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Barring a lockout — which almost seems like a certainty, based on recent posturing and reporting — the start of the 2027 season will start the earliest ever for Milwaukee.

The Milwaukee Brewers return to play Friday against the Miami Marlins, the beginning of the unofficial second half of the season.

Dane County has seen more frequent air quality warnings over the past decade, but the area had yet to experience hazardous levels. That was until Thursday.

The District released pared-down lists of proposed news names ahead of two public input hearings next week.

Aaron J. Malin died after being extricated from his vehicle following the crash on Highway 35 at about 1:30 p.m. on July 10.

Kaul has more than $1.3 million cash on hand, while Toney has about $788,000. Kaul and Toney won’t meet until the November election.

In Wisconsin, candidates for lieutenant governor join the gubernatorial nominee on a shared ticket in the November election.

Thursday’s game had been set for a “Dudes” promotion featuring references from the 1998 film “The Big Lebowski.”

The Wisconsin Department of Health Services gave an update Thursday on the number of cyclosporiasis cases here, as the national total has risen.

Madison Mayor Satya Rhodes-Conway announced her bid for a third term, launching a campaign centered on housing and utility affordability.

The winner of the August GOP primary will go on to face Democratic candidate JoCasta Zamarripa and Green Party candidate Pete Karas.

Two Democrats, Yee Leng Xiong and Dylan Helmenstine, will meet in the Aug. 11 primary. The winner will advance to face incumbent state treasurer John Leiber in November.

Makoto Kuroda was placed on paid leave and barred from the lab shortly after the allegations came to light, and he resigned from his position Tuesday, a university spokesperson said.

It’s been a rough week for Democratic gubernatorial candidate Sara Rodriguez.

The Epic founder and CEO said there are four reasons she makes art fair shopping a priority.

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The Madison Symphony Orchestra has named Laura Jackson as its new director, the fifth to take the baton in the orchestra’s 100-year history.

By mid-day Thursday all but far southwest Wisconsin was under a "hazardous" advisory, the worst level.

The 51-year-old man was driving a van that struck the median cable barrier on westbound I-94 near Maple Avenue in Waukesha County, the State Patrol said,

The Sun Prairie Rotary Club has built a viewing platform that tells the story of the marsh along Highway 151.