{"podcast":{"title":"Madison News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now!","slug":"madison-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7577991","podcast_index_feed_id":7577991,"rss_url":"https://feeds.fastcast.ai/the-madison-daily-news-now.xml","website_url":"https://thednn.ai/","image_url":"https://image.fastcast.ai/podcasts/the-madison-daily-news-now.jpg","author":"The Daily News Now!","episode_count":755,"summary":"Hosted by Corey with the Story, Madison News Today delivers fast, focused daily updates on the stories shaping Madison—from local news and business to culture, sports, and community developments. Designed for quick, on-the-go listening, each episode brings you up to speed in minutes. Produced by AI for speed, consistency, and global scale, the show is part of The Daily News Now network—bringing local news to every city in the world and keeping communities connected. Madison News Today is your daily snapshot of what’s happening in your city. Advertise on DNN: advertise@thednn.ai","last_synced_at":"2026-09-19T10:19:50.111492+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/madison-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7577991"},"episode":{"title":"Beloit Ends Subsidized EMS Deals | Madison News","slug":"beloit-ends-subsidized-ems-deals-madison-news","published_at":"2026-09-12T16:54:51+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/madison-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7577991/beloit-ends-subsidized-ems-deals-madison-news","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/madison-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7577991","url":"https://sources.thednn.ai/0186d1dd75bbf5a2","audio_url":"https://api.fastcast.ai/audio/f39a6274-8360-4056-ba0a-f01e1f3e1eaf.mp3","summary":"Beloit just ended fire and EMS service deals with neighboring towns — a move sparked by years of unfair billing where Beloit taxpayers secretly footed the bill for services other communities used at rock-bottom rates. As Beloit merges its own departments to boost local response, it’s now refusing to subsidize outsiders, since sending crews out-of-town delays help for their own residents and doesn’t cover rising costs for stations, gear, and staffing. They’re not closing the door forever — just demanding future deals be financially fair and stop shifting burdens onto Beloit’s taxpayers. Listen in comfort: Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN: advertise@thednn.ai This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting. Report issues to feedback@thednn.ai. View sources & latest updates: https://sources.thednn.ai/0186d1dd75bbf5a2","meta_description":"Beloit just ended fire and EMS service deals with neighboring towns — a move sparked by years of unfair billing where Beloit taxpayers secretly footed the…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":93,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/madison-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7577991/episodes/beloit-ends-subsidized-ems-deals-madison-news/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/madison-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7577991/beloit-ends-subsidized-ems-deals-madison-news.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}