Author: Jennifer Hwang A 21-year-old woman and her child were confronted by two suspicious men Friday. Around 2:30 p.m., the two men attempted to convince the woman to follow them to their residence with money, all of which took place …

Author: Will Kenneally Gov. Tony Evers is withdrawing the more than 80 Walker appointments the state legislature confirmed in a lame duck session last December. The appointments by former Gov. Scott Walker were just part of the actions deemed …

Author: Will Kenneally Dane County Judge Richard Niess ruled Thursday that the laws passed in December’s lame duck session are unconstitutional, in a decision that returns power to the office of governor and attorney general. Part of the legislation …

https://soundcloud.com/wsum/mandela-barnes-sits-down-with-wsum   Author: Will Kenneally Gov. Tony Evers unveiled his first budget in what he calls “the people’s budget.” That’s because he and Lt Gov. Mandela Barnes held a series of listening sessions around the state to solicit input from …

Author: Will Kenneally Dane County District Attorney Ismael Ozanne says no charges will be filed against the Madison school staffer who pulled out a black student’s braids. The district attorney says that what happened at Whitehorse Middle School does not …

Author: Jennifer Hwang Jen Cheatham, Superintendent of the Madison Metropolitan School District, has been dealing with reports of racism with an open letter. The story involves a Caucasian White Horse Middle School teacher who pushed an 11-year-old African American …

Author: Alyssa Hui On Feb. 22, 2002, at 2:22 p.m., WSUM officially became the first radio broadcast, student radio station at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Dave Black, the General Station Manager and co-founder of WSUM, along with John Wiley, the …

Author: Jennifer Hwang Assembly Republicans are pushing for $3.7 million to mitigate homelessness in Wisconsin. Democrats are pushing back however, stating they are not informed enough to support the Republican proposition. Rep. David Bowen, D-Milwaukee, also criticized Republicans for …

Author: Will Kenneally Madison Mayor Paul Soglin and Satya Rhodes-Conway advance out of the primary and will square off in an April 2 general election. The two top vote-earners won 28 percent and 27 percent of the vote respectively. The …

Here is WSUM’s spring primary election guide. The three contested primaries for the UW-Madison campus area are for Madison mayor, District 13 city alder and school board, and you can hear our coverage of those races below. To find out …

Author: Patrick Williams Newly-elected Gov. Tony Evers says he will grant pardons for convicted felons. This reverses the policy of the Walker administration who granted zero pardons in his eight years in office. According to Wisconsin Public …

Author: Will Kenneally Beto O’Rourke, a former Texas congressman who many suspect will make a 2020 presidential bid, visited UW-Madison on a swing through the midwest. O’Rourke did not make any noise on whether he was going to run …