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Trump will issue executive orders to remake immigration policies but they will face challenges (copy)

Mon, 01/20/2025 - 11:01am
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump signed executive orders Monday to beef up security at the southern border that began taking effect hours after he was inaugurated, making good on his defining political promise to crack down on immigration and marking…

Fire outside Rep. Glenn Grothman's office motivated by TikTok ban, police say

Mon, 01/20/2025 - 10:12am
Grothman had voted last April for a bill that mandated TikTok's China-based parent company sell its U.S. operation by Sunday.

Here's how the Santa Ana winds form ... and turn Southern California into a tinderbox

Mon, 01/20/2025 - 9:50am
High pressure over the Rockies is the first ingredient.

Another year without a horse theft is celebrated near Ripon with oyster stew

Mon, 01/20/2025 - 8:40am
The annual Anti-Horse Thief Association's oyster stew luncheon and potluck has been a Winnebago County staple for 135 years.

Madison atheist group files suit to axe tax exemptions for religiously affiliated apartment buildings

Mon, 01/20/2025 - 8:35am
Pres House's executive director said the property tax exemption has been affirmed as legal "by city and state leaders from both parties," while pointing to the organization's mission-driven work.

Wisconsin's domestic violence resource providers rocked by sharp cut in federal funding

Mon, 01/20/2025 - 8:30am
In the last five-year funding cycle, VOCA allocated more than $44 million to crime victim services. For the next three years, VOCA is projecting $13.5 million.

Second time's the charm? SOS revisits telecom billing fail

Mon, 01/20/2025 - 8:00am
It was only a month and a half before Gebhardt was back with the same old story.

Madison’s youth poet laureate learns to embrace, thrive in poetry

Mon, 01/20/2025 - 7:00am
Justin Festge Russell’s first foray into poetry was less a calling and more of an assignment, but his interest in the craft stuck nonetheless.

What to know about Wisconsin men's basketball's opponent, UCLA

Mon, 01/20/2025 - 5:35am
The Badgers continue their Los Angeles trip with their first-ever Big Ten game at the historic Pauley Pavilion.

How to watch, stream, listen to Wisconsin men's basketball vs UCLA

Mon, 01/20/2025 - 5:30am
How to tune in as the Badgers continue their Los Angeles road trip.

Giannis Antetokounmpo scores 34 in Bucks' rout of short-handed 76ers

Mon, 01/20/2025 - 4:30am
Damian Lillard added 25 points for Milwaukee, which completed a 4-0 homestand.

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Mon, 01/20/2025 - 12:00am
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'It's almost like it chose me': Wisconsin's new OC talks career, reviving the Badgers' identity

Mon, 01/20/2025 - 12:00am
Jeff Grimes was once selling advertising space in coupon books. Now he'll try to reestablish the Badgers offense as a rugged group. Here's our exclusive interview with the offensive coordinator.

'Baby steps': Wisconsin men's hockey doesn't get desired result but focuses on growth

Mon, 01/20/2025 - 12:00am
The Badgers were unable to secure a series sweep at the Kohl Center again, and a shootout win after a tie with Long Island didn't generate much buzz.

Why a Middleton boys swimming standout committed to a Big Ten power

Mon, 01/20/2025 - 12:00am
Times against the nation's best that rivaled last year's WIAA Division I state medal-winners have this Cardinals junior ready to go even faster.

Antetokounmpo scores 34 points in Bucks' 123-109 victory over the short-handed 76ers

Mon, 01/20/2025 - 12:00am
MILWAUKEE — Giannis Antetokounmpo had 34 points and 15 rebounds to help the Milwaukee Bucks beat the short-handed Philadelphia 76ers 123-109 on Sunday night.

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Sun, 01/19/2025 - 9:26pm
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16-year-old girl dies in single-vehicle crash north of Madison

Sun, 01/19/2025 - 7:30pm
Columbia County Sheriff's deputies and first responders found the vehicle at about 7:30 a.m. Sunday.

Civil rights leaders and King family mark MLK Day as a special call to action as Trump takes office (copy)

Sun, 01/19/2025 - 5:14pm
WASHINGTON — When President-elect Donald Trump is sworn in as president of the United States inside the Capitol’s rotunda, he will do so facing a bust of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. on the federal holiday commemorating King’s legacy.

Keke Palmer comedy 'One of Them Days' and 'Mufasa' in close race for No. 1

Sun, 01/19/2025 - 4:21pm
WASHINGTON — The Keke Palmer buddy comedy “One of Them Days” opened in first place on the North American box office charts on a particularly slow Martin Luther King Jr. holiday weekend.

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