McCabe tried to shatter the myth of rural communities as monoliths.
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Rural Wisconsin crime reduction program to present at international policing conference
Vernon County received a $200,000 grant to train local law enforcement, clinicians and volunteers to better respond to domestic violence cases.
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Wisconsin family farms increasingly relying on off-farm employment to supplement income
Traditionally, the flow of economic benefits went from the farm to the rural communities, but that relationship is reversing
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Wisconsin conservation group bringing back Madison’s famous Guerrilla Cookie
The Guerrilla Cookie recipe was thought to be lost when baker Ted Odell passed away in 2021.
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Milwaukee police seeking community support to reduce youth involvement in violent crime
Police chief Jeffrey Norman said his officers are seeing more children and teenagers involved as victims and suspects in crime.
