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...
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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...
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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, ...
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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, ...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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....
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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...
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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...
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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....
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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...
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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...
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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 ...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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 ...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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...
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