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Jay Rothman has led the 165,000-student and 13-university system since 2022.

The former Wisconsin women's hockey star earned second team All-American honors twice with the Badgers.

Chuck Henrikson has even developed a few eerily realistic-sounding bird calls or whistles, including for barn owls, tufted titmice and turkeys.

A partial closure of Broom Street has begun, with a full shutdown coming later this month as crews reconstruct railroad tracks as part of the John Nolen project.

The Badgers are set to lose one of their best players to the transfer portal. So what's next for the program as it enters the offseason?

Wisconsin's unemployment increased slightly to 3.3% in January, according to data released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

For one April weekend, the Wisconsin State Fair will offer a taste of summer − or at least a taste of its signature summer treat.

Union Cab of Madison is putting its fleet out for free to voters and poll workers who need a ride to election sites on Tuesday.

A deal to sell the Essen Haus, 514 E. Wilson St., and its companion Come Back In is dead, and the businesses’ owner is making upgrades.

The state’s 2023-25 biennial budget created a $125 million trust fund to address PFAS, but those funds have sat for years while GOP lawmakers and Evers have tried to reach a deal.

The dates vary by neighborhood, with the first yard waste set-out of the season set for Sunday.

A man who was struck by a vehicle on Highway 151 after a crash near Dickeyville on March 27 has died at a hospital, the Grant County Sheriff’s office reported.

Most pollutants regulated under the Clean Air Act have been decreasing across the state since the early 2000s.

The dynamic guard who averaged over 19 points for the Badgers this past season is reportedly entering the transfer portal.

More than 324,000 absentee ballots had been returned as of Monday, marking a considerable decline from the nearly 645,000 absentee ballots returned by the Monday before the election in April 2025.

There's no indication any of the incoming rookies will be in a Packers uniform, but the team's history shows there's a good chance some could.

The proposal for a pair of four-story buildings comes as development picks up in the part of Madison the Oscar Mayer plant once dominated.

Luke Fickell wanted to isolate himself during a down season for the Badgers. His kids' sporting events got him out of his cocoon and 'became the best thing for him.'

You can take control, without having to make 100 visits to the doctor.

Joe Pavelski's last point for the Badgers was nearly 20 years ago in the NCAA championship game. He's still delivering assists for his former team.