Morning Briefing: Feb. 26, 2026 - Spectrum News

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1. Vice President JD Vance to make Wisconsin visit on Thursday

Vice President JD Vance is expected to head to Plover, Wisconsin, on Thursday where he’ll visit a machining facility. The visit comes following President Donald Trump’s State of the Union address. He'll be joined by Congressman Derrick Van Orden.

2. MMSD staff member accused of feeding autistic student dog food

A Madison mother and father want justice after they say their non-verbal, autistic son was fed dog food at school. Debra Hawkes was sent a photo of an open can of Nutrish dog food, with a plastic spoon in it. Hawkes said the staff member told her son had eaten some of it.

3. Wauwatosa, West Allis approve plans to merge fire departments

A joint fire department between Wauwatosa and West Allis got the green light on Tuesday night. With Wauwatosa’s approval, both municipalities have now agreed to move forward with the joint fire department, which will be named Milwaukee Metro Fire Rescue.

1. Cuba says it killed 4 people aboard Florida-registered speedboat that opened fire on soldiers

2. Ukrainian officials to meet Trump envoys in Geneva over more Russia talks

3. Larry Summers will resign from teaching at Harvard during review of Epstein ties, university says

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“It’s been a long road. This all started roughly eight years ago,” Steve Zeamer, Gail’s husband, said.

Steve Zeamer said he and his daughters, Sophie and Claudia, never imagined it would take nearly a decade to get Gail’s Law passed. Gail Zeamer died eight years after being diagnosed with Stage 3 breast cancer in 2016.