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Where former Wisconsin RB Braelon Allen's draft stock stands entering the NFL Combine

Thu, 02/29/2024 - 5:20am
A look at what former Badgers running back Braelon Allen can do at the NFL Combine to improve his stock.

DeForest driver not kidding when he said he had 'a lot' of pot, Indiana cops say

Thu, 02/29/2024 - 5:15am
The 28-year-old DeForest man was nabbed with 56 pounds of marijuana, 1,000 THC vape cartridges, marijuana gummy-style candies and syrup, and four jars of THC wax, LaPorte County police said.

Jury should determine whether daughter was involved was in parents' murders, judge rules

Thu, 02/29/2024 - 5:15am
The estates of Dr. Beth Potter and Robin Carre want their daughter disinherited, contending she was involved in the plot to murder them.

Estella Leopold, a conservationist in her own right and daughter of Aldo Leopold, dies at 97

Thu, 02/29/2024 - 5:15am
Estella Leopold was the last surviving child of Aldo Leopold and, along with her siblings, founded in 1982 the Aldo Leopold Foundation near Baraboo.

From ball boy to go-to guy, this Mount Horeb sophomore has become a sharpshooter for the Vikings

Thu, 02/29/2024 - 5:07am
Mount Horeb leading scorer and college prospect Josh Manchester leads the Vikings' boys basketball team into postseason play this week.

Donald Trump may be jealous of respect military receives -- Kay Ziegahn

Thu, 02/29/2024 - 5:00am
When Donald Trump appears before his fans and calls military personnel and veterans “losers”, while his hands play an invisible squeeze box, or he puts on his “little boy” face, tilting his head, getting sympathy from the crowd, reasonable people…

Vehicle access will ruin Wisconsin forested areas -- Tom Wiensch

Thu, 02/29/2024 - 5:00am
There’s a bill in the Wisconsin state Senate that’s bad for forestry and recreation, and unfair to landowners.

Stop public funding for private schools that can discriminate -- Allegra Zick

Thu, 02/29/2024 - 5:00am
With 40 years of experience in the public schools, I must speak out when public funds are being used for private or religious schools.

Study shows warming waters affecting reproduction of walleye in Upper Midwest lakes

Wed, 02/28/2024 - 8:25am
What’s being lost are the "nice, normal, average years when lakes thaw right about when they used to," fisheries scientist Zach Feiner said.

Man accused of running over girl in Beaver Dam parking lot enters insanity plea

Wed, 02/28/2024 - 8:20am
A Fall River man accused of running over a Beaver Dam girl in a Walmart parking lot entered a plea of not guilty by reason of mental disease or defect.

5 things to know about the WIAA state gymnastics championships

Wed, 02/28/2024 - 8:13am
Reigning Division 1 champion Verona/Madison Edgewood eyes first repeat to lead deep group of area qualifiers. Here are 5 things to know.

Monona's police pursuit policy is perilous, says father who lost son

Wed, 02/28/2024 - 7:50am
Father who lost son because of cop chase and crash urges more restraint

Sun Prairie girls hockey's Cinderella run to state tournament fueled by freshman goalie's comeback

Wed, 02/28/2024 - 7:43am
The Cap City Cougars hope the return of their goalie after a serious knee injury is the difference in continuing their Cinderella run against the state's No. 1 team.

Update: Madison breaks unofficial record for biggest temperature swing in its history

Wed, 02/28/2024 - 7:40am
Madison saw a record high of 70 on Tuesday and was down to 11 shortly before 7 a.m. Wednesday, a swing of 59 degrees.

5 things to know about the WIAA boys and girls state hockey tournaments

Wed, 02/28/2024 - 7:13am
Middleton will host the WIAA boys and girls state hockey tournaments with a pair of Madison-area teams competing. Here's what to know.

Hands on Wisconsin: Being superintendent of schools in Madison is mission impossible

Wed, 02/28/2024 - 7:10am
The Madison School Board has hired a new superintendent of schools, Madison-native and former LaFollette High School principal, Joe Gothard.

How this Madison Edgewood senior goaltender has 'been a wall' on the road to state

Wed, 02/28/2024 - 7:05am
Goalie Rowan White and the Edgewood boys hockey team face defending champion Green Bay Notre Dame in a WIAA Division 1 state semifinal Friday.

Worst offense, defense comes at once in Wisconsin men's basketball's fifth straight road loss

Wed, 02/28/2024 - 6:37am
The Badgers have become predictable and against Indiana they showed how outplaying teams for the majority of a game isn't enough.

Madison may open land purchase fund uses to urban agriculture, community gardens

Wed, 02/28/2024 - 6:35am
Proposal would add community and market gardens, greenhouses and vertical farming as appropriate secondary uses for a city Land Banking Fund used to buy property for economic development and low-cost housing.

More Wisconsin communities are eyeing land trusts as an avenue for low-cost homeownership

Wed, 02/28/2024 - 6:35am
The Madison Area Community Land Trust incorporated in the early 1990s, being the first in the state.

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