1/26/2026

MADISON - Hundreds of people gathered yesterday afternoon on the steps and lawn of the Wisconsin State Capitol, protesting the federal immigration crackdown in neighboring Minnesota.  Protest speakers, including a man who knew Alex Pretti, the man killed by a U.S. Border Patrol officer, said they were “sick and tired” of the violence from ICE officials. Many said the deaths of Renee Good and Alex Pretti should not have happened.  People held up signs and led chants calling for ICE to leave Minneapolis and other communities.  Madison Police Department report no incidents or issues.

1/26/2026

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The shutdown of Wisconsin’s version of C-SPAN amid a shortfall of fundraising has left the state as perhaps the only one in the country where its legislative floor debates are not being broadcast. The absence of WisconsinEye has led to complaints from open government advocates and pressure on lawmakers to reach a deal to revive the network. A bipartisan proposal to bring the network back was introduced on Thursday, but it is unclear if it has enough support to pass. WisconsinEye had broadcast every floor session of the state Senate and Assembly since 2007 for free before it went dark in mid-December.

EXTREME COLD WARNING

...EXTREME COLD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST /9 AM CST/ SATURDAY...Dangerously cold wind chills as low as 35 below expected this afternoon through Saturday morning.  Some improvement early next week with highs near or just above zero.