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Driver hospitalized after crashing into house in village of Oregon

Thu, 04/03/2025 - 7:50am
The crash happened shortly before 1 p.m. Tuesday in the 200 block of North Main Street, the Oregon Police Department and Oregon Area Fire/EMS District said in a statement.

Hands on Wisconsin: Elon Musk can't buy Wisconsin Supreme Court seat

Thu, 04/03/2025 - 7:35am
Elon Musk, the world's richest man, spent at least $20 million on Wisconsin's Supreme Court race, in hopes that conservative-backed candidate Brad Schimel would win the election. Schimel lost by nearly 10 points. In a state that is as evenly…

Madison man jailed in March 15 stabbing on State Street

Thu, 04/03/2025 - 7:25am
Police said stabbing happened during a fight when the man who was jailed pulled out a sharp object.

Restaurant review: Back for seconds, a look at 4 recently visited spots

Thu, 04/03/2025 - 7:10am
Looking for restaurant ideas? Here are four options, based on recent Wisconsin State Journal reviews.

Once common, now unusual: Conservative candidate publicly quashes shouts that the other side cheated

Thu, 04/03/2025 - 7:00am
Brad Schimel's concession Tuesday night stands out at a time when the nation's politics have opened a fissure between those who trust election results and those who don’t.

How Susan Crawford won a pivotal seat on the Wisconsin Supreme Court

Thu, 04/03/2025 - 6:55am
Record turnout and a backlash against Trump and Elon Musk, who had largely hijacked the campaign, played a role.

Why did 1-word billboards pop up all around Madison?

Thu, 04/03/2025 - 6:50am
“Selecting the single words is much, much harder than you might think. “My goal is not for it to be a call to arms, like ‘Fight.’ And I don’t want it to be pedantic, like ‘Peace’ or ‘Love.’"

Character is what makes America great | Eric Frydenlund

Thu, 04/03/2025 - 6:40am
When I was a page in the Wisconsin Assembly in the 1970s, politics was adversarial but not as mean-spirited

5 high school softball stars of the week: April 3 edition

Thu, 04/03/2025 - 6:37am
Timely hits by area standouts headlined the first week of softball this spring. Vote for which of the five players had the most notable performance.

5 area high school boys golfers to know as competition tees off this spring

Thu, 04/03/2025 - 6:03am
Many talented area golfers are returning to competition this month. Here are some to know and more information on what makes them stand out on the course.

Madison election very dull and one-sided -- State Journal editorial from 150 years ago

Thu, 04/03/2025 - 6:00am
This State Journal editorial ran on April 7, 1875:

How Luke Fickell views the new role of a key Wisconsin football recruiter (copy)

Thu, 04/03/2025 - 12:00am
Wisconsin's football coach describes how he sees the role of Ethan Russo, the Badgers' new director of player personnel.

Maple hardwood, the very foundation of the Final Four, is ingrained with basketball's rich history (copy)

Thu, 04/03/2025 - 12:00am
Down on hands and knees in the Alamodome, workers lurched forward to generate enough leverage to slide one large wood panel alongside another.

How a 'week of silence' led Wisconsin men's basketball guard to enter transfer portal (copy)

Thu, 04/03/2025 - 12:00am
The former four-star recruit had hopes the Badgers would reaffirm their commitment, even after things ended on a discouraging note in his end-of-season exit meeting. But that call never came.

Explainer: How the new NFL rules on kickoffs and overtime will work

Thu, 04/03/2025 - 12:00am
The one-year trial version of the dynamic kickoff in the NFL led to an uptick in the return rate that wasn’t quite as much as the league had hoped.

Digest 4-3

Thu, 04/03/2025 - 12:00am
COLLEGE WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

9 local high school baseball players to know this spring (copy)

Thu, 04/03/2025 - 12:00am
Multiple Division I commits headline another stacked field on teams that are looking to make noise throughout the season.

These are 11 area girls soccer athletes to know this spring (copy)

Thu, 04/03/2025 - 12:00am
These are some of the top goal scorers, defenders and goalkeepers returning to local squads heading into the season.

DIGEST

Wed, 04/02/2025 - 5:39pm
Mazomanie man faces 11th OWI charge

Wisconsin election results were like an April Fools' prank | Marcella Danti

Wed, 04/02/2025 - 5:30pm
Spring election results were April Fools’ prank

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