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Brewers storm past Cardinals 7-1, avoiding a series sweep

Sun, 04/27/2025 - 4:25pm
Christian Yelich's pair of hits and RBIs helped Milwaukee snap a four-game skid and a sweep in its road series in St. Louis.

51 deaths reported in Gaza from Israeli strikes, bringing the war's Palestinian toll to over 52,000 (copy)

Sun, 04/27/2025 - 3:56pm
Hospitals in the Gaza Strip have received the remains of 51 Palestinians killed in Israeli strikes in the last 24 hours.

John Nichols: An American radical inspired Pope Francis

Sun, 04/27/2025 - 1:59pm
When Pope Francis became the first leader of the Catholic Church to address the U.S. Congress in 2015, as the first pontiff from the Western Hemisphere he could have chosen to mention any number of inspirational Americans.

'Sinners' bites off a phenomenal 2nd weekend as a 20-year-old Star Wars movie takes 2nd place

Sun, 04/27/2025 - 12:56pm
Horror movies are often one-week wonders at the box office, but Ryan Coogler’s “Sinners” is defying the odds and proving to be true event cinema.

Mendota Marsh: Groundbreaking Wisconsin historical museum breaks ground

Sun, 04/27/2025 - 11:30am
Oscar Fox and Lewis Crane are excited about Wisconsin's new historical museum under construction in Downtown Madison.

Catholic faithful pay respects to Pope Francis as his tomb opens to the public in Rome basilica (copy)

Sun, 04/27/2025 - 11:15am
Roman Catholic faithful have begun visiting the tomb of Pope Francis. Starting early Sunday they began filing past the simple white tomb in St. Mary Major Basilica.

Mifflin Street Block Party brings sunshine, good times before finals begin

Sun, 04/27/2025 - 8:15am
The dress code was red, white and Bucky, which some revelers accessorized with handcuffs courtesy of Madison's finest.

Who is Hannah Dugan, the Milwaukee judged accused of help a man evade ICE?

Sun, 04/27/2025 - 8:00am
A judge in Milwaukee is accused of helping a man evade immigration authorities. The case has immediately become a high-profile confrontation between the Trump administration and the judiciary over immigration policies. Milwaukee County Circuit Court Judge Hannah Dugan was arrested…

Garden calendar: For the week of April 27

Sun, 04/27/2025 - 7:00am
Tips for your flowers, trees and shrubs.

OUR VIEW: Wisconsin's absurd veto power needs another trim

Sun, 04/27/2025 - 6:40am
Governors making spending and taxing decisions for centuries is obviously wrong

Coming up for Monday, April 28, 2025

Sun, 04/27/2025 - 5:55am
Madison and Dane County government

Packers focus on defense on final day of hometown NFL Draft

Sun, 04/27/2025 - 5:37am
After using their first three picks on offense, the Packers focused on defense on the third day of the NFL Draft. Here's a closer look at the team's newest additions.

Dr. Zorba Paster: Cannabis should be considered as an option for chronic pain

Sun, 04/27/2025 - 5:30am
We're revisiting a reader's question from 10 years ago.

Billionaire class doesn't care about the problems we face | Dean Siewert

Sun, 04/27/2025 - 5:00am
The majority of Americans have lots in common.

Ron Johnson has plenty to investigate besides 9/11 | Marc Kennedy

Sun, 04/27/2025 - 5:00am
Rather than spending time on ridiculous Sept. 11, 2001, conspiracy theories, U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Oshkosh, should focus on illegal activity happening now.

SAVE Act could take away women's representation | Mel Ohlinger

Sun, 04/27/2025 - 5:00am
I was shocked and disappointed to learn that so many of our congressional representatives voted in favor of the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act — a bill that could prevent married women who have legally changed their names from…

Lack of baseball team is an embarrassment for UW-Madison | Bob Hunt

Sun, 04/27/2025 - 5:00am
It is embarrassing for Wisconsin to not have a baseball team at their flagship university, as Dave Zweifel wrote in last Sunday's State Journal.

Don't dismantle states' ability to deal with climate change | Ken Skog

Sun, 04/27/2025 - 5:00am
The April 15 article “Trump’s new energy order puts states’ climate laws in the crosshairs” highlights a reckless move that sabotages Wisconsin’s ability to confront the climate emergency.

America should not tolerate unlawful deportations | Jeannine Ramsey

Sun, 04/27/2025 - 5:00am
The United States becomes no different from Joseph Stalin's Soviet Union, Vladimir Putin's Russia or Augusto Pinochet's Chile when people who are here legally can be kidnapped off the streets without charge or due process and sent off to a…

Democrats are on wrong side of deportation issue | Joseph Tripalin

Sun, 04/27/2025 - 5:00am
It appears the Democrats have adopted a strategy of aligning themselves with illegal immigrants. Just consider Kilmar Abrego Garcia, who was here illegally and was deported to his home country of El Salvador, and the number of Democratic members of…

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