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"You could just tell from the response of teachers and other educators around the city, they enjoyed working with him:" Madison is celebrating the hiring of a new school superintendent
Here's your local news for Tuesday, February 27, 2024:
- We have the details on MMSD's contract with the new superintendent - and the community's...
"I mean there’s no words, we’re all traumatized. And now our kids have to watch this:" This weekend, the Middleton community held a vigil to mourn the recent loss of two young lives
Here's your local news for Monday, February 26, 2024:
- We attend a Middleton vigil organized to mourn the loss of two young lives,
- Get...
Planned Parenthood: "Does the Wisconsin constitution protect the right to access abortion? We think it does"
Here's your local news for Thursday, February 22, 2024:
- Both those for and against abortion in Wisconsin want to take the issue straight...
“There wasn’t a general push, like ‘Today’s election day!’ Actually - for most of the county - it wasn’t:" Dane County has released the results from yesterday's primary
Here's your local news for Wednesday, February 21, 2024:
- We share the results of yesterday's spring primary - which saw a modest voter turnout...
"A lot of the main issues are availability, sick time, and just a general stressful work environment:" Today, baristas at two local Starbucks stores filed petitions to unionize
Here's your local news for Tuesday, February 20, 2024:
- We hear from some local Starbucks baristas joining the nationwide surge of labor action,
- Get...
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