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Danielle Kaeding is a reporter at the Superior Bureau of Wisconsin Public Radio. Prior to that, Kaeding served as the station manager of WRNC-LPFM (97.7) at Northland College in Ashland. Kaeding studied mass communications at the University of Wisconsin-Superior. She won her first Wisconsin Associated Press Award in the Division One category at the age of 21 for a radio documentary on methamphetamine abuse called "I Can Handle My Drugs." Kaeding also received a Wisconsin AP Award for her series reporting on sudden infant death syndrome. She has written and reported stories for National Public Radio, National Native News, Aspen Daily News, Business North, Ashland Daily Press, Superior Telegram and KQDS-TV.

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Faces of cows in a row
Posted inEnvironment

Wisconsin DNR can require CAFO permits to protect water, appeals court rules

Avatar photo by Danielle Kaeding / WPR August 27th, 2025August 27th, 2025 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch

Wisconsin regulators can require large livestock farms to obtain permits seeking to prevent manure spills, a state appeals court has ruled.

Outside the Wisconsin Capitol, people hold signs saying “NO KINGS,” “DEPORT ELON” and “STOP MUSK RAT”
Posted inGovernment

‘A slap in the face’: Federal workers in Wisconsin fight their firings after mass layoffs

Avatar photo by Danielle Kaeding / WPR March 5th, 2025March 5th, 2025 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch
Construction equipment lifts logs in wooded area.
Posted inEconomy, Government

‘It’s illegal’: Federal workers in Wisconsin fired amid nationwide layoffs

Avatar photo by Danielle Kaeding / WPR February 20th, 2025February 20th, 2025 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch
Posted inEconomy, Government

Wisconsin has 18,000 federal workers. Trump’s plans for cuts could erode services.

Avatar photo by Danielle Kaeding / WPR February 10th, 2025February 10th, 2025 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch
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Posted inEnvironment

Study finds winter days on the Great Lakes growing shorter due to climate change

Avatar photo by Danielle Kaeding / WPR January 22nd, 2025January 22nd, 2025 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch
Posted inEnvironment, Failure at the Faucet

As rains intensify, sewage surges into Wisconsin waters

Avatar photo by Danielle Kaeding / WPR January 11th, 2020February 24th, 2021 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch
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