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3 things that stood out from Wisconsin coach Luke Fickell before facing rival Minnesota (copy)

Tue, 11/25/2025 - 12:00am
Badgers coach Luke Fickell gave an update on Joe Brunner's future, how Wisconsin must pressure Minnesota's QB and more.

Wisconsin's Mimi Colyer, Carter Booth selected in 2025 Major League Volleyball Draft (copy)

Tue, 11/25/2025 - 12:00am
The Dallas Pulse selected both of the Badgers standouts, nabbing Colyer with the first overall pick and Booth with their third-round selection.

Wisconsin women's hockey takes top national ranking into Nashville showcase event

Tue, 11/25/2025 - 12:00am
The University of Wisconsin men’s hockey team has its highest national ranking in more than two years going into an idle weekend.

Bucks continue to struggle as losing streak grows to 5 games with loss to Trail Blazers

Mon, 11/24/2025 - 9:47pm
Jerami Grant scored a season-high 35 points and the Portland Trail Blazers rolled to a victory while handing the Milwaukee Bucks their fifth consecutive loss.

2 dead in plane crash in a quarry near the Monroe Airport

Mon, 11/24/2025 - 8:31pm
Local fire departments and medical services responded to reports of a fiery crash in a gravel quarry just outside the airport.

Holiday calendar: More fun rolls along this weekend

Mon, 11/24/2025 - 6:30pm
Dazzling displays will light up the night.

Police say Morgan Geyser cut off her GPS monitor. Why wasn’t that caught right away?

Mon, 11/24/2025 - 5:32pm
When someone cuts off a bracelet, the DOC must first try to learn what happened and why. Not all alerts are the result of tampering.

Trump’s bullying of women reporters won’t stop journalists from asking tough questions | Jenice Armstrong

Mon, 11/24/2025 - 5:05pm
It has long been established that some of President Donald Trump’s most frequently used rhetorical weapons have been misogynistic insults. It is just as well known that the president seldom hides his contempt for journalists.

Authorities identify woman killed in parking lot crash on the North Side

Mon, 11/24/2025 - 5:02pm
Witnesses told police a car accelerated quickly in a parking lot on the North Side and struck a 45-year-old woman getting into a parked vehicle.

Australian prisoner sues for his 'human right' to eat Vegemite

Mon, 11/24/2025 - 4:43pm
MELBOURNE, Australia — A prisoner is challenging an Australian state’s ban on inmates eating Vegemite, claiming in a lawsuit that withholding the polarizing yeast-based spread breaches his human right to “enjoy his culture as an Australian.”

High bail set for brothers police say are linked to 3 Madison homicides

Mon, 11/24/2025 - 4:25pm
Dane County Assistant District Attorney Kasey Deiss said the three homicides were retaliation for the April 19, 2016, fatal shooting of Martez Moore, 30, in a Madison pub.

Woman in Slender Man stabbing arrested in Illinois after cutting off GPS monitor

Mon, 11/24/2025 - 3:50pm
Geyser, 23, was found at a truck stop in Posen, Illinois, about 170 miles south of Madison, with a 42-year-old man.

Wisconsin senior earns Big Ten honor for dominant showing vs. Illinois

Mon, 11/24/2025 - 2:53pm
A career-best performance earned a Badgers defender his first weekly honor from the Big Ten Conference.

Man stole friend’s car, robbed a passerby and crashed into 13 cars, Madison police say

Mon, 11/24/2025 - 2:45pm
The 21-year-old man was taken into custody for, Madison police say, operating a stolen vehicle, reckless endangerment, strong arm robbery and eluding police.

3 things that stood out from Wisconsin coach Luke Fickell before facing rival Minnesota

Mon, 11/24/2025 - 2:37pm
Badgers coach Luke Fickell gave an update on Joe Brunner's future, how Wisconsin must pressure Minnesota's QB and more.

DIGEST

Mon, 11/24/2025 - 1:55pm
230 invalid IDs seized in bar check

Melania Trump welcomes Christmas tree to the White House (copy)

Mon, 11/24/2025 - 1:47pm
WASHINGTON — First lady Melania Trump welcomed this year’s official White House Christmas tree Monday, a white fir from a farm in Michigan that arrived by horse-drawn carriage.

Wisconsin's Mimi Colyer, Carter Booth selected in 2025 Major League Volleyball Draft

Mon, 11/24/2025 - 1:47pm
The Dallas Pulse selected both of the Badgers standouts, nabbing Colyer with the first overall pick and Booth with their third-round selection.

Lawmakers revive effort to allow sandhill crane hunting in Wisconsin

Mon, 11/24/2025 - 1:30pm
For the third time in 12 years, Wisconsin lawmakers are advancing a proposal that would create a sandhill crane hunting season in the state.

Wisconsin men's basketball tumbles out of AP rankings after lopsided loss

Mon, 11/24/2025 - 1:27pm
A humbling loss to BYU on Friday not only dealt a blow the Badgers' early season momentum but also impacted their standing in the Associated Press men's college basketball rankings.

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