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Giannis Antetokounmpo stays with Bucks as extremely hectic NBA trade deadline passes

Fri, 02/06/2026 - 5:35am
Giannis Antetokounmpo remained with the Milwaukee Bucks while plenty of other players changed addresses as the NBA trade deadline passed Thursday.

Burger King franchiser committed more than 1,600 child labor law violations, Wisconsin alleges

Fri, 02/06/2026 - 5:15am
The allegations against Cave Enterprises in Wisconsin involve more than 600 children ages 14 and 15 over two years.

Failure to deal with our debt will eventually doom nation | Dennis Carlson

Fri, 02/06/2026 - 5:00am
In the Wisconsin State Journal on Thursday, Washington Post columnist George Will outlined a frightening future if action is not taken to rein in our national debt. These predictions have been presented for years, but our leaders are too cowardly…

Freezing rain, light snow overnight could make morning commute dicey

Thu, 02/05/2026 - 5:30pm
Madison may see a dusting of snow and possible light freezing rain overnight, so the city will salt and plow overnight and Friday morning.

Scamurra scores 2, U.S. opens women's Olympic hockey tournament with 5-1 win over Czechia

Thu, 02/05/2026 - 5:03pm
The United States, which has six current or former Wisconsin women's hockey players on its roster, rumbled to a tournament-opening win over Czechia on Thursday.

3 people injured, 2 seriously, in crash at Fitchburg car dealership

Thu, 02/05/2026 - 4:25pm
A car crashed into the Zimbrick Automotive at 1601 W. Beltline Highway Thursday morning, injuring three people.

Tech stocks fall amid gloomy layoffs report

Thu, 02/05/2026 - 3:38pm
NEW YORK — Sharp drops hit Wall Street on Thursday as technology stocks fell and bitcoin plunged again.

Waunakee gets a new grocery store

Thu, 02/05/2026 - 3:30pm
Aldi has opened a 22,000-square-foot store on the village’s south side but it likely won’t be the last store in Dane County for the discount retailer.

Shutdown growing more likely

Thu, 02/05/2026 - 3:30pm
WASHINGTON — Senate Majority Leader John Thune said Thursday that demands by Democrats for new restrictions on federal immigration officers are "unrealistic" and warned the Department of Homeland Security will shut down next week if they do not work with…

Woman sentenced for letting dogs run loose, bite people on Far East Side

Thu, 02/05/2026 - 3:00pm
Eight of the dogs have been euthanized because they '“were not found to be behaviorally safe enough to be adopted out,” according to a public health spokesperson.

Jim Leonhard explains how time as Wisconsin's interim coach prepared him to be NFL DC

Thu, 02/05/2026 - 2:59pm
The Badgers program legend credits Wisconsin for teaching him important lessons in how to handle a complicated job.

Public Health pauses bid for harm reduction site after botched application process

Thu, 02/05/2026 - 2:30pm
The Board of Public Health rejected a bid for a $2.4M addiction care center after complaints of an unfair application process and false information in the selected applicant’s proposal.

177 years ago today, UW-Madison held its first class

Thu, 02/05/2026 - 2:10pm
Precisely 177 years ago, on Feb. 5, 1849, UW-Madison held its first class.

Lawmakers withhold DPI funding over report it spent $368,885 on Wisconsin Dells resort conference

Thu, 02/05/2026 - 1:50pm
Lawmakers cited a report revealing the department spent nearly $369,000 for a four-day workshop at Chula Vista Resort in 2024 as it reconsidered assessment standards for the state’s Forward Exam.

Update: West High identifies teen who died after being hit by vehicle on South Park Street

Thu, 02/05/2026 - 1:45pm
Police reported shortly after 10 a.m. that the teen, who was on their way to school when they were struck, had died.

Meet the Winter Olympics’ golden 7

Thu, 02/05/2026 - 1:27pm
As the 2026 Winter Olympic Games in Milan Cortina swing into full gear Friday with the opening ceremony, it’s a great time to revisit the impact of athletes from the Madison area on previous Winter Games.

Report: Matt LaFleur, Packers to bring on newly hired Penn State WR coach for same role

Thu, 02/05/2026 - 1:03pm
A reshuffle of the coaching staff continued for the Packers on Thursday, with the reported hire of a Big Ten wide receivers coach who also helped develop Christian Watson.

Trump tries to ‘take over’ elections in Phil Hands’ cartoon

Thu, 02/05/2026 - 1:00pm
On a recent podcast appearance, President Donald Trump argued that Republicans should “nationalize” and “take over” election administration throughout the country.

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