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Investors unconcerned for looming federal shutdown

Tue, 09/30/2025 - 3:53pm
NEW YORK — U.S. stocks coasted to the finish of their latest winning month Tuesday, as Wall Street yawned at the looming potential shutdown of the U.S. federal government.

GOP lawmakers revive medical marijuana debate with new bill

Tue, 09/30/2025 - 3:45pm
The bill would create a “tightly regulated” medical marijuana industry in Wisconsin, one of just 10 states that do not allow prescribing the drug.

Obituary index for Wed., Oct. 1

Tue, 09/30/2025 - 3:43pm
DONNELLY, Joan Murphy, 81 Oregon

your views

Tue, 09/30/2025 - 2:49pm
Christians are ignoring America’s moral decay

Far East Side library with uncertain future could start fully staffed

Tue, 09/30/2025 - 2:30pm
While the Reindahl Park facility will be fully staffed when it opens late next year, staffing beyond that is estimated to cost about $1.15 million a year.

Trial starts in hit-and-run crash that killed bicyclist

Tue, 09/30/2025 - 2:00pm
William Del Pozo’s trial opened on Monday with prosecutors suggesting the crash that killed 35-year-old bicyclist Joseph Solomon was so violent that Del Pozo had to notice it.

Operations at Wisconsin’s only nuclear plant extended through 2050

Tue, 09/30/2025 - 12:37pm
Point Beach, overlooking Lake Michigan, generates about 14% of Wisconsin’s total electrical power.

Life-size animal carvings discovered

Tue, 09/30/2025 - 11:58am
NEW YORK — Researchers discovered life-size rock carvings of camels, gazelles and other animals in the Saudi Arabian desert.

Madison Starbucks closes as part of national restructuring

Tue, 09/30/2025 - 11:30am
The Seattle coffee giant is closing hundreds of U.S. and Canadian stores and laying off 900 nonretail employees, CEO Brian Niccol said.

Seasonal nonstop flights to 3 warm weather cities returning for Dane County Regional Airport

Tue, 09/30/2025 - 11:20am
The new nonstop service will be to popular destinations in Arizona and Florida.

Florida gifts prime area for library

Tue, 09/30/2025 - 11:17am
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Florida officials decided Tuesday to set aside almost 3 acres of prime downtown Miami real estate next to the historic Freedom Tower as a potential site for President Donald Trump’s future presidential library.

Dog dies in Janesville house fire

Tue, 09/30/2025 - 10:40am
No one was home at the time of the fire and no human injuries were reported.

Tom Still: Feds taking bigger cut of patent profits may mean less innovation

Tue, 09/30/2025 - 9:40am
Why is President Trump’s commerce secretary musing about taking a bigger bite out of the fees paid by patent and trademark applicants?

Troops could train in cities

Tue, 09/30/2025 - 9:10am
QUANTICO, Va. — President Donald Trump proposed using American cities as training grounds for the armed forces Tuesday, with U.S. military might being deployed against what he described as the "invasion from within."

Photo of the day: Late summer laze

Tue, 09/30/2025 - 8:35am
Featured images by the Wisconsin State Journal's photo team of Amber Arnold, John Hart and Owen Ziliak.

3 arrested, gun, drugs seized in Whitewater after shooting due to altercation

Tue, 09/30/2025 - 8:25am
Additional confrontations involving the suspects were reported at about the same time as the shooting and the investigation is continuing, Whitewater police said.

Madison man who threatened to harm family, shoot police arrested after stand-off in Monona

Tue, 09/30/2025 - 7:50am
The 42-year-old man was jailed on tentative charges of felony terroristic threats, domestic unlawful use of a telephone and domestic disorderly conduct.

Numbers behind the Brewers' historic season

Tue, 09/30/2025 - 5:40am
The stats show just how Milwaukee earned the best record in Major League Baseball, but also paint a picture about how they will succeed or fail as the postseason progresses.

5 Madison high school football stars from Week 6

Tue, 09/30/2025 - 5:03am
A pair of standout performers led area high school football teams to their first wins of the season. Vote for your favorite from this past week's action as the Supernova.

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