Sarah Lehr
@sarah-lehr.bsky.social
Wisconsin Public Radio reporter covering state agencies, Wiscosnin politics, criminal justice and Greater Madison. I still use GIF-based humor. Shares ≠ endorsements. Likes = bookmarks.
For thousands of years, a section of Madison’s Lake Mendota may have served as sort of an underwater rideshare docking station … kind of like Uber but for canoes. www.wpr.org/news/ancient...
Even more ancient canoes have been found in Lake Mendota. One is more than 5,000 years old.
Madison's Lake Mendota is chock full of very, very old canoes. That includes one that's more than 5,000 years old that was partially unearthed by archaeologists this year.
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November 21, 2025 at 12:12 AM
For thousands of years, a section of Madison’s Lake Mendota may have served as sort of an underwater rideshare docking station … kind of like Uber but for canoes. www.wpr.org/news/ancient...
A WPR listener wanted to know: Why is there so much asparagus growing by the side of the road in Wisconsin? www.wpr.org/culture/aspa...
Why is there so much asparagus growing along the side of the road in Wisconsin?
One Wisconsin resident reached out to WHYsconsin with a crop-related mystery that's been puzzling her ever since she was a child. To get to the root of her question, WPR hopped in the car with a plant...
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November 5, 2025 at 6:27 PM
A WPR listener wanted to know: Why is there so much asparagus growing by the side of the road in Wisconsin? www.wpr.org/culture/aspa...
Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin says it plans to "pause" abortion appointments starting Oct. 1 to avoid losing millions of dollars in Medicaid funding.
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Faced with Medicaid cuts, Planned Parenthood to pause abortions in Wisconsin
Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin says it's working to schedule as many appointments as possible before it hits "pause" on abortions starting Oct. 1.
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September 25, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin says it plans to "pause" abortion appointments starting Oct. 1 to avoid losing millions of dollars in Medicaid funding.
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This summer, a group of citizen scientists rented a tour boat and took it on Lake Michigan.
They were able to uncover something that no one else was able to find, despite more than a century of looking. www.wpr.org/news/citizen...
They were able to uncover something that no one else was able to find, despite more than a century of looking. www.wpr.org/news/citizen...
Citizen scientists discover wreck of Lake Michigan 'ghost ship'
The F.J. King sank 139 years ago. A group of maritime enthusiasts chartered a boat to try and find its wreckage.
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September 16, 2025 at 4:19 PM
This summer, a group of citizen scientists rented a tour boat and took it on Lake Michigan.
They were able to uncover something that no one else was able to find, despite more than a century of looking. www.wpr.org/news/citizen...
They were able to uncover something that no one else was able to find, despite more than a century of looking. www.wpr.org/news/citizen...
3 candidates are facing off tomorrow in an election that could lead to the ouster of a trustee serving in suburban Madison.
The village-wide vote follows a years-long dispute that's involved police reports, a burner email account and Facebook fights over dental hygiene
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The village-wide vote follows a years-long dispute that's involved police reports, a burner email account and Facebook fights over dental hygiene
www.wpr.org/news/defores...
3 compete in DeForest recall election following vote to remove fluoride from water
Three candidates are facing off in a special election in DeForest that follows a years-long dispute involving police reports, a burner email account and Facebook fights over dental hygiene.
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September 15, 2025 at 6:07 PM
3 candidates are facing off tomorrow in an election that could lead to the ouster of a trustee serving in suburban Madison.
The village-wide vote follows a years-long dispute that's involved police reports, a burner email account and Facebook fights over dental hygiene
www.wpr.org/news/defores...
The village-wide vote follows a years-long dispute that's involved police reports, a burner email account and Facebook fights over dental hygiene
www.wpr.org/news/defores...
