Minnesota county attorney investigating Gregory Bovino and other federal officials over immigration crackdown
by CNN
March 3, 2026
By Cindy Von Quednow, CNN (CNN) — More than a dozen incidents involving federal immigration agents in Minneapolis, including top Border Patrol official Gregory Bovino, are being investigated to determine whether any laws were broken during Operation Metro Surge, the Hennepin County Attorney’s Office announced Monday. The investigation, dubbed the Transparency and Accountability Project, […]
608 Soccer: USL League One Preseason Roundtable
by Robert Chappell
March 3, 2026
Listen now: Listen in on the USL League One Group Chat! A bunch of USL1 podcasters, writers and sickos got together to talk about the upcoming season, which gets underway this weekend! In the chat: Rob Chappell, 608 Soccer Show, Forward Madison Alex Ashton, USL League One Updater Brian Biedenbach, Fort Wayne Footy, Fort Wayne […]
Milwaukee-based performer L.E.X. inspires students during two-week hip-hop residency with MMSD
by Omar Waheed
March 3, 2026
Musician, author and educator Alexis Dean Jr., known as L.E.X., toured the Madison Metropolitan School District (MMSD) for two weeks in a hip-hop residency program to perform for schools and speak with students. Dean is from Milwaukee and was formerly a teacher at MMSD through AmeriCorps. His return to Madison is a frequent stop where […]
Data centers fuel $1 billion in Wisconsin business growth, but some question long-term impact
by Wisconsin Watch
March 3, 2026
by Tom Kertscher / Wisconsin Watch, Wisconsin Watch Many companies don’t publicly report details on data center business they do, so it’s impossible to tally total economic impact in Wisconsin. But there are other examples. Trane Technologies is manufacturing cooling systems for data centers in La Crosse, where it was founded in 1913, and […]
Mamdani says he’s asked Trump to drop immigration cases against these pro-Palestinian activists
by CNN
March 3, 2026
By Zoe Sottile, CNN (CNN) — During an unannounced meeting with President Donald Trump last week, New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani brought up four pro-Palestinian protesters pursued by federal immigration authorities: Mahmoud Khalil, Yunseo Chung, Mohsen Mahdawi, and Leqaa Kordia. “I asked that these cases be dropped,” Mamdani said at a ribbon cutting […]
