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Author Archives: Jonah Chester / Wisconsin Watch and WPRMike Simonson Memorial Investigative Reporting Fellow

jchester@wisconsinwatch.org https://twitter.com/chester_jonah

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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Posted inEnvironment

Milwaukee residents fear more flooding due to planned I-94 expansion  

Avatar photo by Jonah Chester / Wisconsin Watch and WPR August 10th, 2023August 14th, 2023 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch

Two extra highway lanes will add 29 acres of asphalt next to Near West Side Milwaukee neighborhoods that already face flood risks.

Posted inJustice & Safety

Hot pursuit: Milwaukee police chases now top 1,000 per year. Some prove deadly.

Avatar photo by Jonah Chester / Wisconsin Watch and WPR August 2nd, 2023September 14th, 2023 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch

Milwaukee sees a surge in police pursuits in years since loosening policy to target reckless drivers. Critics say the trend makes streets more dangerous.

Posted inJustice & Safety

‘Driver’s licenses for all:’ Why some advocates call for expanding access in Wisconsin

Avatar photo by Jonah Chester / Wisconsin Watch and WPR March 16th, 2023April 7th, 2023 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch

Wisconsin, which once provided a driver’s license pathway for residents who entered the country illegally, now leaves them with few safe options.

Posted inJustice & Safety

Wisconsin’s population is trending older. Where will non-drivers find transportation? 

Avatar photo by Jonah Chester / Wisconsin Watch and WPR January 5th, 2023March 15th, 2023 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch

Public transit systems and nonprofits face challenges in making transportation accessible to aging Wisconsinites and people with disabilities.

Posted inJustice & Safety

Wisconsin workers with disabilities face transportation barriers  

Avatar photo by Jonah Chester / Wisconsin Watch and WPR January 5th, 2023January 9th, 2023 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch

‘Our state has really been built with the driver and the car in mind,’ an advocate says.

Posted inGovernment, Justice & Safety

Bureaucracy is a barrier as Wisconsin cities try to curb deadly driving on urban highways

Avatar photo by Jonah Chester / Wisconsin Watch and WPR September 24th, 2022January 27th, 2023 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch

Milwaukee seeks compromise with state transportation officials to redesign deadly highways running through town.

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