FeaturedMarch 23 2026

6 Wisconsin broadcasters win 13 Midwest Emmys

From middlewick on Morguefile
Six Wisconsin broadcasters won 13 awards from the Chicago/Midwest Chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. The following awards were announced Sunday: Outstanding Achievement for News Programming – Evening Newscast: Smaller Markets (51+) WKOW, Madison: Protests in Downtown Madison Danielle Maxwell Zerebny, Producer; Caroline Bach, Producer; Jennifer... - MORE -

Column: Investigation records should be public

Two years ago this month, a Madison East High School teacher chaperoning a Minneapolis field trip creeped into students’ rooms using copies of their room keys and planted hidden cameras in their bathrooms. On Nov. 22, a few weeks after the teacher, David Kruchten, was sentenced to 12 years in... - MORE -

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