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Dane County to pursue $100M partnership with Frank Productions to renovate Coliseum

Tue, 01/20/2026 - 4:25pm
Dane County has begun negotiating with Frank Productions to renovate the Coliseum into a “world-class” music venue.

Sunset Yarn in Madison to close, but a bagel shop awaits

Tue, 01/20/2026 - 3:45pm
The beloved shop on Speedway Road is scheduled to close at the end of May and be replaced by a shop for Barrett’s Bagels.

Ridglan Farm’s lawsuit against animal-rights activists is dismissed

Tue, 01/20/2026 - 3:35pm
The decision comes nearly three months after an attorney for the activists said Ridglan Farms agreed to stop breeding beagles to sell for research purposes by July 1 of this year.

Wall Street sinks amid threat of tariffs

Tue, 01/20/2026 - 3:32pm
NEW YORK — Stocks slumped Tuesday on Wall Street after President Donald Trump threatened to hit eight European countries with new tariffs as tensions escalate over his attempts to assert American control over Greenland.

Former Waupun correctional officer pleads guilty to bribery

Tue, 01/20/2026 - 3:31pm
WAUPUN – After an FBI investigation, a ⁠former Waupun Correctional Institution correctional officer was convicted of conspiring to commit federal programs bribery.

Trump's threat of tariffs hang over meeting

Tue, 01/20/2026 - 3:15pm
DAVOS, Switzerland — Corporate chiefs and government leaders, including President Donald Trump, are meeting in Davos, Switzerland, this week, joining an elite annual World Economic Forum that promotes dialogue and economic progress, even as actions from Washington have upended the…

Porta Bella’s long-time home will live on, at least, in UW-Madison alum’s movie

Tue, 01/20/2026 - 3:00pm
Broden McCune’s new film is set inside Porta Bella’s space on Frances Street, which soon could give way to a 16-story student apartment building near campus.

Microsoft proposes adding 15 data centers to Mount Pleasant project

Tue, 01/20/2026 - 1:03pm
Microsoft is on track to be Racine County's largest ⁠taxpayer when it pays its bills in 2026, based on 2025 assessments.

UW-Madison names inaugural leader of entrepreneurship hub

Tue, 01/20/2026 - 12:50pm
The Wisconsin Entrepreneurship Hub, launched last fall, is intended to encourage more startups on campus and boost Wisconsin’s economic growth.

Drunken passenger grabs steering wheel, causes crash into garage on Far East Side, police say

Tue, 01/20/2026 - 12:10pm
Officers who were in the area about 12:40 p.m. Saturday were alerted to the crash at Driscoll Drive and Milwaukee Street, Madison police said.

Man, 63, arrested after robbery of man, 72, on East Side street

Tue, 01/20/2026 - 11:50am
Security video from an area business recorded the incident, enabling police to identify the robber as a 63-year-old Madison man, Madison police said.

Former Sun Prairie West dean pleads guilty to child porn

Tue, 01/20/2026 - 11:47am
Robert Gilkey-Meisegeier, 31, signed a plea agreement on Monday; a plea hearing in the case is set for Jan. 27.

Southwest Airlines is ditching open seating Jan. 27. What to know

Tue, 01/20/2026 - 11:30am
Major changes are coming to Southwest Airlines, including the end of its famous open seating policy.

Netflix sweetens WB bid

Tue, 01/20/2026 - 11:28am
Netflix is now offering to buy Warner Bros. Discovery’s studio and streaming business in all cash — an effort to win over the Hollywood giant's shareholders for its $72 billion merger and thwart a hostile bid from Skydance-owned Paramount.

North Side man cleaning gun ticketed after shot accidentally fired into apartment below, police say

Tue, 01/20/2026 - 11:20am
The man was ticketed for negligent discharge of a weapon.

Beloved school custodian ‘Mr. Peanuts’ to retire after 61 years

Tue, 01/20/2026 - 11:10am
Rodney Esser is “the heart and soul” of Park Elementary School in Cross Plains, Principal Brett Humphrey said.

10 potential candidates who could fill Packers' defensive coordinator vacancy

Tue, 01/20/2026 - 11:03am
The Dolphins' decision to hire Jeff Hafley as head coach has left the Packers with a hole on their staff. Here are candidates to fill the defensive coordinator spot.

Man accused of threatening security guard, 6th OWI after crash at Fitchburg gas station

Tue, 01/20/2026 - 8:55am
The 30-year-old Fitchburg backed his vehicle into a concrete barrier in the station’s parking lot, police said.

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