Here's your local news for Thursday, January 30, 2025:

• We get the details on the latest CARES expansion,
• Find out how researchers in Wisconsin are using microbes to reduce waste,
• Discuss police accountability with a city council candidate,
• Explore the ins and outs of email distribution lists,
• Hear how the recent wacky weather has affected fishing conditions,
• Celebrate the Mingos' return to Breese Stevens Field,
• And much more.

Here's your local news for Wednesday, January 29, 2025:

• We hear from a former police officer who was stationed inside the U.S. Capitol on January 6,
• Interview a violence intervention professional running for city council,
• Learn what food insecurity looks like at UW-Madison,
• Broadcast the most comprehensive weather report on the airwaves,
• Travel back in time to 1969,
• And much more.

Continuing our spring election coverage, we turn to Common Council District 12 on Madison’s north side.

Incumbent alder Amani Latimer Burris has represented the area since 2023 and is running for re-election this spring. She faces a familiar challenger in Julia Matthews, who she defeated by just over 700 votes two years ago.

A third candidate, Hussein Amach, sends the race to a primary on February 18th. Amach filed all the necessary paperwork with the city clerk before the January 7th deadline but has since withdrawn from the race. His name will still appear on the primary ballot.

We sat down with alder Amani Latimer Burris and Julia Matthews to discuss their top issues, their vision for the city of Madison, and how they plan to communicate with their constituents.