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Bucks retain veteran big man with 3-year contract
One of the league's top reserves declined a player option, securing a $44 million deal to remain with Milwaukee for three more seasons.
Republican Senate tax bill would add $3.3 trillion to the US debt load, CBO says
WASHINGTON — Hours before a tumultuous near-midnight vote on President Donald Trump’s package of tax breaks, spending cuts and increased deportation money, a Republican senator stood on the chamber floor and implored the plan’s critics, “Read the bill.”
NYC, San Francisco and other US cities capping LGBTQ+ Pride month with a mix of party and protest
The monthlong celebration of LGBTQ+ Pride reached its rainbow-laden crescendo Sunday as New York and other major cities around the world held major parades and marches.
23 people ejected from Camp Randall Saturday during Morgan Wallen show, police say
UW-Madison police had 24 contacts at Saturday night's Morgan Wallen concert at Camp Randall Stadium, according to police.
Dave Zweifel: A civil rights champion returns to Madison
Tom Jacobson came back to town over the Juneteenth holiday, returning to the place where he began his long and storied career as a civil rights attorney, unyielding consumer advocate and a champion of the underdog.
'F1' opens with $55 million, delivering Apple its biggest big-screen hit
NEW YORK — Apple has its first box-office hit.
Scoop of the day wins this week's You Toon caption contest
Winning line from Dane reader beats more than 60 entries.
Morgan Wallen's raucous Camp Randall show is explosive
Morgan Wallen's Wisconsin fans were treated to a 5-hour experience Saturday night at Camp Randall's first concert since 1997.
OUR VIEW: Don't gut mental health services in Wisconsin schools
Gutting mental health services in schools runs counter to claims following tragedies
Garden calendar: For the week of June 29
Tips for your flowers, trees and shrubs.
Will Gov. Tony Evers run again? Phil Hands' cartoon ponders the prospect
Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers is deciding whether he should seek a third term in 2028. He's led the state with a steady, if unflashy, hand since 2019. But he's not getting any younger, and he's never been a dynamic speaker…
The UW system is losing rural students' interest. This pilot program aims to reverse course
A one-fourth-scale tractor, embellished with UW-Madison’s Flying W logo, sat in a machine shop, painted a vibrant purple and turquoise that invokes memories of the quintessential Dixie Cup of years gone by.
Denim, boots and history abuzz at Morgan Wallen’s Camp Randall concert
Fans buzzed with excitement Saturday afternoon ahead of Morgan Wallen’s concert at Camp Randall Stadium.
Insurance nonprofit WPS plans to lay off 51 employees in Madison, Monona
Wisconsin Physicians Service Insurance Corporation attributed the impending layoffs to "competitive pressures."
Dr. Zorba Paster: How to have fun under those sunny rays, safely
Don't choose just any sunscreen. Think about it.
Brewers starter's best stuff helps extend winning streak with shutout of Rockies
The righty struck out a career-high 11 batters in seven innings of one-hit ball as Milwaukee won its fourth straight.
3 takeaways from Wisconsin football landing a sought-after 4-star running back
The Badgers brought in their first high school running back in more than a year with a commitment from a rusher who compares to a current Wisconsin back.
Cuts to UW campuses will make our state a laughingstock | Donna Silver
Several decades ago, when Wisconsin schools were threatened with deep budget cuts, I recall a prominent politician talking about the Mississippification of our state.
What would Jesus do? Not what Republicans are doing | Dennis McGilligan
What would Jesus do? It's a question asked most often by citizens opposed to what's coming out of Washington these days. Obviously, I don't know exactly what he would do. Nor does anyone.
Baby investments accounts would borrow from the future | Tom Ohlert
The proposal for "Trump accounts" would give each newborn American baby $1,000 to be invested for redemption in their eventual adulthood.