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Wisconsin’s 48 tornadoes already make 2026 the second-biggest year on record

Sun, 09/06/2026 - 9:40am
Wisconsin’s 2026 total also includes four EF-3s, a rarity for the state.

Garden calendar: For the week of Sept. 6

Sun, 09/06/2026 - 7:20am
Tips for your flowers, plants, trees and shrubs.

How to watch, stream, listen to Wisconsin football vs. No. 4 Notre Dame

Sun, 09/06/2026 - 7:13am
Everything you need to know to prepare yourself for the Badgers' opening game against Notre Dame at Lambeau Field.

Monona, Maple Bluff should show more deference to neighbors | Our view

Sun, 09/06/2026 - 7:10am
If the small suburb of Monona wants to be aggressive in chasing fleeing motorists, it can do so. It has local control over its 3 square miles along Lake Monona.

Why some Wisconsin farmers say today's economy feels like the 1980s

Sun, 09/06/2026 - 7:00am
“Tough Times,” a Harvest Public Media series, looks at the economic stress that many farmers are facing in 2026.

Swad in Monona hosts buffet to benefit Nepali flood relief

Sun, 09/06/2026 - 6:40am
One hundred percent of the funds raised at the dinner will be donated to the Prime Minister Disaster Relief Fund of Nepal, owner Madan Shrestha said.

In Waunakee, it's live mariachi music amid the bananas, fried chicken and yogurt

Sun, 09/06/2026 - 6:20am
The unique program is a collaboration between the store and Create Waunakee and brings a wide range of music into the store that surprises shoppers.

25 years after 9/11, teachers challenge students to make meaning of the attacks

Sun, 09/06/2026 - 5:50am
Twenty-five years after 9/11, the attacks have shifted from lived experience to history lesson. How should schools teach about that day?

Zorba Paster: It's time to crack the myths on eggs

Sun, 09/06/2026 - 5:45am
How did it come to this? Well, data can change.

How McFarland football, community is living 'With Heart' after former standout's passing

Sun, 09/06/2026 - 5:37am
The former player-turned-coach was a pillar of the Spartans program. The team, led by his former neighbor and position player, are honoring how he treated life this season.

Wisconsin gray wolf monitoring report shows stable population

Sun, 09/06/2026 - 5:15am
Music and fashion aren't the only things that have changed dramatically over the last 50 years. Consider wildlife in Wisconsin, specifically wolves.

Rookie wide receiver looks to continue Packers' decades-long tradition

Sun, 09/06/2026 - 5:03am
After going undrafted in April, the rookie wideout is now positioned to extend Green Bay's streak of having at least one undrafted rookie on its Week 1 roster.

Use Meta money to pay for cellphone lockers in schools | Richard S. Russell

Sun, 09/06/2026 - 5:00am
The best use for the $213 million settlement Meta will be giving to Wisconsin for promoting cellphone addiction among young people is to equip every school in the state with cellphone lockers. Wisconsin also should adopt a law insisting school…

Invest Meta settlement money in Wisconsin's young people | Lucy Ripp

Sun, 09/06/2026 - 5:00am
Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul just delivered a huge win in protecting kids from big tech, with $200 million headed into the Badger state. Kaul helped sue Meta, claiming its products, including Facebook and Instagram, are dangerous and addictive for…

Vote 'no' on all three constitutional referendums | Susan Swoboda

Sun, 09/06/2026 - 5:00am
Wisconsin’s Republican legislators are attempting to fool voters this fall with three amendments to our state constitution. As usual, they twist their words to make voting “yes” seem like the obvious option.

Vote in November's election to honor memory of 9/11 | Dennis B. Appleton

Sun, 09/06/2026 - 5:00am
Twenty-five years ago, on Sept. 11, 2001, terrorists launched a heinous assault on the United States. The results were civilian casualties in the thousands, and the largest single loss of life of first responders in U.S. history.

Public figures should have better public speaking skills | Roger Johnson

Sun, 09/06/2026 - 5:00am
Could someone please provide speakers (athletes, politicians and broadcasters) with some basic speaking skills?

Republicans no longer care about debt or family values | Ron Thronson

Sun, 09/06/2026 - 5:00am
Historically, Republicans have been very vocal about our national debt problem, only when Democrats are in control. And the need for “family values”? I don’t hear anything about that now.

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