New report touts Dane County Regional Airport's economic impact

Here's your local news for Thursday, February 19, 2026:

• We outline the Dane County Regional Airport's economic benefits and environmental drawbacks,
• Look forward to a software glow-up coming soon to the library system,
• Commemorate the fourth anniversary of the Russian invasion of Ukraine,
• Explore the complex politics of so-called "rare earth" elements,
• Meet a pair of artists that are using their craft to memorialize their friendship,
• And much more.