Here's your local news for Thursday, October 23, 2025:We join a public feedback session on Madison's Southeast Area development plan,Outline the fundraising goal to support the city's new men's shelter,Share an inside look into today's combative legislative hearing on teacher misconduct and grooming in Wisconsin schools,Consider the often-exorbitant fees records custodians are allowed to charge,Share the best spots for fall-weather fishing,Check in on Forward Madison FC ahead of their last match of the season,And much more.
Here's your local news for Wednesday, October 22, 2025:We hear from the supporters and opponents of a bill that would codify the IHRA's definition of antisemitism in state law,Find out what's at stake if independent broadcast network WisconsinEye can't reach their urgent fundraising goal,Get more details on a city proposal that could eliminate UW students' input on alcohol policy,Broadcast the most comprehensive weather report on the airwaves,Travel back in time to 1969,And much more.
Here's your local news for Tuesday, October 21, 2025:We hear local nonprofits' warning to the county board as they weigh proposed funding cuts in next year's budget,Consider strategies to combat the rise of white Christian nationalism,Detail the gaps in the system that make it difficult to track educators accused of sexual misconduct and grooming,Survey the trade war's impact on American soybean farmers,Celebrate the history of Madison's Mediterranean Cafe,Explain why bird banding is a valuable tool for researchers and rehabilitators,And much more.
Here's your local news for Monday, October 20, 2025:We head to downtown Madison for this Saturday's nationwide protest against the Trump regime,Outline city leaders' recent examination of the Urban Design Commission and its role in development oversight,Find out why a city committee voted last week to preserve student input on alcohol licenses and policies,Share the local government's calendar for the week ahead,Commemorate the 1972 founding of the Service, Office and Retail Workers Union of Canada,Review two movies,And much more.
Here's your local news for Thursday, October 16, 2025:We hear how the Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development is faring during the government shutdown,Outline the state's teacher turnover trends over the last decade,Uncover the world of Soviet-era samizdat,Get the latest numbers on the nation's wealth gap,Meet one of the artists who's helping the Madison Public Library celebrate 150 years of service,And much more.
Here's your local news for Wednesday, October 15, 2025:We outline today's debate over a Republican bill that would put a cap on UW's annual tuition increases,Hear what GHC members had to say in a special meeting with the cooperative's Board of Directors,Learn why election reform advocates are calling for Final Five voting in Wisconsin,Find out if UW-Madison's ethnic studies requirement is actually at risk,Broadcast the most comprehensive weather report on the airwaves,Travel back in time to 1960,And much more.
Here's your local news for Tuesday, October 14, 2025:We hear from party leaders on both sides of the aisle ahead of the state Senate's long-awaited floor session,Find out why an update to Madison school facilities is expected to cost taxpayers less than originally projected,Discuss the video game industry's rising reliance on artificial intelligence,Consider why more Wisconsin dairy farmers may be looking to cash out,Celebrate community-making with sourdough bread,Check in with the Wildlife Rehabilitation Center as they prepare for colder weather and new patients,And much more.
Here's your local news for Monday, October 13, 2025:We find out why the state Assembly is centering environmental protections this Indigenous Peoples' Day,Outline the back and forth this morning in the state Supreme Court over tribal sovereign immunity,Meet the city of Madison's new Director of Transportation,Brush up on immigration law amid the unprecedented federal crackdown,Remember a trailblazing fighter pilot,Learn how to mix up a Sea Breeze cocktail,Review two new movies,And much more.
Here's your local news for Thursday, October 9, 2025:We outline what to expect when construction begins next week on one of Madison's busiest thoroughfares,Consider the gray areas in Wisconsin's regulation of THC,Explain when and how public bodies can enter closed session,Tell you the best spots to cast your fishing line,Celebrate Forward Madison FC's recent back-to-back wins,And much more.
Here's your local news for Wednesday, October 8, 2025:We hear what's at stake if Congress fails to extend the Affordable Care Act tax credits,Outline city leaders' debate over a proposed drive-thru coffee shop at West Towne Mall,Find out why MMSD is pitching its recent 4K expansion as a win-win,Discuss the risks of private equity in 401(k) retirement plans,Broadcast the most comprehensive weather report on the airwaves,Travel back in time to 1968,And much more.
Here's your local news for Tuesday, October 7, 2025:We outline some of the funding priorities in Mayor Satya Rhodes-Conway's $452.5 million operating budget proposal,Find out why state Democrats want to require health insurers to include fertility services in their coverage,Consider what’s at stake if a loophole in Wisconsin’s campaign finance law is replicated on the federal level,Share some bad butter pricing news,Visit a beloved State Street eatery,Follow the migrating blackpoll warbler,And much more.
Here's your local news for Monday, October 6, 2025:We head to Monona Terrace for a Hispanic Heritage Month celebration, where local leaders emphasized the importance of community,Get the latest data on alcohol-induced deaths in Wisconsin,Consider what's at stake after a Georgia-based journalist was deported on Friday,Celebrate the birthday of a renowned peace activist and journalist,Teach you how to make a Lynchburg Lemonade,Review two new movies,And much more.
Here's your local news for Thursday, October 2, 2025:We'll outline some of the cost-saving measures in County Executive Agard's spending plan for next year,Mark the end of a Biden-era climate initiative,Find out how PFAS chemicals from Truax Field end up in nearby waterways like Starkweather Creek,Learn what it takes to achieve fluency in Russian,Talk songwriting with a Milwaukee-based musician,Dissect the scholarly lessons in Scooby Doo,And much more.
Here's your local news for Wednesday, October 1, 2025:We head to Madison's Rennebohm Park for a press conference opposing the Line 5 reroute,Get the details on a new antibody treatment that aims to provide seasonal protection from Lyme disease,Find out how state Democrats are working to fill the gap as Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin pauses abortion services,Learn the history behind a trailblazing department at UW-Madison,Broadcast the most comprehensive weather report on the airwaves,Travel back in time to 1962,And much more.
Here's your local news for Tuesday, September 30, 2025:We hear Mayor Satya Rhodes-Conway's latest preview of her 2026 operating budget proposal,Outline some budget amendments Madison's Board of Education took up yesterday,Check in with the owner of Rutabaga Paddlesports after the announcement that he's closing up shop at the end of this year,Look forward to this week's packed schedule of dairy trade shows,Consider strategies to make our electoral system more inclusive,Explain why Wisconsin law bans rehabilitation of skunks,And much more.
Here's your local news for Monday, September 29, 2025:We find out why some local leaders are practicing a car-free life this week,Get the scoop on a small Wisconsin police department's proposal to partner with ICE,Consider Trump's latest comments on free speech with a UW-Madison professor,Review two bookends to Robert Redford's film career,And much more.
Here's your local news for Thursday, September 25, 2025:We find out how Dairy Drive residents and members of the community are preparing for the campground's imminent closure,Meet a performer in Madison's burlesque scene,Talk open records fees,Break down where the fish are biting,Check in on the Flamingos' playoff push,And much more.
Here's your local news for Wednesday, September 24, 2025:We check in on the race for Wisconsin governor...and the ever-expanding field of candidates,Find out why a UW-Madison professor is urging Congress to support fusion energy research,Consider the declining health of American children,Broadcast the most comprehensive weather report on the airwaves,Travel back in time to 1968,And much more.
Here's your local news for Tuesday, September 23, 2025:We hear Wisconsin Republicans' pitch to make homeownership more affordable,Consider the cost of nitrate contamination in drinking water,Take on the shocking topic of stray voltage and how it affects the health of dairy cattle,Meet the manager of FEED Kitchens,Untangle a "squirrel king" at the Dane County Humane Society's Wildlife Rehabilitation Center,And much more.
Here's your local news for Monday, September 22, 2025:We hear Mayor Rhodes-Conway's early pitch to expand Madison's investment in homeless services,Consider the next steps for a lawsuit challenging Wisconsin's new vape law after a federal judge denied the plaintiffs' request to delay enforcement,Share the local government's calendar for the week ahead,Mark the anniversary of the Chicago garment workers strike,Teach you how to make a popular cocktail,Review a new film and a '90s-era cult classic,And much more.