Kathryn Larson

Her visit remains one of Monroe Health Services’ most unforgettable moments — a little Dolly sparkle still hanging around.

MADISON, Wis. — A McFarland High School rising senior is using her experience with prejudice to promote unity and cultural understanding through a student chapter of We Are Many United Against Hate.

The proposal was tied to businesses still dealing with the aftermath of the Ruiz shooting. Lorensen said some businesses may not survive without support.

The program aims to inspire more young people to enter healthcare fields, as hospitals and communities continue to need more nurses.

A southern Wisconsin eighth-grader earned national recognition for a documentary on Chippewa treaty rights and the Walleye War.

A southern Wisconsin eighth-grader earned national recognition for a documentary on Chippewa treaty rights and the Walleye War. (Kathryn Larson/Spectrum News)

A firework exploded on a shelf inside a Fitchburg Pick and Save last Friday afternoon, prompting an evacuation and a public safety response, according to police.

Dr. Ryan McAdams, a neonatologist at UW Health at Meriter, said the work builds on video-assisted laryngoscopy, a tool his NICU team already uses during intubation. Researchers are taking video from those procedures, cutting it into thousands of frames and using the images to teach an AI model to recognize anatomy.

Madison’s Streets Division is hiring arborists, offering staged training, daytime shifts and hands-on tree work across city streets.

That traction has included Chicowero speaking at the United Nations multiple times about her work.