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Inside the facility where ICE is training recruits to take on Trump's deportation goals (copy)

Tue, 08/26/2025 - 12:30pm
News organizations got a rare look at the Basic Immigration Law Enforcement Training Program that new ICE recruits go through and what they learn.

Wisconsin men's basketball program leader in scoring average dies at 75

Tue, 08/26/2025 - 12:30pm
One of the top scorers in Badgers history, who went on to have a lengthy career as an attorney in Madison, died on Aug. 18. He was 75.

Madison priest arrested for trying to meet 14-year-old girl for sex in Clintonville, police say

Tue, 08/26/2025 - 12:05pm
The Diocese of Madison said in a statement that Andrew Showers “will be completely restricted from all exercise of public ministry while the investigation is ongoing.”

Melania Trump invites K-12 students to participate in nationwide AI challenge

Tue, 08/26/2025 - 11:38am
WASHINGTON — Melania Trump on Tuesday invited students in grades K-12 to participate in a government-sponsored nationwide contest that is designed to encourage them to work together to use artificial intelligence tools to solve community issues.

Man arrested for threatening tow truck driver on Southwest Side

Tue, 08/26/2025 - 9:10am
The man who threatened the tow truck driver was arrested on a tentative charge of disorderly conduct, Madison police said.

VP Vance to visit La Crosse to tout Trump’s megabill

Tue, 08/26/2025 - 8:52am
Vice President JD Vance will travel to Wisconsin on Thursday to tour a La Crosse steel fabricating facility and discuss tax cuts in President Donald Trump’s signature package of tax cuts and spending reductions.

Man fails to appear for child sex crimes trial in Monroe County

Tue, 08/26/2025 - 8:10am
Ruben Tirado Tirado, 53, was being monitored by a GPS device after he was released on a cash bond, but the device was removed on Saturday.

Congregation at the oldest building on Capitol Square raising money for new roof

Tue, 08/26/2025 - 8:00am
The downtown Madison church has cared for the community here and people abroad. Now it needs to take care of its own building.

George Will: In a classic cartel move, college sports beg for federal help

Tue, 08/26/2025 - 7:29am
Athletic competitions mesmerize because, being unscripted, their outcomes are unpredictable. But as college football season lumbers forward, a predictable yet entertaining event is occurring: Government and large, mostly state-run universities are collaborating to reestablish the cartel that for decades enabled…

Another Sun Prairie School Board member resigns; this time, it's the president

Tue, 08/26/2025 - 7:18am
Three Board members have resigned in less than 10 months, and three now-former District employees have been charged with sexual misconduct involving students since December 2022.

Man with gunshot injuries dropped off at Madison hospital

Tue, 08/26/2025 - 6:55am
No arrests have been made and the investigation is continuing, police reported.

Tom Still: Adult smoking down, but some disturbing trends among youth

Tue, 08/26/2025 - 6:40am
I heard a word new to me the other day: It was “spliff,” which describes a rolled cigarette that is half tobacco and half marijuana — with the tobacco half being 100% harmful to the health of those who smoke…

What Wisconsin wants Miami, former cornerback to turn over in tampering lawsuit

Tue, 08/26/2025 - 6:33am
Lawyers for Wisconsin and its collective asked a judge to force Miami and Xavier Lucas to provide records as the issue of jurisdiction is weighed.

2 Madison School Board members criticize administration on weighted grading

Tue, 08/26/2025 - 5:55am
Nicki Vander Meulen thinks students should get a GPA boost for taking harder classes. Martha Siravo said the administration never answered her questions about the issue.

Congregation at the oldest building on Capitol Square raising money for new roof

Tue, 08/26/2025 - 5:45am
The downtown Madison church has cared for the community here and people abroad. Now it needs to take care of its own building.

Polzin: Why Dilin Jones, classmates could be a key to progress for Wisconsin football

Tue, 08/26/2025 - 5:37am
Luke Fickell's first full recruiting class with the Badgers was highly regarded but largely quiet in its first year on campus. It's time for that to change.

Caleb Durbin, Andruw Monasterio homer as Brewers hold on to beat Diamondbacks

Tue, 08/26/2025 - 5:35am
Caleb Durbin homered for a second straight game and Andruw Monasterio also went deep to help the Brewers beat the Diamondbacks.

5 biggest games for Wisconsin men's basketball in past 25 years

Tue, 08/26/2025 - 5:03am
BadgerExtra made its picks for the five biggest men's basketball games in the last 25 seasons for Wisconsin. Here are our selections.

Shouting down congressional leaders isn't how democracy works | James Roberts

Tue, 08/26/2025 - 5:00am
Bill Barth’s column in Sunday's State Journal about constituents yelling down U.S. Rep. Bryan Steil, R-Janesville, was exactly right. The headline, “Yelling at Steil isn’t democracy,” was exactly right.

Putin is taking advantage of Donald Trump to prolong war in Ukraine | David Haensgen

Tue, 08/26/2025 - 5:00am
The Russian-Ukraine conflict will most likely end sometime during President Donald Trump's term because, well, it has to end sometime. When it does, you can be sure that Trump will take full credit for ending it. But truth be told,…

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