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Here's your local news for Wednesday, April 24, 2024:* We learn why 25 elected officials and community leaders are calling for a Madison alder's resignation,* Find out who's paying the price when state lawmakers cut higher education funding,* Get more insight from the former curator at MMoCA,* Broadcast the most in-depth weather report on the airwaves,* Travel back in time to 1967,* And much more.

Here's your local news for Tuesday, April 23, 2024:* We hear from activists at the Capitol calling for the abolition of solitary confinement,* Get the details on the Children's Museum's new, climate-focused exhibit,* Learn what horse girl memes, volleyball nets, and orange silicon all have in common,* Examine the deal between the state legislature and the UW system on DEI initiatives,* Chat with the manager of the Turn Key Supper Club,* Describe all the ways that ducklings can get into trouble,* And much more.

Here's your local news for Monday, April 22, 2024:* We get an update on the Hands Up Act,* Get the details on the latest environmental protection efforts in Dane County,* Learn what individuals can do to fight for the natural world,* Hear from volunteers cleaning up Madison's parks,* Check in with some local activists after this weekend's Labor Notes conference,* Take a closer look at a popular cocktail,* And much more.

Here's your local news for Thursday, April 18, 2024:* We get the scoop on yesterday's oral arguments before the state Supreme Court,* Check in with a local taproom owner - after false reports that there's a warrant out for his arrest,* Get the county clerk's take on election conspiracy post-2020,* Review "ready to assemble" cabinets,* Learn the backstory behind America's first Hip Hop Week,* Take a closer look at works by "the Goddess of Willy Street,"* And much more.

Here's your local news for Wednesday, April 17, 2024:* We get the details on last night's tense Common Council meeting,* Hear how Wisconsin's finances are looking,* Check in on child labor laws - after a recent attempt to thwart them,* Learn about life as a Music Therapist,* Broadcast the most in-depth weather report on the airwaves,* Travel back in time to 1964,* And much more.

Here's your local news for Tuesday, April 16, 2024:* We talk to educators at yesterday's rally,* Learn how Madison parks are getting cleaned up ahead of Earth Day,* Ask a local nonprofit how they used a city grant to support undocumented immigrants during the pandemic,* Take a closer look at Indigenous Law studies at UW-Madison,* Preview the Wisconsin Birdathon,* Continue to celebrate baby animal season,* And much more.