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Econ Quiz for Sunday, Nov. 23, 2025
Thanksgiving week is here and with it comes our annual Econ Quiz celebrating Wisconsin’s harvest. Though farming in Wisconsin is sometimes synonymous with dairy, it’s the fruits of our fields that turn a turkey dinner into a Thanksgiving Day feast.
Texas Republicans’ own words backfired in gerrymander ruling | Dallas Morning News
In blocking Texas from using its new congressional maps, a federal judicial panel painstakingly discredited Republican arguments that race wasn’t the primary driver of the 2025 redistricting.
If you bought Prairie Farms fat-free milk at Woodman’s recently, it may be contaminated
The recall applies to Woodman’s stores in Wisconsin and Illinois.
UW-Madison revamps public defender training, after budget cuts
This fall, UW-Madison’s Law School laid off the director of its program that trains students to be public defenders.
Packers QB says shoulder shouldn't limit his effectiveness
Love's injury is to his non-throwing shoulder, and it's been bothering him some. But he hopes to keep playing at a high level.
Flags at half-staff Wednesday to honor DHS nurse killed in parking lot crash
Tricia Ploessl, 45, died Friday after another driver accelerated quickly in the parking lot and struck her as she was getting into her own vehicle.
'Does no one have any idea?'
It’s been nearly a decade since Eve Galanter, a retired teacher and reporter in Madison, read the news story that led her to start a statewide competition to get high schoolers excited about government.
How a Madison woman’s question sparked a growing statewide civics contest
The annual quiz game about government and democracy has doubled in size since the Wisconsin Newspaper Association started it. The brainchild of a retired teacher-turned-reporter, it encourages young people to become civically engaged.
After killing high-speed rail 15 years ago, Scott Walker says Madison Amtrak line still a 'dumb idea'
The former governor contends he “was right to kill this idea years ago.”
Some families 'adopt' turkeys for Thanksgiving
ERIE, Colo. — “Gus” the turkey spent Thanksgiving week much differently than millions of other unlucky gobblers across the U.S.
Judicial panels selected to review Wisconsin’s congressional maps
Liberal justices Susan Crawford and Janet Protasiewicz rejected motions for their recusal filed earlier this year by Wisconsin’s six Republican members of Congress.
Slender Man attacker won't fight extradition to Wisconsin after fleeing group home
Wisconsin authorities now have 30 days to pick up Morgan Geyser.
Beloit Fire Department battalion chief named interim chief
The Beloit Police & Fire Commission will discuss the next steps in the fire chief hiring process during its December meeting.
Madison police release video showing fiery Beltline crash as 3 suspects still sought
The crash happened about 11:20 a.m. on Nov. 17 as two vehicles were racing east on the Beltline and one crashed into an unrelated vehicle, pushing it into a semi-truck.
Hunters exceed last year’s take in Wisconsin gun deer season opening weekend
The state also recorded its first hunting-related fatality in three years for opening weekend.
Regents unanimously approve extension of Wisconsin apparel deal with Under Armour
A Board of Regents member praised UW-Madison leadership for following up on its commitment to invest more in NIL for Badgers athletes.
Northern Wisconsin faces major pre-Thanksgiving snowstorm, snow possible over weekend for southern Wisconsin
Southern Wisconsin will see light snow at most from the pre-Thanksgiving storm, but another storm system could bring accumulating snow over the weekend, depending on the track it takes.
Kohl’s Corp. fiscal Q3 earnings down from year ago, but top analysts’ expectations
The Menomonee Falls-based retailer posted fiscal third-quarter earnings of $8 million, or 7 cents per share, on revenue of $3.58 billion.






