WSUM Daily Newscast

April 30, 2026 Daily Newscast

In the news today, The president of the UW Board of Regents named the 23-member committee to help decide the next chancellor on Thursday, The Dane County Humane Society is helping 500 dogs be placed that they received from Ridglan Farms, According to the AAA, WI’s average gas price has hit $4.17 for regular, an increase of 48 cents per gallon from last week Thursday, Congress votes to end the government shutdown, sending a DHS funding bill to Trump on Thursday. Hosted by News Director Talula Hayes, the daily newscast airs every Monday-Thursday at 5 & 6 pm. Tune in on WSUM 91.7 FM or on wsum.org.

April 29, 2026 Daily Newscast

In the news today, The 6-3 Supreme Court decision cut key sections of the Voting Rights Act to benefit Republicans, OpenAI is expanding access to its models to help businesses and governments increase their cybersecurity, Jerome Powell, the Fed chair, plans to remain on the board on Wednesday, International rivers are at risk of contamination, threatening local fisheries and farmland, . Hosted by News Director Talula Hayes, the daily newscast airs every Monday-Thursday at 5 & 6 pm. Tune in on WSUM 91.7 FM or on wsum.org.

April 28, 2026 Daily Newscast

In the news today, Remzi Arpaci-Dusseau has just been named the founding dean of UW-Madison’s brand new College of Computing and Artificial Intelligence, Trump challenges ABC station licenses over controversy with Jimmy Kimmel’s comments, The State Department said Tuesday it is preparing to release passports for America’s 250th birthday featuring Trump’s face, President Trump and King Charles III greeted each other Tuesday to commemorate diplomacy between the U.S. and U.K. , India and New Zealand have signed a free trade agreement in the midst of an upset regarding global trade. Hosted by News Director Talula Hayes, the daily newscast airs every Monday-Thursday at 5 & 6 pm. Tune in on WSUM 91.7 FM or on wsum.org.

April 27, 2026 Daily Newscast

In the news today, Nearly 40 arrests were made during the Mifflin Street Block Party as of 7 p.m. this Saturday, A man was charged on Monday for his attempted assassination of Trump in the White House Correspondent’s dinner shooting, U.S. stocks are now stagnant after hovering by their records as oil prices continue to rise on Monday, Supreme court to hear arguments in landmark case against manufacturers of Roundup, NHL playoffs underway. Hosted by News Director Talula Hayes, the daily newscast airs every Monday-Thursday at 5 & 6 pm. Tune in on WSUM 91.7 FM or on wsum.org.

April 23, 2026 Daily Newscast

In the news today, New York Times says the FBI began investigating one of their reporters after an article on Kash Patel’s girlfriend, President Trump’s acting attorney general signs an order reclassifying state-licensed medical marijuana as a less-dangerous drug on Thursday, According to the New York Times, the Trump Administration is in talks to potentially send up to 1,100 Afghans who helped the U.S. fight the Taliban to the Democratic Republic of Congo, Budget deficits in Great Britain and the Eurozone countries fell last year as European governments continued to wind down borrowing after the coronavirus pandemic, Three Badgers named with All-Big Ten honors in Men’s and Women’s Tennis. Hosted by News Director Talula Hayes, the daily newscast airs every Monday-Thursday at 5 & 6 pm. Tune in on WSUM 91.7 FM or on wsum.org.