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The saying "knee-high by the Fourth of July" was once used by farmers hoping to measure the success of their corn crops, according to the Farmers' Almanac.

New federal student loan changes in effect this week are meant to lower tuition but have left some Wisconsin students with concerns about how they will finance their education.

The force main break has been temporarily fixed and a permanent repair is planned for later this summer.

Muse absolutely rocked, treating their extremely patient Milwaukee fans with their first performance after releasing their latest album "The Wow! Signal" on June 26.

The Brewers have nine prospects on the latest Top 100 prospect update produced by popular baseball publication Baseball America, two more than the next-best team on the list.

Shawn Eichorst says the key for Wisconsin's athletics finances is first determining the department's priorities.

Aaron Banks had some productive moments in 2025 when he wasn't dealing with ailments. He and Green Bay hope that can be the trend moving forward.

Dalton Wasserman and Max Chadwick of Pro Football Focus put Jordan Love just outside the elite tier.

Bogoljub Marković spent last season in Serbia. It's unknown how he'll fare in the NBA, but he'll likely have a chance to test himself with a rebuilding squad.

Mr. Kenneth Lee Bigelow peacefully passed into eternal rest on June 28, 2026. He was the beloved husband of Coretta J. Bigelow, proud father of Bryan K. Bigelow and Kelly B. Carson (Jermaine) and the doting grandfather of twins Kaia…

Left-handed pitcher Frank Cairone made it back to the pitcher's mound Thursday, making his professional debut in the Arizona Complex League.

The owners of Marigold Kitchen are opening the front area of their catering space on the Near East Side this weekend.

Chase Burns bested Misiorowski for the Reds, who snapped a four-game losing streak and averted a series sweep by salvaging the fourth contest.

The store, a fixture on Odana Road in Madison since 1983, will open in October.

The laundromats’ owners said one of the people detained was bloodied after he was slammed to the floor.

The block party started in 1969 as a protest by UW-Madison students who were denied permission to hold a "street dance.”

Eugenio Martinez is hoping to have Cubarican’s Cocina open in about a month.

Madison set a record Wednesday with a low of 79, the highest low for July 1 in the city’s history, according to the National Weather Service.

Officials at Wisconsin Brewing Company in Verona would like to continue brewing the beer in light of the massive response to a recent special brewing of the beer that is on hiatus.

Hartmann told officers he had had seven or eight beers at a bar that night before taking sleeping pills and hadn’t remembered leaving the voicemails.