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North Side festival back for second year with 8 musical acts, 18 food vendors
Lola’s Hi/Lo Lounge and the Madison Mallards are bringing back True North Music + Food Festival.
Prepare to detour around John Nolen Drive causeway Thursday night
City traffic engineers advise motorists to detour between Olin Avenue and North Shore Drive.
UW Badgers softball team does Wisconsin proud | Daniel Grant
I want to celebrate the strong season from the UW Badgers women’s softball team.
Former Badgers stars highlight Wisconsin's search committee to find new athletic director
Wisconsin is hoping to have a new athletic director in place this summer, it said as it unveiled the members of the search committee.
Wisconsin men's basketball to play SEC team in Nashville next season
The Badgers added a nonconference test at a neutral site for the 2026-27 season. Here are the details.
UW-Platteville ‘Boo-U’ branch campus closure stirs grief in Baraboo, Sauk County
UW-Platteville’s Baraboo Sauk County campus opened in 1968. Now the two-year campus is shuttering May 22 due to low enrollment.
Tom Still: These ‘moonshots’ are grounded in engineering know-how
Devesh Ranjan, dean of UW-Madison’s College of Engineering, has embraced linking engineering’s various disciplines to tackling problems in Wisconsin, the nation and beyond.
UW-Madison Chancellor Mnookin is leaving after 4 years. Here’s what she says went right — and what didn’t
Mnookin, who became chancellor in 2022, leaves UW-Madison on May 16 to take the helm at Columbia University.
Packers assess backup running back options behind workhorse Josh Jacobs
Josh Jacobs is set to be the lead back for the Green Bay Packers this season. However, the competition for who will back him up is full of uncertainty.
Former Madison Memorial point guard set to lead boys basketball program
A former player under coach Steve Collins will guide the Madison Memorial boys basketball program into a new era after the longtime coach's recent retirement.
5 Madison area high school baseball stars of the week: May 12 edition
One swing changed the trajectory of multiple high school baseball games this past week. Vote for your favorite performer to win the latest Supernova title.
SoCon star finds 'everything I've been looking for' with Wisconsin women's basketball
The Chattanooga transfer guard found the perfect landing spot with the Badgers, who impressed her with genuine relationships and an enticing up-tempo style.
How new assistant's salary compares to the rest of Wisconsin women's basketball staff
Wisconsin women's basketball assistant Julia Ford's salary puts her in the middle of the other four assistants this season.
Sauk County Sheriff’s Office identifies victim, alleged assailant in Friday murder
The Sauk County Sheriff’s Office did not specify the relationship between Susan Paul, 80, of Prairie du Sac, and George Paul, also 80 and from Prairie du Sac.
Dane County Humane Society welcoming hundreds of dogs from Ridglan Farms
Monday marked the first day in the Humane Society’s work to rehome 500 of the 1,500 beagles sold last month by the embattled Ridglan Farms to two groups opposed to using animals in research.
How tenant unions are attempting to reshape renter power in Wisconsin
Tenant unions are increasingly advocating for tenants over issues such as rent increases, unfair lease agreements and unsafe living conditions.
26-year-old woman, 63-year-old man killed in separate Grant County crashes
They were the third and fourth people to die in crashes in the Grant County this year.
'Fast Eddie,' who had no shortage of dance partners, dies at 75
Eddie Bailey could be found out dancing most nights of the week.
Evers, Republican leaders agree to 'blockbuster' deal on school funding increase, tax rebates
Individual taxpayers who filed tax returns in 2024 and had at least 90% of their income earned in Wisconsin will be eligible for a $300 income tax refunds.
Man arrested early Monday after using child as human shield, police say
Officers responded to a residence on Madison's East Side just before 3:30 a.m. for a disturbance or "unwanted subject."






