December 5th, 2025: What's public and what's private?, Milwaukee Catholic church consolidations

Every week on Reporter's Notebook, WTMJ's Adam Roberts talks with members of the WTMJ newsroom, as well as reporters from newsrooms from around the state, to get the full picture when it comes to the stories they choose to tell. On this week's episode, Director of Marquette Law School's Water Law and Policy Initiative David Strifling explains why a municipal court case in Shorewood could end up before the Wisconsin Supreme Court. Also, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel's Sophie Carson details the ongoing debate over church consolidations in the Archdiocese of Milwaukee.