WSUM Daily Newscast

INTRO GOOD (DAY) EVENING MADISON! YOU’RE LISTENING TO THE 5/6 O’CLOCK NEWS UPDATE ON WSUM 91.7 FM MADISON STUDENT RADIO. I’M NATHAN JAHN.

IN THE NEWS TODAY,

IN CAMPUS NEWS,
The UW board of Regents announced the College of Computer, Data, and Information Science be separated from L&S and renamed the College of Computing and Artificial Intelligence. CDIS initially launched in 2019, as a subsection of the College of Letters and Science.The move was approved early today during a meeting of the UW Board of Regents in Whitewater. UW says this change is to accommodate the growth of computer science majors on campus. Since 2015, the number of students graduating in computer science related fields has increased from 1043 to over 3000 each year. This is the first new college at UW-Madison since 1983, when the School of Veterinary Medicine opened. With that being said, the official opening is slated for summer 2026, with the first cohort of CCAI students starting that fall.
For WSUM News, I’m Saif Sajjad

IN NATIONAL NEWS,
FBI makes arrest in January 6th pipe bomb case nearly 5 years after the investigation opened. The arrest is the first time that investigators have settled on a subject in the long case. The suspect placed multiple pipe bombs on the evening of January 5th, 2021 near the offices of both parties. Although the bombs were safely diffused, the FBI said that if they had gone off many people could have been killed. In the years since the event, investigators have turned to the public offering a reward of half a million dollars for information on the suspect. The FBI still has not determined if there is a clear connection between this and the rioting the next day. Without any evidence, many right wing lawmakers circulated conspiracy theories about the bombs. Dan Bongino, the current FBI deputy director, floated the possibility last year that the act was an inside job and involved a massive cover-up.

IN INTERNATIONAL NEWS,
Russian President Vladimir Putin says that Russia will take a region of Ukraine by force or Ukrainian forces will back out. The biggest standoff between the two countries has been land and often they have struggled with a deal because of it. Recently the Donbas region of Ukraine has been in the news often, with Putin saying today that Russia will take it by force or not. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has ruled out ceding territory, whether held by Russia or not. The comments from Putin also come after US President Trump said he believed Russia would like to end the war. Trump's envoy Steve Witkoff, who led the US side of the talks, is due to meet Ukraine's negotiators in Florida. Russian forces now control some 85% of the Donbas. The original iteration of the US peace plan proposed to hand over areas of the Donbas still under Ukrainian control to the de facto control of Putin. Putin also said that there are parts of the US proposed peace plan that he can not agree with. It is unknown how the two sides will move forward.

IN ECONOMIC NEWS,
Workers at a protein facility in Sparta, Wisconsin authorized a strike after the new owners refused to honor a deal with them. Teamsters Union and past owners Foremost Farms agreed to a deal in March, but the facility was sold to Actus days after the deal was signed. The original deal promised a wage increase, improved health care, and a boost in pensions. The union said that Actus is not currently honoring the deal and workers at the facility rejected the company's final offer. Quote "Our members negotiated in good faith and secured a strong agreement. If these companies think they can shuffle ownership around to strip workers of their rights and protections, they are in for a rude awakening." End-Quote, said Teamsters local President.

TURNING OVER TO SPORTS, HERE’S WITH AN UPDATE
-The largest global sporting event of the weekend is set to be the Formula 1 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. Three drivers go into the weekend with a possibility of winning the 75th F1 Driver’s Championship, 4 time Champion Max Verstappen who is currently second, is fighting against McLaren drivers Oscar Piastri in third and Lando Norris in first to become the 3rd ever 5-time world champion.
-The NCAA D1 women’s volleyball championship tournament begins today, with Wisconsin playing against Eastern Illinois tonight at 8PM in round 1.
-NASCAR is being sued by 23XI race team owner Michael Jordan over allegations that NASCAR operates as a monopoly. This includes allegations that the sport prevents teams from entering Non-NASCAR motorsports like IMSA and Indycar. In court today, Judge Bell stated that NASCAR violated court orders twice and will face penalties if they continue to do so.

OUTRO: THANK YOU FOR TUNING IN! FROM THE WSUM NEWS BOOTH, I’M NATHAN JAHN. HAVE A GREAT EVENING MADISON!