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Rosemary "Rose" Berkich
July 15, 1933—January 8, 2025
Justice Department says it fired employees involved in prosecutions of the president (copy)
The Justice Department said Monday it fired more than a dozen employees who worked on criminal prosecutions of President Donald Trump.
Trump signs order that likely sets in motion a future ban on transgender troops
Trump was expected to sign a flurry of executive orders Monday, including to reinstate troops booted for refusing vaccines, assess transgender forces and outline rollbacks in diversity programs.
DeWitt Francis Bowman
November 1, 1930—January 20, 2025
Former UW-La Crosse chancellor Joe Gow sues UW system to get faculty job back
Gow was fired as chancellor, and later as a faculty member, after Universities of Wisconsin officials discovered he had been making pornographic videos with his wife.
Photographer drops defamation suit over encounter at Madison's Willy Street Fair
Parents of girl say they "may have misunderstood" volunteer photographer.
Tech stocks tank as a Chinese competitor threatens to upend the AI frenzy; Nvidia sinks nearly 17% (copy)
NEW YORK — Wall Street’s superstars tumbled Monday as a competitor from China threatens to upend the artificial-intelligence frenzy they’ve been feasting on.
Republicans seek to rein in Wisconsin governor's veto power
Wisconsin is the only state where governors can partially veto spending bills by striking words, numbers and punctuation to create new meaning or spending amounts.
Madison-based Findorff says it is now 100% employee owned
The construction company said it has introduced an employee stock ownership plan in addition to existing benefits.
Middleton accepts challenge to collect, recycle 1,000 pounds of plastic bags
Collected materials will be recycled into durable products like plastic decking, railing and benches.
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Former Wisconsin women's basketball player details alleged mistreatment under coach Marisa Moseley
Former Badgers center Tessa Towers levied serious accusations about her treatment across two seasons under Moseley. Here's what we know.
Madison business owners, trades workers back career-focused charter school
Speaking in front of the Madison School Board on Monday, more than 25 individuals urged the Madison School Board to approve the Forward Career and College Academy next month.
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UW-Madison researchers set to forge ahead amid Trump uncertainty
Nearly half of UW-Madison's research funding comes from the federal government, but the president is barring Health and Human Services officials from communicating outside of the government, for now.
Rankings rarity: Wisconsin men's hockey rejoins top 20 with under-.500 record
The Badgers men's hockey team is in the rankings for the first time since it was 1-3 in October but it still hasn't climbed out of a losing record.
Wisconsin men's basketball continues its rise in AP rankings
The Badgers' winning streak was snapped last wee, but they bounced back in an emphatic way Sunday to continue their national ascent in the AP Top 25 poll.
Madison police investigating spree of vehicle break-ins on East Side
Officers were sent to the area of Maher Avenue, Camden Road and Buckeye Road around 7:30 a.m. Friday after the break-ins were reported.
Some missing Madison ballots could have been counted, if clerk’s staff had acted in time
This article was originally published by Votebeat, a nonprofit news organization covering local election administration and voting access.
UW-Madison paleontologist seeks to rewrite history, tradition
A 2013 find puts dinosaurs in the Northern Hemisphere millions of years earlier than suspected.
