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An Arena man called Madison police to identify himself as the person involved in the incident, which he said was an accident.

Critics are saying the deal brokered between Universities of Wisconsin President Jay Rothman and legislative Republicans unfairly slashes diversity, equity and inclusion jobs.

The arrests come amid the Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over campaign, an initiative local law enforcement agencies are participating in to curb drunken driving during the holidays.

Just months after filing for bankruptcy, SmileDirectClub announced it was shutting down its global operations and halting its teeth-aligner treatments. That leaves existing SmileDirectClub customers with a lot of questions. There is no more customer care support from the company…

The 6-foot-4 outside hitter becomes just the fifth player in Badgers volleyball history to make the AVCA first team.

The Wisconsin volleyball team will take on Texas in the national semifinals. The Badgers arrived Tuesday in Tampa, Florida, for the match.

Wisconsin is losing its third-leading tackler this season to the transfer portal.

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The 510-stall structure at 415 N. Lake St. will close permanently, while the 542-stall Frances Street side of the garage at 430 N. Frances St. will remain open.

An independent review of Starbucks' labor relations concluded that Starbucks should better communicate its commitment to workers’ collective bargaining rights and train its employees to respect those rights. Starbucks released the assessment Wednesday. Starbucks’ shareholders voted in March to conduct…

Empty Stocking Club is funded through donations from community members. Last year it gave out nearly 7,000 toys.

The man continued to threaten the woman after being arrested on tentative charges of battery, strangulation, intimidation of a victim, and resisting arrest causing injury, Madison police said.

The Madison Black Chamber of Commerce is hosting its first-ever Holiday Black Bazaar event from 1-5 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 16, at the DOXA Events Center, located at 2700 Novation Parkway.

Repeated recalls of eyedrops are drawing new attention to the limited powers U.S. regulators have to oversee medical products made overseas. Unlike prescription drugs, eyedrops and other over-the-counter products don't get preliminary review by the Food and Drug Administration. In…

The United sophomore also competes for the Purgolders girls swim and track and field teams, bringing big experience to the gym. Get to know East's Moira Zoeller.

Since 1918, the Empty Stocking Club has provided Christmas toys to children in families in need in the greater Madison area. You can help again this year. Send your gift online at go.madison.com/stocking or mail it to:

Excessive speed was a factor in the Nov. 10 crash, which remains under investigation, Madison police said.

Café Zupas, which is focused on soup, salad and sandwiches, already has a restaurant in Middleton, which opened in 2017.

"We're still in this treading-water state of what we're going to do," said co-owner Wally Borowski.