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Trial for Wisconsin judge accused of helping immigrant evade ICE will go on next month
Federal prosecutors charged Judge Hannah Dugan in April with obstruction and concealing an individual to prevent arrest.
ESPN radio host orders salad at State Street Brats, gets booed
An ESPN podcaster, in Madison for the Badgers upset win against Illinois, admits his order was a bit out of place.
3 takeaways from Wisconsin football flipping a 4-star offensive lineman
After their two offensive line commits decommitted last week, the Badgers replenished the unit by flipping a Boston College commit. Here's what to know on the four-star prospect.
Man will be in prison until 2031 on OWI convictions 6, 7 in Dane, Rock counties
Ronald L. Williamson got three years in prison in the Dane County OWI and four years in the Rock County OWI and the sentences are consecutive.
Developer floats retail district with 1,000 or more apartments in Sun Prairie
The “mixed-use” community would have retail, hotels, apartments and senior living on about 136 acres currently containing office buildings and farmland.
Foxconn investing additional $569 million in Mount Pleasant operations
The Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation said the expansion will create 1,374 new jobs over the next four years.
Reedsburg man faces 4th OWI after crash in town of Cottage Grove
The man was taken by ambulance to St. Mary’s Hospital and after being medically cleared, he was booked into the Dane County Jail.
Far East Side apartment building struck by gunfire
Officers were sent around 4:50 a.m. Wednesday to an apartment complex in the 4500 block of Cottage Grove Road after someone fired several rounds toward a unit, Madison police said.
3-story low-cost apartment building proposed for Willy Street
Common Wealth Development is looking to redevelop several properties at two Near East Side sites into more housing.
Apparent medical event leads to crash into Sun Prairie school
There was no one in the school at the time of the crash and there is no school on Wednesday.
Bipartisan group of legislators wants to tighten Wisconsin’s margarine laws
The effort is a reminder of a centuries-old squabble between the butter substitute and the state’s ensconced dairy industry.
Wisconsin seeks to revoke Morgan Geyser's conditional release after she left Madison group home
If Geyser's release is revoked, she could be sent back to the mental institution where she spent most of the past eight years for stabbing a classmate in 2014.
Photo of the day: Let There Be Lights
Featured images by the Wisconsin State Journal's photo team of Amber Arnold, John Hart and Owen Ziliak.
40-plus dogs, 1 cat seized, woman arrested in Lafayette County animal neglect case
The dogs were in various degrees of neglect and were taken to the Green County Humane Society for evaluation by a veterinarian and rehabilitation.
Mukwonago motorcyclist dies in crash in Lodi
The motorcyclist, a 59-year-old Mukwonago man, ran into the stone abutment of the bridge, Lodi police said.
Wisconsin State Journal readers’ gifts for children’s toys approach $100,000
Since 1918, the Empty Stocking Club has provided Christmas toys to children in families in need in the greater Madison area.
Madison’s new and veteran teachers plead for fairer salary plan
About 1,000 teachers have been affected by changes that have raised new teachers’ compensation faster than raises for experienced teachers, MTI president Andrea Missureli said.
New T-shirt shop on State Street pays homage to Paul’s Books
Raygun has embraced the former tenant and is selling Paul’s T-shirts, buttons and tote bags to benefit Wisconsin Public Radio.
7 area high school boys wrestlers to know this season
The Madison area is filled with several boys wrestlers with past state experience and others who could take a step toward that this season. Here are seven wrestlers to know.






