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President Biden announced a new student debt relief plan in Wisconsin that he says would help over 30 million borrowers.

President Biden announced in Wisconsin a new student debt relief plan that he says would help over 30 million borrowers.

Federal work permit backlogs have left many Ukrainian families in a months-long limbo since arriving in Dane County, fleeing the war.

STOUGHTON, Wis. — A truck driver, a hospital worker, a school teacher, and a piano teacher: Four Ukrainians who have resettled in Stoughton since the war drove them to the United States in April had vibrant careers they left behind at home. Here in the states, they’re still waiting to resume those jobs. Federal work permit backlogs, however, have left...

In the 15 months since former Madison police chief Mike Koval abruptly retired, the city implemented new civilian review mechanisms, a pandemic changed how police officers do their jobs and protesters filled downtown streets to protest police brutality. Now a new police chief, Shon Barnes, is expected to enter the scene. He will be tasked with leading a department and city through these challenges, pending completion of a pre-employment background check. Barnes, currently the director of traini...

Dec 21, 2020 MADISON (WKOW) -- Dr. Shon Barnes has accepted an offer from the Police and Fire Commission to become the city of Madisons next police chief. The mayors office, citing city of Madison Human Resources Director Harper Donahue, confirmed that Barnes accepted the job in text messages to 27 News Monday. Barnes is expected to start his first day with the Madison Police Department on Feb. 1. Madisons Police and Fire Commissionvoted to offer Barnes the jobon Friday by a vote of three to tw...

Dec 19, 2020 MADISON (WKOW) -- Madisons Police and Fire Commission have decided to offer the job of chief of police to Dr. Shon F. Barnes. By a vote of three to two, the commissioners voted to offer Barnes the job at its Friday afternoon meeting. "Following a rigorous, comprehensive process and after thorough deliberations, the PFC has selected Dr. Shon F. Barnes to be our Chief of Police," the commission said in a statement. "As is standard practice, the PFC will now be issuing a Conditional O...