Hope Kirwan

I cover agriculture, the environment and rural communities for Harvest Public Media. I’m a reporter for Wisconsin Public Radio based in La Crosse.

At WPR, I report on Wisconsin’s diverse agriculture industry and the Upper Mississippi River. I also cover issues affecting communities in Wisconsin’s southwest region, from PFAS contamination in private wells to the threat of more frequent floods.

Before joining WPR in 2015, I covered health and rural communities as a producer for KBIA in Columbia, Missouri. I’m a graduate of the University of Missouri School of Journalism, and I grew up in west central Illinois.

You can reach me at hope.kirwan@wpr.org.