Lexi Spevacek
WSUM News Director
Appears in 52 Episodes
February 1, 2024 Newscast
In the news today: Madison Police arrest a man who made threats to a Dean health office and the Subway foot-long cookie is in high demand.Hosted by News Director Heewo...
December 12, 2023 Newscast
In the news today: Lawmakers disagree over an appointee for the state elections commission and the U.S. government plans to vastly expand uses of artificial intelligen...
December 11, 2023 Newscast
In the news today: UW Madison students join a global strike for justice in Palestine and SpaceX prepares to launch a spacecraft.Hosted by News Director Lexi Spevacek, ...
December 7, 2023 Newscast
In the news today: The Ice Age Trail is designated a unit of the National Park System and a big storm set to hit eastern states.Hosted by News Director Lexi Spevacek, ...
December 6, 2023 Newscast
In the news today: The Screen Actors Guild ratifies a new contract and schools in a Maryland county remove students from class at high rates.Hosted by News Director Le...
December 5, 2023 Newscast
In the news today: Wisconsin republicans propose a bill that would eliminate the Wisconsin Elections Commission months before the 2024 election and Kamala Harris casts...
December 4, 2023 Newscast
In the news today: Human remains found in Indiana are identified as those of a Wisconsin woman who disappeared over four decades ago and world leaders discuss health a...
November 30, 2023 Newscast
In the news today: Wisconsin public workers unions file a lawsuit challenging Act 10.Hosted by News Director Lexi Spevacek, the daily newscast airs every Monday-Thursd...
November 29, 2023 Newscast
In the news today: A Madison man is sentenced to eight years in federal prison for robbing a back, Madison cuts the ribbon on a new high school and Google agrees to pa...
November 28, 2023 Newscast
In the news today: The Koch Network endorses republican candidate Nikki Haley for president and workers are rescued from a collapsed tunnel in India.Hosted by News Dir...
November 27, 2023 Newscast
In the news today: Henry Vilas Zoo welcomes a new capybara and a man shoots three Palestinian college students.Hosted by News Director Lexi Spevacek, the daily newscas...
November 20, 2023 Newscast
In the news today: Governor Tony Evers vetoes a $2 billion republican tax cut bill and infants are evacuated from a hospital in Gaza.Hosted by News Director Lexi Speva...
November 16, 2023 Newscast
In the news today: Madison Starbucks workers join a nationwide strike.Hosted by News Director Lexi Spevacek, the daily newscast airs every Monday-Thursday at 5 & 6 pm....
November 15, 2023 Newscast
In the news today: A new public art piece is unveiled downtown, a federal judge denies a motion to dismiss a social media lawsuit and conflict escalates in Mali.Hosted...
November 14, 2023 Newscast
In the news today: Multiple fire crews respond to a large structure fire on Madison's east side and Dane County receives a grant from the IRSHosted by News Director Le...
November 13, 2023 Newscast
In the news today: Wisconsin's attorney general announces a bill aimed at keeping guns from domestic abusers and a man is charged after driving onto an airport tarmac....
November 9, 2023 Newscast
In the news today: Paraeducators in Monona Grove push for pay raises and a democratic U.S. senator announces he will not be running for reelection.Hosted by News Direc...
November 8, 2023 Newscast
In the news today: A poll shows Wisconsin voters are almost evenly split between Biden and Trump, the Panda Program at the Smithsonian National Zoo comes to an end aft...
November 7, 2023 Newscast
In the news today: The Wisconsin Senate approves three republican-backed elections amendments and an amendment blocking church closures during public emergencies, and ...
November 6, 2023 Newscast
In the news today: Lawmakers propose a new bill to provide free breakfast and lunch for all Wisconsin students and Universities of Wisconsin proposes a $32 million wor...
November 2, 2023 Newscast
In the news today: Republicans move forward with plans to impeach a Wisconsin elections administrator, law firms warn universities to crack down on antisemitism on cam...
November 1, 2023 Newscast
In the news today: Bipartisan mental health crisis center legislation receives public hearings in the state senate and assembly, the new U.S. Speaker of the House coll...
October 31, 2023 Newscast
In the news today: Madison Metro Transit treats bed bugs in two buses and one facility, Governor Evers sues Wisconsin's republican legislature for obstructing basic go...
October 30, 2023 Newscast
In the news today: Governor Tony Evers urges the Wisconsin Supreme Court for new legislative maps before the next election and the Biden administration moves toward a ...
October 26, 2023 Newscast
In the news today: A new wolf management plan passes in Wisconsin and the U.S. House of Representatives elects a new speaker.Hosted by News Director Lexi Spevacek, the...
October 25, 2023 Newscast
In the news today: the Wisconsin State Building Commission approves nearly $400 million for projects statewide and former President Trump is fined for violating a limi...
October 24, 2023 Newscast
In the news today: Wisconsin's attorney general joins a lawsuit against Meta and the death toll in Gaza rises above 5,000 as a result of Israel's continued bombing.Hos...
October 23, 2023 Newscast
In the news today: Governor Evers allocates $402 million to combat polluted drinking water in Wisconsin.Hosted by News Director Lexi Spevacek, the daily newscast airs ...
October 19, 2023 Newscast
In the news today: The man who brought guns to the Wisconsin Capitol building twice is banned from the Capitol Square area and Representative Jim Jordan plans to stay ...
October 18, 2023 Newscast
In the news today: A second prisoner dies this year at Waupun Correctional Institution, the U.S. House of Representatives fails to elect a new speaker on a second ball...