Here's your local news for Thursday, January 8, 2026:

• We detail the mixed reactions at a city meeting yesterday reviewing WisDOT's plan to expand the beltline,
• Find out how much Wisconsin's ballooning school voucher program is costing taxpayers,
• Spotlight some upcoming events celebrating eastern European culture,
• Meet a Madisonian who's using social media to highlight the local music scene,
• Consider the balance between function and beauty with a local woodworker,
• And much more.

Here's your local news for Wednesday, January 7, 2026:

• We find out why the DeForest village board decided not to take action Tuesday on a petition that would give voters the final say on a proposed data center,
• Learn how data centers could change Wisconsin's utility landscape,
• Answer some winter gardening FAQs,
• Broadcast the most comprehensive weather report on the airwaves,
• Travel back in time to 1962,
• And much more.

Here's your local news for Tuesday, January 6, 2026:

• We find out how a new federal grant could help MMSD expand mental health services for students in need,
• Get the details on a local project that uses art to help older Black women fight Alzheimer's disease,
• Consider the potential pitfalls if private interests win out in the county's renovation of the Coliseum,
• Forecast another difficult year in the dairy business,
• Stop by JBC Coffee Roasters,
• Describe how winter ice can be dangerous for animals, too,
• And much more.