Jonah Chester
Jonah Chester is Wisconsin Public Radio's 2022-2023 Mike Simonson Memorial Investigative Reporting Fellow embedded in the Wisconsin Watch newsroom. He most recently worked at Public News Service, a national radio news service, where he covered Wisconsin, Illinois and Indiana. He previously produced the 6 O'Clock News at WORT 89.9 FM in Madison, where he won numerous awards from the Milwaukee Press Club and Wisconsin Broadcasters Association for his reporting on issues in Dane County and south-central Wisconsin.
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Just weeks after a mass shooting in Uvalde, Texas, left 19 students and two teachers dead, Wisconsinites across the state will protest this weekend to demand action on gun safety. -
Gov. Tony Evers is calling the Legislature back to Madison this month to vote on repealing the state's 1849 abortion ban -
A Dane County judge has ruled that a private election administration grant given to Madison didn't violate Wisconsin's election laws. The grant, one of several given to Wisconsin communities, has been heavily criticized by Republican lawmakers. -
The Wisconsin Supreme Court will soon hand down a decision on whether absentee ballot drop boxes are permitted under state law -
May is Mental Health Awareness Month, and officials are highlighting a state-run program offering resources to Wisconsin farmers to help them prioritize their mental and emotional wellbeing. -
Six months ago this week, President Joe Biden signed the bipartisan infrastructure law, and Wisconsin's towns and cities are planning how best to spend billions of dollars earmarked for the state -
A proposed reroute of Enbridge, Inc.'s Line 5 gas pipeline in northern Wisconsin was designed to circumnavigate tribal territory. But critics believe the reroute still poses risks to traditional Ojibwe agriculture. -
Nurses from across Wisconsin converged on the state Capitol building Thursday, as part of a rally demanding fairer wages and safer staffing ratios -
May is Mental Health Awareness Month, and some education leaders and medical experts are urging parents to take a more active role in monitoring their kids' mental well-being, which includes their use of social media. -
The U.S. Supreme Court could overturn the decisions in Roe v. Wade and Casey v. Planned Parenthood, according to a leaked draft opinion obtained by Politico. If the two landmark cases, which guarantee access to abortion, are struck down, a 173-year-old Wisconsin law criminalizing abortions will once again take effect.
