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Ride the Drive canceled for the second year in a row

Tue, 08/04/2026 - 4:05pm
The event was canceled in 2025 due to bad weather and this year is being scrubbed to prevent further disruptions on Willy Street.

Wisconsin’s best hospitals, according to U.S. News’ annual ranking

Tue, 08/04/2026 - 3:45pm
No Wisconsin hospitals were among U.S. News’ top 20 highest-rated hospitals in the country, but several placed nationally in specific specialties.

Come join our Badgers reporters to talk about the upcoming football season

Tue, 08/04/2026 - 3:03pm
The BadgerExtra reporting team will hold an event Aug. 24 to chat with fans about the coming football season. Here are the details for the free get together.

Willy Street reopened after Madison crews cleared protest site

Tue, 08/04/2026 - 2:56pm
Street department employees and law enforcement officers removed the encampment that has served as a memorial site since Corey Ruiz was fatally shot by police on July 22.

One dead in Vernon County UTV rollover crash

Tue, 08/04/2026 - 2:02pm
Lester Rollin Flick was driving the UTV on land his family owns in the town of Wheatland when the crash occurred. It was reported to the Sheriff’s Office at about 4:30 p.m.

Amazon set to open DeForest distribution center next summer

Tue, 08/04/2026 - 2:00pm
The 218,000 square-foot distribution facility will create up to 600 jobs, as well as 1,200 total vehicle trips per day. It is expected to be operational in July 2027.

Dane County squad car is sideswiped; 2 cited for OWI

Tue, 08/04/2026 - 1:30pm
The sheriff’s deputy was investigating an alleged intoxicated driving incident when a second driver came along and sideswiped the squad car.

Transgender woman, ACLU sue Tony Evers over Wisconsin’s birth certificate law

Tue, 08/04/2026 - 1:05pm
The plaintiff and ACLU say Wisconsin violates the U.S. Constitution by treating transgender and cisgender people differently when they need to correct errors on their birth certificates.

LaFleur: 'Real tests' ahead for Packers rookie kicker

Tue, 08/04/2026 - 12:53pm
Trey Smack has been off and on in his first few training camp sessions. Green Bay's coach will see more once preseason games begin.

Tiffany, Crowley are the lead fundraisers in Wisconsin governor race

Tue, 08/04/2026 - 10:55am
Tiffany raised more than $4.6 million last month, thanks in large part to a $4 million infusion from the Republican Party of Wisconsin.

Wonder Bar myths not enough for landmark status, city commission says

Tue, 08/04/2026 - 7:10am
The Prohibition-era roadhouse was found to have historic value, meaning a proposal to demolish it will require additional review.

Tom Still: Dem governor candidates can look nationally for data center guidance

Tue, 08/04/2026 - 6:40am
Wisconsin need not reinvent the digital wheel. Other states are coming to grips with the rise of mega-scale data centers in ways Wisconsin could learn from.

Body cameras definitely add accountability to Wisconsin police | Our view

Tue, 08/04/2026 - 6:40am
A frequent excuse for failing to equip Madison police officers with body cameras is that the devices fail to hold law enforcement accountable — even when footage shows wrongdoing.

Madison restaurants absorb much of the rising beef prices

Tue, 08/04/2026 - 5:50am
Tenderloin, which used to cost about $13 a pound pre-pandemic, is now $25 or more, Tornado Steak House owner Henry Doane said.

How fear, anxiety take hold of high school athletes long after the pain fades

Tue, 08/04/2026 - 5:37am
Injuries heal, but the mental recovery can take much longer. Area athletes share how fear, doubt and anxiety followed them on the road back to competition.

Polzin: A typical trade deadline return for the Brewers leaves them no closer to a championship

Tue, 08/04/2026 - 5:03am
Matt Arnold tweaked the roster by adding some pitching depth. But the splash move that was hinted at in recent weeks never materialized for the franchise.

Slow down the rapid growth of dangerous AI technology | George Perkins

Tue, 08/04/2026 - 5:00am
The rush to adopt artificial intelligence without consideration of unintended consequences is concerning. Many computer scientists, Nobel Prize winners and futurologists are sounding the alarm.

5 things that stood out on Day 5 of Packers training camp

Mon, 08/03/2026 - 6:07pm
Green Bay got its first crack at "real football" as the intensity was dialed up at training camp on Monday.

10th OWI conviction gets Madison man a 9½-year prison sentence

Mon, 08/03/2026 - 4:45pm
Eugene O. Trimble was the subject of two Wisconsin State Journal stories in April that looked at how the state’s criminal justice system treats repeat OWI offenders.

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