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SOS: Columbus couple’s gas bill billing imbroglio resolved

Mon, 02/09/2026 - 9:00am
St. Maurice accepted Jahns’ explanation of the problem and admitted to his error, but wondered why it took so long for WE to identify and help him fix it.

Wisconsin man gets 80 months in prison for defrauding friends out of more than $800,000

Mon, 02/09/2026 - 8:15am
Cory Kromray also was ordered to pay $828,266.71 in restitution to his victims.

Wanted man who held woman against her will arrested after police pursuit

Mon, 02/09/2026 - 7:35am
The suspect, a 28-year-old Madison man, was injured scaling a fence while fleeing his disabled vehicle, taken to a local hospital for medical treatment, then jailed.

Cheese from around the world to descend on Madison next month

Mon, 02/09/2026 - 7:10am
The event at Monona Terrace is scheduled to begin March 3 with more than 3,300 entries from around the world.

Tom Still: Despite caution signs, state investors aim to follow balanced road

Mon, 02/09/2026 - 6:40am
The diversity of the state’s emerging and mature medical technology firms offers some economic insulation from a blend of factors, global and local, that point to challenges down the road.

Wisconsin regulators to host public hearing on massive Port Washington data center

Mon, 02/09/2026 - 5:55am
The proposal from We Energies, a subsidiary of WEC Energy Group, calls for a 672-acre campus in Port Washington that would open at roughly 1.3 gigawatts of energy demand in 2027.

How the 2026 flu season is going, according to Public Health

Mon, 02/09/2026 - 5:45am
Flu cases are at a moderate level in Madison and Dane County, and it is unclear if respiratory illness season has peaked yet.

Why Wisconsin athletics' payments toward a $20 million, no-interest campus loan have stopped

Mon, 02/09/2026 - 5:37am
The Wisconsin athletic department borrowed $20 million from central campus to cover a shortfall in the 2020-21 budget. It hasn't made scheduled payments in two years.

What to know about Wisconsin men's basketball's opponent, Illinois

Mon, 02/09/2026 - 4:37am
The Fighting Illini were on a 12-game winning streak prior to their loss at Michigan State on Saturday. Here's what to know about the Badgers' next opponent.

How to watch, stream, listen to Wisconsin men's basketball vs. Illinois

Mon, 02/09/2026 - 4:30am
How to tune in as the Badgers stay on the road to take on one of the best teams in the Big Ten.

Hong Kong ex-media tycoon Jimmy Lai sentenced to 20 years in prison in national security case

Sun, 02/08/2026 - 8:54pm
HONG KONG — Jimmy Lai, the pro-democracy former Hong Kong media tycoon and a fierce critic of Beijing, was sentenced to 20 years in prison in one of the most prominent cases prosecuted under a China-imposed national security law that…

Milwaukee Bucks sign former Brooklyn Nets guard Cam Thomas

Sun, 02/08/2026 - 7:57pm
Cam Thomas has signed with the Milwaukee Bucks after getting waived by the Brooklyn Nets.

3 things that stood out in Wisconsin women's basketball's overtime loss to No. 24 Washington

Sun, 02/08/2026 - 6:08pm
The Badgers rallied in the third quarter but couldn't make a late lead hold up as they missed out on a third ranked win.

Wisconsin potato farm shines in Super Bowl ad

Sun, 02/08/2026 - 5:40pm
The central Wisconsin farm was part of the inspiration for a 60 second Lay's potato chip commercial that aired in the third quarter.

3 things that stood out in No. 1 Wisconsin women's hockey's rebound win over No. 2 Ohio State

Sun, 02/08/2026 - 5:04pm
Lacey Eden put the Badgers on her back in a win over Ohio State, delivering a goal, two assists, a key short-handed block and an important backcheck.

Bucks forward, former star guard to participate in 3-point contest

Sun, 02/08/2026 - 2:39pm
Bobby Portis Jr. and Damian Lilliard — whose last time on the court came before he was let go in Milwaukee — will be shooting for glory.

Teen killed on Park Street had strong bond with mother, lost other mother

Sun, 02/08/2026 - 2:05pm
"You hear, 'Oh, the teenage years are so hard,' and that wasn't my experience with him," his mother said.

Collar cams give bear's-eye view

Sun, 02/08/2026 - 12:30pm
ANCHORAGE, Alaska — The life of one of the most remote grizzly bear populations in the world is being documented by the animals themselves, with collar cameras that provide a rare glimpse of how they survive on Alaska’s rugged and…

Here is Bad Bunny's connection to UW-Madison

Sun, 02/08/2026 - 10:00am
Bad Bunny’s representatives reached out to UW-Madison’a Rico Jorell Meléndez-Badillo, a historian of Puerto Rico, via social media.

ICE in Minnesota wins this week’s You Toon caption contest

Sun, 02/08/2026 - 9:55am
Winning line from Verona reader beats more than 75 entries.

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