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Wisconsin volleyball loses starter who shined down the stretch to transfer portal

Mon, 12/22/2025 - 2:47pm
The Badgers lost their first starter to the transfer portal Monday, when an outside hitter who excelled in the final month of the season decided to move on.

'Powerful voice' for Black women

Mon, 12/22/2025 - 2:40pm
RICHMOND, Calif. — Betty Reid Soskin, who rose to national fame as the oldest National Park Service ranger and used the spotlight to talk about the African American experience during World War II, has died at age 104.

Wisconsin volleyball lands California outside hitter from transfer portal

Mon, 12/22/2025 - 2:36pm
The Badgers added a powerful outside hitter to their lineup from the transfer portal.

Chocolate Shoppe to open store at Hilldale Shopping Center in Madison

Mon, 12/22/2025 - 2:00pm
An opening date has not yet been set but it will occupy a space that had been home to GiGi’s Cupcakes.

White December looks likely to melt away to green Christmas for southern Wisconsin

Mon, 12/22/2025 - 1:35pm
Snow depth of 1 inch is the official minimum to be considered a white Christmas.

Sun Prairie museum stops collecting items due to uncertain funding

Mon, 12/22/2025 - 1:30pm
If the $3.95 million referendum doesn’t pass in April, Sun Prairie Historical Library and Museum’s leaders worry that the facility will be on the chopping block.

Trump’s closure of national weather center may imperil UW-Madison research

Mon, 12/22/2025 - 1:00pm
The planned closure of the National Center for Atmospheric Research would endanger decades of research at UW-Madison and UW-Milwaukee, scientists say.

12 TRUCKS' WORTH OF CARE

Mon, 12/22/2025 - 12:59pm
The Boys & Girls Clubs of Dane County announced the donation Monday.

Coley Ellis is building connections so no Madison mom feels alone

Mon, 12/22/2025 - 12:36pm
Ellis launched the Madison Mom Club as a way to bring area mothers together to build local connections and make sure that no mom in the community feels lonely.

Wisconsin football losing talented freshman WR to transfer portal

Mon, 12/22/2025 - 12:13pm
The latest Badgers receiver to leave for the transfer portal leaves the position group with two returning scholarship players.

Confusing program is now ended

Mon, 12/22/2025 - 12:08pm
NEW YORK — Instacart said Monday that it ended a program where some customers saw different prices for the same product ordered at the same time from the same store when using the delivery company's service.

Driver arrested after crashing stolen vehicle following pursuit that hit 120 mph

Mon, 12/22/2025 - 11:25am
The vehicle was stolen Dec. 14 as it was parked outside an auto supply shop in the 3500 block of East Washington Avenue running with the keys in it.

CBS pulls El Salvador prison story

Mon, 12/22/2025 - 11:18am
NEW YORK — An internal CBS News battle over a "60 Minutes" story critical of the Trump administration has exploded publicly, with a correspondent charging it was kept off the air for political reasons and news chief Bari Weiss saying…

Madison School Board member, Urban Triage leader arrested

Mon, 12/22/2025 - 10:55am
Madison police arrested Maia Pearson for disorderly conduct and resisting arrest, and Brandi Grayson on three counts of disorderly conduct and one count each of resisting arrest and drunken driving.

Rainfall that caused August flood was largest in Wisconsin history

Mon, 12/22/2025 - 10:32am
The 14.55 inches that fell in northwest Milwaukee surpassed the previous state record set on June 24, 1946, near Mellen in Ashland County.

No injuries in fire contained to basement room at North Side house

Mon, 12/22/2025 - 10:25am
Fire crews were sent to the single-family home in the 3400 block of Portage Road at 3:41 p.m. Sunday.

Closing atmospheric research facility is an abdication of science leadership

Mon, 12/22/2025 - 9:40am
Question: Why should we care about NCAR?

No charges against police in man’s death in crash fleeing attempted traffic stop in Marinette County

Mon, 12/22/2025 - 9:05am
Marinette County District Attorney DeShea Morrow made the ruling after DCI reported the results of its investigation to her.

Potosi man dies in UTV crash in Lafayette County

Mon, 12/22/2025 - 7:35am
The UTV crash happened early Sunday in the 13000 block of Wildcat Road in the town of Darlington, east of Darlington, the Lafayette County Sheriff's Office reported.

Don’t vilify those seeking the American Dream | Felipe Noboa

Mon, 12/22/2025 - 6:40am
Few memories stay with you for life. For me, packing for a family trip always brings back one of the most defining moments of my childhood — the day my family emigrated from Ecuador to the United States.

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