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Can a rotation at cornerback help Wisconsin create more turnovers?

Mon, 03/16/2026 - 5:03am
The Badgers added four transfer cornerbacks who all appear that they can play immediately. Add them to returners and freshmen and there's potential for a deeper position than 2025.

Wisconsin men's basketball's backcourt duo named to Big Ten All-Tournament team

Mon, 03/16/2026 - 4:45am
The Badgers were one of two teams to land multiple players on the All-Tournament team.

Wisconsin women's basketball season continues with WBIT bid

Mon, 03/16/2026 - 4:30am
Wisconsin women's basketball has the chance for more basketball, earning a No. 3 seed in the Women's Basketball Invitation Tournament.

Wisconsin men's basketball earns strong NCAA Tournament at-large bid in West region

Sun, 03/15/2026 - 7:15pm
The Badgers played their way into the range of the top-25 teams in the country with their play over the final stretch. See where they landed in the field.

Animal rights activists break into Blue Mounds breeding center, take beagles

Sun, 03/15/2026 - 6:45pm
"There were probably 30 different police vehicles out here at one point, arresting individuals," said a spokesperson for Ridglan Farms.

Bucks snap 4-game skid with home win over Pacers

Sun, 03/15/2026 - 5:32pm
Giannis Antetokounmpo was two assists off a triple-double, Bobby Portis scored 29 off the bench and Ryan Rollins added 20 points as Milwaukee won at Fiserv Forum.

Meet the candidates for Madison School Board, Seat 6

Sun, 03/15/2026 - 5:00pm
Responses to the Wisconsin State Journal's candidate questionnaire. The election is April 7.

Pest or climate ally? DNR weighs new beaver management plan under mounting scrutiny

Sun, 03/15/2026 - 12:56pm
Members of an ad hoc Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources committee are urging wildlife regulators to work with a national expert as they finalize recommendations to guide state beaver management policy for the next decade.

Madison schools, surrounding districts closed Monday ahead of storm

Sun, 03/15/2026 - 12:28pm
A winter storm warning is in effect from 7 p.m. Sunday until 4 p.m. Monday, with heavy snow, mixed precipitation and high winds forecasted overnight and through the morning.

Driver dies after a single-vehicle crash in Rock County

Sun, 03/15/2026 - 10:45am
The man was driving a Ford Escape east on Highway 14 near South Scharine Road.

Garden calendar: For the week of March 15

Sun, 03/15/2026 - 7:30am
Tips for your flowers, plants, trees and shrubs.

OUR VIEW: Madison market looks great, but no more public money

Sun, 03/15/2026 - 6:40am
The Madison Public Market looks fun and inviting as it prepares to finally open after decades of changing plans, delays and higher cost.

NIH pulls funding for fetal tissue research, suspending work at UW-Madison

Sun, 03/15/2026 - 5:50am
Anita Bhattacharyya had been studying how brain development is altered in neurodevelopmental disorders, with a focus on Down syndrome.

Which linebackers will become Wisconsin's lead pass-rushers?

Sun, 03/15/2026 - 5:30am
Wisconsin must test a bevy of pass-rushing options during spring practices, and it needs a few to stand out across the 15 practices.

Wealthy Americans are the real drain on our society | Dean Siewert

Sun, 03/15/2026 - 5:00am
One’s wealth is the measure of how much more they’ve taken from society compared to how much they’ve put into society.

UW budgeting process can encourage grade inflation | Daniel Bromley

Sun, 03/15/2026 - 5:00am
An economist -- even a retired one -- wishes to offer a different explanation for grade inflation than the one offered in the column in last Sunday's Wisconsin State Journal, "How to fix grade inflation at UW."

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