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Authorities identify man who died after being hit by SUV in Beloit

Thu, 07/17/2025 - 12:15pm
The crash remains under investigation by the Beloit Police Department and the Rock County Medical Examiner’s Department.

Government interference in women's health care is wrong | Erin Stadler

Thu, 07/17/2025 - 12:05pm
As a medical student in Wisconsin, having grown up in Fond du Lac, I know that the experiences of women in the Fox Valley matter.

Portage shop celebrates 20 years of giving artists a leg up

Thu, 07/17/2025 - 10:45am
The Mercantile rents out spaces to 24 vendors, mostly from Portage, who sell a wide array of crafts there.

7 injured, 2 children severely, in 3-vehicle crash at Lafayette County intersection

Thu, 07/17/2025 - 10:10am
The crash happened about 4:10 p.m. at the intersection of Highway W and Highway O in the town of White Oak Springs, authorities said.

Judge OKs release plan for woman who stabbed a classmate to please Slender Man

Thu, 07/17/2025 - 9:50am
Morgan Geyser and Anissa Weier were 12 in 2014 when they lured Payton Leutner to a Waukesha park, where Geyser stabbed Leutner 19 times while Weier egged her on.

How is a tornado's EF score determined?

Thu, 07/17/2025 - 9:35am
The Enhanced Fujita Scale, which came into use on Feb. 1, 2007, assigns tornadoes a rating based on wind speeds estimated off of damage.

What to know about the Coldplay show coming to Camp Randall

Thu, 07/17/2025 - 6:45am
The sold-out show on Saturday is an even bigger affair than the two shows by country music superstar Morgan Wallen at the stadium three weeks earlier.

Mount Horeb family hiking in Grand Canyon airlifted out amid devastating wildfire

Thu, 07/17/2025 - 5:45am
"Though it was definitely not your average vacation trip, everything worked out okay. We made the best of it," Russ Christian said.

3 takeaways from the Brewers' dominant run into the All-Star break

Thu, 07/17/2025 - 5:40am
The Brewers find themselves in an unfamiliar spot, owning 56 wins at the All-Star break. Here's are some of the statistics and trends that tell the story behind their breakout.

Dodgeville man arrested after woman found dead in car he crashed fleeing police in Nebraska

Thu, 07/17/2025 - 5:40am
Nebraska State Patrol troopers found a dead woman in a vehicle that fled troopers and crashed around 2 a.m. Wednesday west of Lincoln.

Meet our Wisconsin women's hockey All-Badgers Quarter Century Team

Thu, 07/17/2025 - 5:37am
These 11 players who started with the Badgers since 2000 have been the best of the best at their positions.

Donald Trump should stop funding war in Ukraine | Pete Papageorge

Thu, 07/17/2025 - 5:00am
Trump the flip-flopper now owns the Ukraine war.

Socialism for the rich should be the real concern | Linda Bernhardt

Thu, 07/17/2025 - 5:00am
Isn't it interesting that when we spend government dollars on Medicaid and food assistance, it's called welfare or handouts? Recipients have to prove (and do it quickly without a computer) that they are eligible to procure those benefits.

Bad budget bill will make Wisconsin less healthy | Bill Dagnon

Thu, 07/17/2025 - 5:00am
Suffering and death will be the greatest achievement of the obscene, immoral budget bill just passed by the Republicans in Congress and signed by President Donald Trump.

Big, beautiful bill will be 'jet fuel' for the American economy | Sallie Helmer

Thu, 07/17/2025 - 5:00am
President Donald Trump kept his promise to the American people by signing the One Big Beautiful Bill Act on July 4. The bill extends Trump’s 2017 tax cuts, which were set to expire. Every Democrat voted against cutting your taxes.…

Canadian wildfire smoke should be climate change wake-up call | Meghan Pierce

Thu, 07/17/2025 - 5:00am
While our country has experienced a lot of turbulence, I center myself and focus on my state.

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Latest court ruling paints bleak picture for Wisconsin cornerback's status this season

Thu, 07/17/2025 - 12:00am
The University of Wisconsin football team suffered its first loss of the 2025 season Wednesday, but it did not come on the field.

Wisconsin men's hockey's first NHL player, Stanley Cup champion dies

Thu, 07/17/2025 - 12:00am
Wayne Thomas, the goalie who was MVP of the first University of Wisconsin men’s hockey team to make the NCAA Tournament in 1970 and was the Badgers’ first player in the NHL and on a Stanley Cup winner, has died.

The British Open, golf's oldest major, is always a new experience

Thu, 07/17/2025 - 12:00am
PORTRUSH, Northern Ireland — The crowds following Rory McIlroy for three days at Royal Portrush have been enormous, a reminder of the expectations. On banners and flags and buntings of grandstands there are images of the claret jug, a reminder…

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