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Columbia University taps UW-Madison Chancellor Jennifer Mnookin to lead school

Seeking to move forward from two years of turmoil related to campus protests and cancellations of federal government funding, Columbia University in New York City has named University of Wisconsin-Madison Chancellor Jennifer Mnookin to serve as its next president starting in July.

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'Here & Now' Highlights: Darryl Morin, Chancellor Jennifer Mnookin and Chris McIntosh

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Alex Pretti, shot and killed by a federal agent in Minneapolis, grew up in Green Bay

Darryl Morin on anticipating ICE operations in Wisconsin

Darryl Morin on anticipating ICE operations in Wisconsin

Chancellor Jennifer Mnookin, Chris McIntosh on UW football

Chancellor Jennifer Mnookin, Chris McIntosh on UW football

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Weather warnings issued as Wisconsin's temperatures plummet

A printed posterboard sign with the title Assembly Galleries Are Located on 3rd Floor West and the text Assembly Rules Prohibit: Cell Phones, Cameras, or Other Electronic Usage is displayed on a wood easel and next to a wood table with stacks of papers and a two-radio on its surface, with two people in the background walking toward a door in a hallway with masonry flooring and walls.

WisconsinEye shutdown leaves state lawmakers meetings outside of public view

Zabi Sahibzada sits with his hands folded on his lap behind a desk with multiple books stacked on its surface and in front of a metal filing cabinet and a wood bookcase filled with file folders and other items on its shelves.

Wisconsin refugee agencies try to remain open as Trump halts most new admissions

The Kewaunee Power Station stands decommissioned along Lake Michigan on Sept. 16, 2025, in Kewaunee. Cloverleaf Infrastructure approached property owners and town of Carlton officials to gauge their support for a data center near the former nuclear energy facility. The company is no longer pursuing the project, officials told Wisconsin Watch in January 2026. (Credit: Joe Timmerman / Wisconsin Watch)

Kewaunee County town staves off plan for a land purchase by a data center developer

How Wisconsin’s 2026 governor candidates view bipartisanship

How Wisconsin's 2026 governor candidates view bipartisanship

Alex stands on a walkway between two rows of metal feeder panels with multiple cows eating from piles of feed on a concrete floor inside a large barn with metal support pillars and a metal roof.

Wisconsin employers and immigrant workers navigate hurdles under Trump

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'Here & Now' Highlights: US Sen. Ron Johnson, US Sen. Tammy Baldwin

Ron Johnson listens while sitting in front of wood cabinet with multiple books and statues on a shelf in front of a wall with multiple framed items displayed on its surface.

Wisconsin's US senators discuss options for compromise on ACA enhanced tax credits

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'Here & Now' Highlights: Darryl Morin, Chancellor Jennifer Mnookin and Chris McIntosh

A hand-painted sign in the shape of an ID card with a illustration of a portrait of Alex Pretti and the Red Cross symbol next to the words VA Hospital and above the words Alex Pretti, ICU Nurse, Neighbor and Friend rests on top of multiple bouquets of flowers and other foliage, and among multiple burning candles and illuminated electric candles on top of a snowbank, with out-of-focus flowers and candles in the background.

Alex Pretti, shot and killed by a federal agent in Minneapolis, grew up in Green Bay

Darryl Morin on anticipating ICE operations in Wisconsin

Darryl Morin on anticipating ICE operations in Wisconsin

Chancellor Jennifer Mnookin, Chris McIntosh on UW football

Chancellor Jennifer Mnookin, Chris McIntosh on UW football

A still image shows a pier jeering out onto a frozen lake that is covered in snow.

Weather warnings issued as Wisconsin's temperatures plummet

A printed posterboard sign with the title Assembly Galleries Are Located on 3rd Floor West and the text Assembly Rules Prohibit: Cell Phones, Cameras, or Other Electronic Usage is displayed on a wood easel and next to a wood table with stacks of papers and a two-radio on its surface, with two people in the background walking toward a door in a hallway with masonry flooring and walls.

WisconsinEye shutdown leaves state lawmakers meetings outside of public view

Zabi Sahibzada sits with his hands folded on his lap behind a desk with multiple books stacked on its surface and in front of a metal filing cabinet and a wood bookcase filled with file folders and other items on its shelves.

Wisconsin refugee agencies try to remain open as Trump halts most new admissions

The Kewaunee Power Station stands decommissioned along Lake Michigan on Sept. 16, 2025, in Kewaunee. Cloverleaf Infrastructure approached property owners and town of Carlton officials to gauge their support for a data center near the former nuclear energy facility. The company is no longer pursuing the project, officials told Wisconsin Watch in January 2026. (Credit: Joe Timmerman / Wisconsin Watch)

Kewaunee County town staves off plan for a land purchase by a data center developer

How Wisconsin’s 2026 governor candidates view bipartisanship

How Wisconsin's 2026 governor candidates view bipartisanship

Alex stands on a walkway between two rows of metal feeder panels with multiple cows eating from piles of feed on a concrete floor inside a large barn with metal support pillars and a metal roof.

Wisconsin employers and immigrant workers navigate hurdles under Trump

Side-by-side images show Ron Johnson and Tammy Baldwin looking into the camera.

'Here & Now' Highlights: US Sen. Ron Johnson, US Sen. Tammy Baldwin

Ron Johnson listens while sitting in front of wood cabinet with multiple books and statues on a shelf in front of a wall with multiple framed items displayed on its surface.

Wisconsin's US senators discuss options for compromise on ACA enhanced tax credits

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