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Here are the Week 7 Madison-area high school football scores and Week 8 schedule

Fri, 09/29/2023 - 6:40pm
Get the latest scores and results from high school football games in the Madison area.

3 stars, 3 things we learned in No. 1 Wisconsin's record rout of Lindenwood

Fri, 09/29/2023 - 6:12pm
Three players had hat tricks as the Badgers scored 16 goals for the first time in program history. Here's how it happened.

Former inmate Talib Akbar brings life in solitary confinement up close and personal

Fri, 09/29/2023 - 5:00pm
In the depths of the restrictive housing units of Wisconsin prisons, the sound of inmates kicking and banging the walls echoes for hours on end. Amid that din, other inmates shout out their chess moves for an ongoing match, gazing…

Boy, 17, pleads guilty to firing a shot inside in a garage during attempted burglary

Fri, 09/29/2023 - 3:00pm
The boy was 16 at the time he fired a gun while struggling with a homeowner who was trying to stop him from stealing a car.

Secret impeachment advisory panel isn't subject to open meetings law, former justice says

Fri, 09/29/2023 - 1:45pm
David Prosser and Assembly Speaker Robin Vos' attorney refused to name the other members of the panel Vos formed. Prosser confirmed the group has met at least once.

Man dies after being struck by semi near McFarland

Fri, 09/29/2023 - 1:15pm
The 30-year-old Madison man ran into the path of an incoming semi on I-39 southbound and was struck, witnesses told units responding to the incident.

5 facing drug charges after 6 search warrants executed in Beloit, authorities say

Fri, 09/29/2023 - 12:05pm
The arrests and search warrants concluded an investigation of nearly a year by the Rock County Sheriff’s Office Special Investigations Unit into cocaine dealing in the Rock County area.

Madison named a neighborly and happy city. What other lists is it on?

Fri, 09/29/2023 - 11:55am
Madison has made dozens of "best of" lists in recent years.

Polzin: Craig Counsell has the Brewers focused on the now, not uncertain future

Fri, 09/29/2023 - 11:35am
Here's what the Brewers' owner and players said of Craig Counsell, whose contract will expire after five playoff berths in six seasons.

New NYU training program helps Madison schools support autistic, ADHD students

Fri, 09/29/2023 - 11:10am
PINE gives educators access to a library of online training materials that help them better understand, and therefore support, neurodiverse students.

Madison man gets 13 years in federal prison for heroin dealing, gun possession, authorities say

Fri, 09/29/2023 - 10:05am
During sentencing, Judge James Peterson said Dery McDuffy was a moderately-high level dealer with an unrelenting criminal history.

Kelly Lecker: Packers photo highlights importance of visual journalists

Fri, 09/29/2023 - 9:40am
Nobody shows the heartbreaks and triumphs of Madison and Wisconsin better than our team of visual journalists

Janesville woman with gun holstered on hip at school arrested, police say

Fri, 09/29/2023 - 9:20am
Danielle Reints, 41, was arrested for possession of a firearm in a school zone, Janesville police said.

17 great ideas for your weekend in and around Madison

Fri, 09/29/2023 - 9:05am
Eat cheese (or not), take a hike, visit a fall festival and more.

Developers salivating at prospect of redeveloping 3 prime properties in Downtown Madison

Fri, 09/29/2023 - 8:50am
"Whether it’s new housing, whether it’s mixed use development, however these get utilized, this is just such prime real estate for the city," said Department of Administration Secretary Kathy Blumenfeld.

Bike thefts reach 6-year high in Madison — and some of them are pretty brazen

Fri, 09/29/2023 - 8:45am
"There's people out there, this is their full-time job," Madison police officer Carlin Becker said.

GOP-controlled Wisconsin Senate committee votes against 4 DNR policy board appointees

Fri, 09/29/2023 - 8:35am
Britt Cudaback, a spokesperson for Gov. Tony Evers, called the votes against the DNR policy board appointees "outrageous" in a statement Thursday evening.

Madison police review clears officers involved in exchange of gunfire with homicide suspect

Fri, 09/29/2023 - 8:20am
The unidentified officers have been on administrative leave since the incident and have been approved to return to full duty, police said in a statement.

Middleton girls tennis team's victory leads prep stars of the night

Thu, 09/28/2023 - 11:45pm
The Cardinals were victorious at the Big Eight Conference tournament. Here’s how other high school sports events played out Thursday.

Overall subpar play costly in Packers grades from loss vs. Lions

Thu, 09/28/2023 - 11:45pm
Failure to run the ball, coupled with the inability to stop the run, led columnist Jim Polzin to give Green Bay a very low grade against the Lions on Thursday night.

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