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ICE releases asylum seeker with dementia, 79

Fri, 02/27/2026 - 7:45am
TUCSON, Ariz. — After nine months, an elderly Cuban asylum seeker with dementia — known among her fellow detainees as "la abuela," the grandmother — is free, pending the outcome of her deportation case.

How to watch, stream, listen to Wisconsin men's basketball vs. Washington

Fri, 02/27/2026 - 7:37am
How to tune in as the Badgers play their second of two games in the Pacific Northwest, trying to rebound from a rough loss.

Instagram to notify parents

Fri, 02/27/2026 - 7:30am
Instagram said Thursday it will start alerting parents if their children repeatedly search for terms clearly associated with suicide or self-harm.

After another beautiful taste of spring, then winter returns with more snow for southern Wisconsin

Fri, 02/27/2026 - 7:20am
This shouldn't be surprising with meteorological winter ending on Saturday and meteorological spring starting Sunday.

In western Wisconsin village hit hard by ICE, this 'abuelita' tries to keep families afloat

Fri, 02/27/2026 - 7:15am
Denise Flaherty spends almost every day, all day, driving around this western Wisconsin town to keep afloat the immigrant families who remain.

A look inside 'Live From Studio M' with Jonathan Suttin of Triple M radio

Fri, 02/27/2026 - 7:10am
The musicians who perform on the show are typically stunned by Suttin's deep research and internet sleuthing.

Triple M radio’s new home: Downsized, upgraded and with a spectacular view

Fri, 02/27/2026 - 7:10am
The station has relocated to Capitol Square, and its popular "Live From Studio M" broadcasts are being done in Breese Stevens Field's Forward Club.

Wisconsin women's basketball in-state commit stays faithful with new coaching staff

Fri, 02/27/2026 - 7:05am
Pewaukee senior Giselle Janowski "couldn't have asked for a better switch" with the Badgers' new coaching staff, which remained confident in her despite recovering from an injury.

5 Madison/WiscNews boys basketball dark horse teams eyeing unexpected March runs

Fri, 02/27/2026 - 7:00am
Learn which upset-minded Madison/WiscNews high school boys basketball teams could make unexpected deep postseason runs this year.

Tom Still: Long-term ties with Japan can help in Wisconsin

Fri, 02/27/2026 - 6:50am
Companies such as Kikkoman Foods have invested in Walworth County since the early 1970s and will soon expand production to Jefferson County. FujiFilm has been a part of Madison’s biotechnology community since acquiring Cellular Dynamics Inc. and is expanding through…

Mendota Marsh: If you don’t like the weather, wait a minute

Fri, 02/27/2026 - 6:40am
Oscar Fox and Lewis Crane complain about March weather in this week’s Mendota Marsh. The forecast in Madison calls for temperatures in the 60s on Friday and snow on Saturday. Ya know, normal March weather.

Belleville co-op freshman bests older brother's footsteps into Division 2 state semifinals

Thu, 02/26/2026 - 9:57pm
The Raiders lightweight built off his older brother's strong foundation, securing a podium place in his state debut.

Verona's father-son duo experiences range of emotions on WIAA state semifinal run

Thu, 02/26/2026 - 9:07pm
The Wildcats' Jason and Brennan Ott are making the most of their first individual state wrestling tournament appearance together, experiencing both nerves and plenty of fun.

Duo from Oregon wrestling's 'Murderer's Row' uses shared drive to reach state semifinals

Thu, 02/26/2026 - 8:07pm
Two of the Panthers' returnees continued to feed off one another to reach Friday's Division 1 state semifinal round.

Cauliflower ear: A wrestling badge of honor or mark of shame?

Thu, 02/26/2026 - 7:37pm
Multiple state qualifying wrestlers from the area have strong views of cauliflower ear, also known as wrestler's ear.

Sun Prairie West wrestling junior keeps sibling on mind while making state tournament debut

Thu, 02/26/2026 - 6:03pm
Niko DeZiel was the lone Wolves wrestler to reach the WIAA individual state meet this season, but had plenty of support from his freshman wrestler sister.

How Wisconsin linebacker Mason Reiger fared at the NFL Scouting Combine

Thu, 02/26/2026 - 5:53pm
A look at how one-year Badgers edge rusher Mason Reiger did competing in drills at the NFL Scouting Combine.

Netflix declines to raise offer for Warner

Thu, 02/26/2026 - 5:32pm
NEW YORK — Netflix declined to raise its offer to buy Warner Bros. Discovery's studio and streaming business, a move that effectively puts Paramount in a position to take over the fellow storied Hollywood giant.

Madison teachers will begin visiting students’ homes

Thu, 02/26/2026 - 5:00pm
Parent Teacher Home Visits’ philosophy is that building relationships between teachers and parents will reduce chronic absenteeism and improve student self-esteem.

7 Wisconsin women's hockey players voted onto on All-WCHA teams

Thu, 02/26/2026 - 4:57pm
The Badgers' Lacey Eden and Caroline Harvey were first-team all-conference selections for the first and third times, respectively.

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