WSUM Daily Newscast

In the news today, the Syrian interim president signs a temporary, five year Islamist constitution, Russia rejects a US-proposed 30-day ceasefire plan, S&P 500 continues to drop, Trump proposes a 200% tariff on European alcohol, the Madison BRT route is at risk of losing federal funding, and the US and the Democratic Republic of the Congo may soon begin negotiations on a minera

In the news today, Ukraine launches drone attack against Russia amidst ceasefire talks in Saudi Arabia, the EPA closes all environmental justice offices, Wisconsin's oldest queer bar closes, UW-Madison is under investigation, the US Department of Education's Office of Civil Rights faces major layoffs, and peace talks are underway between Rwandan M23 rebels and the Democratic Republ

In the news today, Madison's Dairy Drive Campsite may lose funding, 1,600 instruments were donated to Hurricane Helene victims, former Filipino leader, Rodrigo Duterte is arrested on an ICC warrant over drug killings, and the leader of Columbia's pro-Palestinian protests were arrested by ICE and will soon be deported due to new White House policies on immigration.Hosted by News Dir

In the news today, the Secret Service shoots an armed man near the White House, a Portuguese container ship collided with a US oil tanker, a new shark species found in Mammoth Cave National Park, China places retaliating tariffs on US goods, and Mark Carney is Canada's New Prime Minister.Hosted by News Director Paige Stevenson, the daily newscast airs every Monday-Thursday at 5 &am

In the news today, UW-Madison teacher training programs lose federal funding, the US Supreme Court upholds an order forcing USAID to pay contractor for prior foreign aid work, President Trump delays most new tariffs on Mexico for a month, a new study says butterfly populations in the US have dropped 22% since 2000, and six anti-NATO, pro-Russian coup plotters were arrested in Roman

In the news today, President Trump addresses a joint Congress, the Supreme Court denies Trump's effort to freeze foreign funding, Wisconsin's opium death rates are down, Trump grants a one-month exemption for US automakers from new tariffs on Mexico and Canada, and the largest wildfire in Japan for the last 50 years continues to spread. Hosted by News Director Paige Stevenson, the

In the news today, the United Nations sets a new round of negotiations for a plastics treaty, arrests were made in connection to a Madison East Side bus crash, the US Supreme Court sides against the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in a Clean Water Act ruling, Senate Democrats block a bill related to banning transgender athletes from women's sports, and US President Donald Tru

In the news today, the Kroger CEO resigns after personal conduct investigation, a private spacecraft makes a historic moon landing, US Secretary of State bypasses Congress to send billions of dollars in arms to Israel, European leaders rally support for Ukraine amidst US uncertainty, and the Trump administration orders a pause in US cyberoffensives against Russia.Hosted by News Dir

In the news today, a local zoo welcomes four new baby meerkats, the Pentagon orders for new policies that identify and remove transgender troops, Thailand deports ethnic Uyghurs to China, Trump's tariffs against Mexican, Canadian, and Chinese imports are set to go into effect on March 4, 2025, and the Milwaukee take on the Denver Nuggets.Hosted by News Director Paige Stevenson, the

In the news today, the White House announces it will begin picking which news outlets can cover President Donald Trump, a new plant known as the "Wooly Devil" was discovered in Big Bend National Park, UW-Madison graduate programs set to admit fewer students due to dubious federal funding, US President Trump says Ukrainian President Zelenskyy will sign a US-Ukraine deal for critical