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Madison365 Week in Review for January 29

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Here are our most popular stories of the week, brought to you by CUNA Mutual.

 

 

 

A former resident of the Dane County Jail has sued the county in federal court after he had his hip broken and was neglected for 15 hours.

 

 

The Wisconsin Historical Society is highlighting four Ojibwe storytellers over the next few weeks.

 

 

 

A Black-owned butcher shop and restaurant will open in Mount Horeb this summer.

 

 

 

A Black-owned vegan restaurant near Milwaukee is thriving thanks to community support.

 

 

 

UW-Platteville Chancellor Dr. Dennis Shields is a finalist to lead the nation’s only HBCU system.

 

 

 

Gabe Doyle has joined the Foundation for Black Women’s Wellness as director of community health initiatives.

 

 

 

UW-Stevens Point is seeking artists to create a monument to the Indigenous people buried beneath the campus.

 

 

 

Dane County has extended its mask mandate until March 1.

 

 

 

Peng Her said his campaign for Lt. Governor will focus on Wisconsinites’ shared values.

 

 

 

Project Live Well is entering its third year of helping Black women live their best lives.

 

 

 

Former Madison news anchor Michelle Li got a big donation from The Ellen Show in support of her #VeryAsian movement.

 

 

 

Danae Davis has been named interim director of 88Nine Radio Milwaukee.

 

 

 

A UW-Madison doctoral student has launched a new Twitter account to highlight Hmong biological scientists.

 

 

 

Sales of a limited-edition cacao mixer from Wisconsin-based Siren Shrubs will benefit Madison365’s own Black Oxygen podcast.

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