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Waymo rolls driverless ridesharing into Minneapolis for testing

Thu, 11/20/2025 - 11:13am
Waymo, the driverless “robotaxi” rideshare company, has rolled into Minneapolis for testing — with humans at the wheel. The Mountainview, Calif.-based company began mapping the city with a small fleet of “less than 10” Waymo vehicles to start, said company…

Authorities identify man shot to death near Warner Park on Monday

Thu, 11/20/2025 - 10:55am
The Madison man was shot about 2:40 p.m. Monday in the 2400 block of Brentwood Parkway and taken in critical condition to a nearby hospital, where he later died.

2025 Capitol Ornament honors 250th anniversary of America’s independence

Thu, 11/20/2025 - 10:50am
The semiquincentennial ornament is for sale at select Madison area locations and the Wisconsin Historical Society's online store for $20.

Grant County man shoots himself with crossbow, crashes driving to hospital

Thu, 11/20/2025 - 10:25am
The Dickeyville man was taken by ambulance to Grant Regional Heath Center for treatment of his injuries and later transferred to a larger medical facility for advanced care.

MATC construction program opens $10.3 million facility as trades boom

Thu, 11/20/2025 - 8:50am
The new facility has the space to build a tiny home indoors.

Holiday calendar: An early peek at upcoming events

Thu, 11/20/2025 - 8:45am
Several activities are this Saturday and Sunday.

13 great ideas for your Madison-area weekend

Thu, 11/20/2025 - 7:35am
Take some time for yourself ahead of what will likely be a tumultuous week of Thanksgiving travels.

UW Regents pass workload requirements, redesigned gen eds

Thu, 11/20/2025 - 7:10am
The policies are a result of the state’s biennial budget negotiations which gave another $256 million to the UW system but came with mandated reforms.

See what our editorial board said about marijuana 50 years ago today

Thu, 11/20/2025 - 6:40am
This State Journal editorial ran on Nov. 20, 1975:

Why Packers' upcoming stretch of division matchups key to successful season

Thu, 11/20/2025 - 6:03am
The Packers are about to embark on arguably their most important stretch of games this season. Here's why the next few games are so important for Green Bay.

Milwaukee Street property eyed for up to 250 apartments across 3 buildings

Thu, 11/20/2025 - 5:55am
Each future building could be three or four stories, with ground-floor retail in the building nearest Milwaukee Street and apartments or townhomes behind.

Madison Speed Skating Club that has fostered Olympic gold marks a milestone

Thu, 11/20/2025 - 5:50am
The club has helped develop more than a dozen Olympic athletes, including Eric and Beth Heiden.

Wisconsin football seniors reflect on career disappointments, points of pride

Thu, 11/20/2025 - 5:40am
About half of the seniors who will be honored Saturday at Camp Randall Stadium are Badgers lifers. Some of them shared their thoughts on their careers and the program itself.

Individual playmaking leads better-than-expected defense for Wisconsin men's basketball

Thu, 11/20/2025 - 5:03am
The Badgers have 31 steals through four games, on pace to smash their total from a season ago. Plays like that have their defense looking formidable.

Wisconsin education funding is too complicated to by design | Kristina Reser-Jaynes

Thu, 11/20/2025 - 5:00am
Education funding is extremely complicated, and it is easy to misunderstand.

Meet the two RBs who have a combined 2,647 yards, 44 TDs in the football playoffs alone

Thu, 11/20/2025 - 4:37am
Reedsburg’s Will Mikonowicz and Green Bay Notre Dame’s Kingston Allen have torched their opponents on the ground this postseason. They could rewrite state history back-to-back Friday.

What to know about Wisconsin men's basketball's opponent, BYU

Thu, 11/20/2025 - 4:33am
The Badgers will get their biggest test of the season so far in Salt Lake City when they face the Cougars.

Polzin: Why Wisconsin volleyball is filling its leader with joy this season

Thu, 11/20/2025 - 4:03am
Kelly Sheffield gets mad at the No. 10 Badgers at times. But that hasn't stopped him from "enjoying this season as much as any season I’ve ever had."

One of Wisconsin football's biggest problems lies in the 'middle 8' (copy)

Thu, 11/20/2025 - 12:00am
The Badgers aren't just losing in a crucial portion of their games, they're getting smoked.

Wisconsin QB Billy Edwards Jr. on his knee injury, future and notion he quit (copy)

Thu, 11/20/2025 - 12:00am
Billy Edwards Jr. set the record straight on his injury, his attempts to return the field and more in an interview Wednesday morning.

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