WSUM Daily Newscast

In the news today, Wisconsin gubernatorial candidates made a final campaign push before the election on Monday, Voters in Wisconsin have cast over 796,000 mail-in ballots before Nov. 3, the day of the midterm elections, Melania Trump is hosting Russian and Ukrainian representatives at the White House for discussions on Thursday, Trump announced the U.S. is choosing to halt 4 billion dollars in aid each year to Israel for 2027, but will continue selling them military hardware on Tuesday. 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.

In the news today, Tonjanita Johnson was named the UW-Systems President by The Board of Regents on Friday, Over 50 million Americans have already voted with an early ballot for this year’s midterm election, Haley Stevens, the Democratic former opponent in the Michigan U.S. Senate primary, endorsed Republican Mike Rogers rather than Democratic candidate Abdul El-Sayed, Ukraine and Russia reported fake emergency alerts after a cyberattack targeted warning apps, El Nino, a climate pattern resulting from variation in ocean temperature, is intensifying rains and flooding in the Southwest at historic levels, Badger Men’s Hockey claims number one spot in the country after beat down of Notre Dame. 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.

In the news today, Democratic candidate David Crowley is cited to have a lead in the governor’s race over Republican candidate Tom Tiffany in a new Marquette Law School Poll on Wednesday, The Department of Homeland Security is currently investigating its facilities after hackers claim to have leaked sensitive information on DHS workers, Doordash offered 17 billion dollars to buy Instacart, which could be the largest consolidation of a grocery delivery service, The Trump administration has opened a criminal investigation in California to further their goal of trying to uncover what they believe to be thousands of noncitizen voters 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.

In the news today, Flavio Bolsonaro fled from Brazil to Miami with his family after his defeat by Luiz Inaco Lula da Silva in the Brazilian presidential elections, According to a new estimate the Pentagon provided to Congress, the Iran war is costing American taxpayers 47.1 billion dollars, The Federal Reserve voted 10-2 to hold interest rates steady at 3.75-4% earlier today, even as inflation still hovers above the Federal Reserve’s 2%  target, The Big Ten announced a 49 million dollar NIL cap ahead of the Protect College Sports Act on Wednesday. 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.

In the news today, A UW-Madison data center contract has moved from a Fitchburg to Milwaukee firm, A federal appeals court rejected the Department of Justice's demand to set aside 20,000 California mail-in ballots on Monday, A localized ceasefire in Ukraine has begun as part of a deal brokered by U.S. first lady, Melania Trump, on Tuesday. 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.

In the news today, Anthropic announced preparations for what could be one of the largest ever public listings on Monday, Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva won a historic fourth term in Brazil on Sunday, The Wisconsin Badgers beat USC 24 to 7 on Saturday night at Camp Randall, The Milwaukee Brewers lead the World Series 2-0 after beating the Tampa Bay Rays 3-2 and 5-4 this weekend. 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.

In the news today, Finalists named in Universities of Wisconsin President search, A federal judge has ordered Trump to sit in for a deposition in his defamation lawsuit against the BBC on Thursday, President Trump has released more than 277 million dollars in last-minute TV and direct-mail advertising ahead of the midterm elections on Thursday, NBA slate getting underway with all but two teams playing one game. 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.

In the news today, In a 12-hour-long Common Council meeting, the board fired the city’s interim police monitor from a 14-6 vote on Wednesday morning, On Tuesday Night, the polling website FiftyPlusOne contacted Wedgewood polls to inquire about the authenticity and accuracy of their surveys, The Trump Administration’s envoy, Steve Witkoff, praised Russian President Vladimir Putin as a humanitarian following his release of an imprisoned American on Wednesday, On Wednesday, a New Mexico judge ordered Meta to pay $25B for “deceiving users about its data privacy practices”, For the first time, the UN climate report claimed that the globe will unavoidably breach the 1.5-degree Celsius warming target originally made in the Paris Climate Agreement on Wednesday. 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.

In the news today, The Wisconsin Union Terrace is removing its seasonal iconic colorful sunburst chairs next Monday, Wisconsin attorney general joins lawsuit against merger of two of the largest playground manufacturers in the country, President Trump and Vice President JD Vance announced a 25 million dollar program to encourage alleged fraud reports on Tuesday, The Trump administration said it will dole out 8 billion dollars to U.S. farmers struggling with diesel fuel prices late Monday, The NBA season kicks off, with Celtics and Pistons playing the first game this afternoon. 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.

In the news today, Students gathered on Library Mall Friday night to protest for changes on and off campus to prevent sexual assault, Over 120 cattle were involved in crash in downtown Kansas City that sent dozens into the city, Trump signed an executive order creating a women’s health division within the National Institute of Health on Monday, The French prime minister called for very limited and localized curfews regarding rioting and looting on Monday, The Milwaukee Brewers are advancing to the World Series for the first time in 44 years after their 6-4 win over the Los Angeles Dodgers last 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.