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WSUM News Team compiles recent news in under 5 minutes every Monday through Thursday. Originally aired on the 91.7 FM stream, each newscast is re-posted in audio form.
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 TALULA HAYES.
IN THE NEWS TODAY,
IN STATE NEWS,
Tour bus carrying over 50 crashes, and leaves 33 injured on Sunday. The bus crashed in downtown Green Bay, right by Lake Michigan. The bus was travelling on I-43 from Chicago to a casino in Michigan. Therefore no children were reported to be on the bus. The injured were taken to four different hospitals in Green Bay, and two people are critically injured. The bus crash occurred when it drove over a 4 to 5 foot embankment. The bus nearly crashed into multiple warehouses, and the cause of the accident is unknown. The crash occurred near Bay Beach on the far north side of Green Bay. The cause of the crash is unknown, but a car driving behind the bus captured a video that the Wisconsin State Patrol is currently investigating.
For WSUM News, I’m Nathan Jahn
ALSO IN STATE NEWS,
Gov. Tony Evers signs a bill supporting Foodshare programs and prohibiting its aid for junk food on Monday. Assembly Bill 180 is designed to reduce payment errors in the FoodShare program and avoid Wisconsin taxpayers paying millions. This is following the Republicans’ ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ having an increase in penalty fees. Over 700,000 Wisconsin residents, including 270,000 children, have assistance through FoodShare. Evers said “In spite of the chaos at the federal level and the continued attack on our FoodShare program, I am proud of the work my administration has done,”. He emphasized their work for kids, families, veterans, and seniors in increasing their access to groceries. The bill will direct the DHS to stop requests for buying soft drinks, energy drinks, and candy with their funding. The funds from Act 116 includes a 32.3 million dollar cover of costs following the ‘Big Beautiful Bill’s’ changes.
IN NATIONAL NEWS,
President Trump sends ICE agents to airports to help with TSA agent shortage after radio tip. A conservative woman from Arizona called into the Clay Travis and Buck Sexton show and pitched the idea. One of the hosts then went on a different program and pitched the idea again. When asked President Trump said the idea was “mine, all mine” but he has been known to watch fox news and react on social media quickly. He said the idea was so simple it caused everyone to wonder why it wasn’t theirs. The radio conversation was prompted by a congressional standoff over funding for the Department of Homeland Security. The stalemate, due in part to Democratic demands to change Trump’s immigration enforcement practices, has led to a five-week partial shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security. This news came after people have experienced long wait times at TSA for flights. Many people are flying due to Spring Break, and lines have reportedly stretched all the way around airports. Some have reported more than five hour wait times just to get through TSA.
For WSUM News, I’m Nathan Jahn
IN ECONOMIC NEWS,
Stocks rise and oil prices drop as President Trump postpones further strikes on Iran on Monday. The strikes would hit Iran’s energy infrastructure, however Trump said on social media that discussions would take place this week. The Dow was up by 1.5% early afternoon, the S&P 500 was up by 1.2%, and the Nasdaq was up 1.3%. Oil prices have dropped, with bent crude oil down 10% to just over 100 dollars per barrel after falling to 96 dollars a barrel. It is currently unclear if the Strait of Hormuz will be closed for transit. Following the spike, excitement died down as the IDF said it would continue striking Iran. The Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson, Esmaeil Baghaei, said Iran has held no negotiations with the U.S. This is a direct dispute to Trump’s claim that there has been significant progress in talks so far. Gas prices fell Monday, with diesel futures down 9.8% and oil futures down 8.6%. However, these prices are still up 80% and 75% this year alone. Crude oil prices remain roughly one third higher than they were before attacks began February 28.
OUTRO: THANK YOU FOR TUNING IN! FROM THE WSUM NEWS BOOTH, I’M TALULA HAYES. HAVE A GREAT EVENING MADISON!