IN THE NEWS TODAY,  IN LOCAL NEWS,  The Madison City Council has approved funding for housing initiatives. This is following an initiative to increase housing in areas with busy central transportation. 14 million dollars were allocated from the Affordable Housing …

IN THE NEWS TODAY,  IN CAMPUS NEWS, The future of UW foreign language programs are at risk amid federal campus funding cuts. In March, the Trump administration dismantled the Department of Education’s office of International and Foreign Language Education, cutting …

IN THE NEWS TODAY,  IN CAMPUS NEWS, UW wins the Big 10 blood drive, receiving $1 million from Abbott to advance local health initiatives. The award was accepted at the Big Ten championship game. Students, staff and supporters contributed over …

IN THE NEWS TODAY,  IN CAMPUS NEWS, The UW board of Regents announced the College of Computer, Data, and Information Science be separated from L&S and renamed the College of Computing and Artificial Intelligence. CDIS initially launched in 2019, as …

IN THE NEWS TODAY, IN STATE NEWS,Wisconsin residents hold protests across seven cities against AI data centers. Data centers have been a pressing issue in the state of Wisconsin recently. Many AI companies are pushing to build new data centers …

IN THE NEWS TODAY,  IN STATE NEWS,  Former Lieutenant Governor Mandela Barnes joins the race for Wisconsin Governor. Barnes became the 8th Democratic candidate who announced their candidacy for the 2026 election. Barnes represented the 11th district from 2013 to …

IN THE NEWS TODAY,  IN STATE NEWS,  Larry Meiller, a beloved voice on Wisconsin Public Radio for nearly 60 years, has announced his retirement effective at the end of June 2026. Known for his engaging call-in talk show, Meiller has …

IN THE NEWS TODAY,  IN STATE NEWS,  Ryan Strnad drops out of Wisconsin Governor race and endorses David Crowley. Strnad is a beer vendor in the Milwaukee area who ran to give working class families representation. He dropped out and …

IN NATIONAL NEWS, Federal Judge dismisses indictments against James Comey and Letitia James. The indictments were dismissed after it was found that the prosecutor who brought charges was illegally appointed by the justice department. The rulings from U.S. District Judge …

IN THE NEWS TODAY,  IN STATE NEWS,  Wisconsin files appeal regarding denial of federal funding from storm damage. Last month, the Federal Emergency Management Agency decided to deny disaster relief aid to the state over severe flooding in August. They …

IN STATE NEWS,  26 locations around the state receive 14 million dollars in federal funding for electric vehicle charging. Governor Tony Evers and the Wisconsin Department of Transportation announced Monday that the locations have been awarded the money to increase …

IN CAMPUS NEWS, A crash on the beltline has caused an hours-long lane closure and a vehicle fire on Monday. Officials say two vehicles were spotted racing going eastbound. One vehicle hit an unrelated vehicle, which later flipped and caught …