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July 3, 1948—January 19, 2025
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September 23, 1955—January 20, 2025
Star reserve's status in question for Wisconsin men's basketball game against UCLA
The Badgers could be without one of their most experienced players against the Bruins on Tuesday night in Los Angeles.
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Multiple reports of gunshots on East Side
New York Daily News: On birthright citizenship, Donald Trump can't trump the U.S. Constitution
President Donald Trump on Monday took an oath to “preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States” and then promptly broke that oath by seeking to revoke the first sentence of the 14th Amendment: “All persons born or…
Trump pardons upend massive Jan. 6 prosecution
WASHINGTON — Rioters locked up for their roles in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol were released while judges began dismissing dozens of pending cases Tuesday after President Donald Trump’s sweeping grant of clemency to all 1,500-plus…
Sometimes-boyfriend charged in Sun Prairie woman's murder
Ingrid I. Valverde-Ponce may have been pregnant at the time of her death.
Wall Street begins Trump's second term with gains
NEW YORK — U.S. stocks rose Tuesday after more companies said they made bigger profits at the end of last year than analysts expected and as Treasury yields eased.
Because it's Wisconsin, these people spent a sub-zero Tuesday outdoors
Some were outside because their jobs required it. Others just because they're from Wisconsin.
Wisconsin AG Josh Kaul joins lawsuit challenging Trump's order on birthright citizenship
The lawsuit is one of several expected battles in states like Wisconsin, where Democrats seek to push back against Trump's second-term agenda — particularly on immigration issues.
Obituary index for Wed., Jan. 22
BIRRENKOTT, LaVerne “Vern,” 92
Garth Hudson, last surviving member of The Band, dies at 87
NEW YORK — Garth Hudson, The Band’s virtuoso keyboardist and all-around musician who drew from a unique palette of sounds and styles to add a conversational touch to such rock standards as “Up on Cripple Creek,” “The Weight” and “Rag…
Trump moves to revoke clearances of ex-intel officials
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump says his administration will move to revoke the security clearances of the more than four dozen former intelligence officials who signed a 2020 letter saying the Hunter Biden laptop saga bore the hallmarks of a…
Need to get warm? Here's where you can go in Madison to get out of the cold
Madison area homeless shelters are allowing all guests to stay until the cold weather breaks at the end of this week.
Vehicle, buildings struck by gunshots on East Side
No injuries were reported and the investigation is continuing.
These were the most popular pet names at UW's vet clinic last year
Two top cat names also appear on the list of most popular baby names at Madison hospitals.
Multiple people report gunshots on Madison’s East Side
Officers were sent to the 3000 block of Webb Avenue around 12:10 a.m. on Monday to investigate the reports.
Madison police investigating gunshots reported on Southwest Side
No injuries were reported.
Madison-area screenwriter helped write Packers-themed movie opening nationally Jan. 31
"It's a love letter to small town Wisconsin and rural Wisconsin," said screenwriter Michael Graf, who lives in Cottage Grove.
2 vehicles damaged in shooting on Madison's East Side
Officers were sent to the 3100 block of Worthington Avenue around 7:15 p.m. Monday after gunshots were reported.