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Packers sign veteran quarterback, release Ridder

Mon, 05/04/2026 - 3:33pm
Tyrod Taylor adds some experience to the position room, and will be a prime candidate to hold the backup role behind Jordan Love.

Madison Area Technical College expands teacher training to rural Wisconsin students

Mon, 05/04/2026 - 2:26pm
Madison Area Technical College is adding a teacher training program to its Reedsburg campus.

Sun Prairie considers plan to reduce number of polling places

Mon, 05/04/2026 - 2:00pm
Switching to four polling places is not specifically a cost-cutting measure, as Hilby said her office has been looking at the change since before the failure last month of a $3.95 million referendum.

NL Central standings show every team is winning. We break down why

Mon, 05/04/2026 - 1:52pm
The Milwaukee Brewers head into the week of May 4 with a strong 18-15 record, especially considering that the team has been playing without several key offensive contributors. The problem?

27-member Madison dance troupe competes on 'America’s Got Talent'

Mon, 05/04/2026 - 11:40am
The troupe auditioned in March in front of a panel of celebrity judges.

Jury finds Beloit man guilty of homicide in woman’s drug overdose death

Mon, 05/04/2026 - 11:20am
Eric Carter faces up to 25 years in prison on the homicide charge and another 23 years on the other felonies when he is sentenced on July 29.

Man charged with sexual assaults of elderly at care facility

Mon, 05/04/2026 - 11:00am
The case began when Fitchburg police received a report from a residential care facility that an employee may have assaulted vulnerable residents.

Catering truck hits vehicle, 2 vendors at Sun Prairie Farmers Market

Mon, 05/04/2026 - 10:10am
The two vendors were taken by ambulance to a local hospital with serious injuries that were not considered life-threatening, Sun Prairie police said.

Is global warming impacting bird migration?

Mon, 05/04/2026 - 9:40am
Bird migrations are closely linked to mean annual temperature, which influences both departure and arrival times at breeding and wintering grounds.

Platteville woman arrested on homicide warrant in Iowa County traffic stop

Mon, 05/04/2026 - 9:10am
The woman also faces four new tentative charges after her arrest Saturday night.

Darin Hill takes life lessons from his work at Forest Hill Cemetery

Mon, 05/04/2026 - 8:55am
Darin Hill has spent the better part of the last 11 years in the dirt at Madison’s Forest Hill Cemetery, where he serves as the lead worker in parks operations.

Person in custody after man injured in East Side shooting

Mon, 05/04/2026 - 8:45am
The suspected shooter was not there when police arrived, but returned later to talk to police.

Madison police seeking driver in hit-and-run crash Downtown that seriously injured bicyclist

Mon, 05/04/2026 - 8:20am
The minivan did not stop, but was caught on nearby surveillance video.

Northern Wisconsin was talking about seceding a half-century ago

Mon, 05/04/2026 - 6:40am
This State Journal editorial ran on May 4, 1976:

Verona High School's expansive roof eyed for solar panels

Mon, 05/04/2026 - 5:50am
The project would offset $1 million in electricity costs over the panels’ 20-year lifespan

Minocqua Brewing owner Kirk Bangstad, a staunch Trump foe, says he's running for governor

Mon, 05/04/2026 - 5:45am
Liberal activist Kirk Bangstad said Saturday he is launching a campaign for governor, though he has not filed paperwork to launch a campaign as of Saturday.

'He was the glue': Middleton baseball honors legacy of late father, longtime assistant

Mon, 05/04/2026 - 5:37am
Jamie Guerrero lived and breathed Cardinals baseball for more than 30 years. His legacy is living on through his senior son and the Middleton program this spring.

How this search for Wisconsin's athletic director is different than the last one

Mon, 05/04/2026 - 5:37am
Three weeks after Chris McIntosh announced his departure from Wisconsin, the school hasn't announced details of the search for a new athletic director.

Zorba Paster: Exercise when it feels optimal to you

Mon, 05/04/2026 - 5:30am
Pay attention to the internal rhythms of our body.

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