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5 high school lacrosse stars of the week: April 16 edition (copy)

Thu, 04/17/2025 - 12:00am
A high-powered scoring tear and impressive efforts in goal highlighted the past week of high school lacrosse action. Vote for the most impressive performance to be the Supernova.

NFL teams are no longer shying away from older prospects in the draft (copy)

Thu, 04/17/2025 - 12:00am
Bo Nix has already turned 25. Michael Penix Jr. will get there in May.

LSU brings joy and confidence to its quest to repeat at the NCAA women's gymnastics championships (copy)

Thu, 04/17/2025 - 12:00am
LSU’s decades-long chase for its first national title in women’s gymnastics finally ended last year, when the Tigers partied under the confetti inside Dickies Arena following a finals performance that was both emphatic and cathartic.

Paige Bueckers talks about her investment stake in Unrivaled league on 'Good Morning America' (copy)

Thu, 04/17/2025 - 12:00am
NEW YORK — Paige Bueckers is ready to start not just her WNBA career with the Dallas Wings but her career as a businesswoman as well.

3 things that stood out from Wisconsin volleyball's exhibition sweep of in-state rival

Wed, 04/16/2025 - 10:47pm
The new-look Badgers got off on the right foot in front of an eager home crowd that got the chance to meet the players and get autographs after the sweep.

Wisconsin women's basketball lands commitment from one of nation's top HBCU players

Wed, 04/16/2025 - 9:57pm
The Badgers added a second transfer in as many days and the third this offseason. Here's what to know about the former MEAC Player of the Year.

Letters to the editor

Wed, 04/16/2025 - 7:44pm
Biden was reinvigorating American manufacturing

Daughter of dead Blue Mounds woman facing homicide charge

Wed, 04/16/2025 - 7:01pm
A Blue Mounds woman is facing a first degree intentional homicide charge after allegedly fleeing the scene of her mother's death Monday.

Obituary index for Thur., April 17

Wed, 04/16/2025 - 6:38pm
SPRECHER, Leonard Mitchell, 93

DIGEST

Wed, 04/16/2025 - 5:59pm
Daughter faces charge in mother’s death

Bucks star feeling grateful that he's healthy for the postseason this time around

Wed, 04/16/2025 - 5:57pm
After missing all of Milwaukee’s postseason run last year and part of it the year before, the two-time NBA MVP is eager to secure his second career title.

Enbridge pipeline tunnel permits fast-tracked under Trump energy emergency order

Wed, 04/16/2025 - 5:00pm
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will fast-track permits for building a protective tunnel around an aging Enbridge oil pipeline that runs beneath a channel connecting two Great Lakes. The decision is stoking environmentalists’ fears that the project will escape…

Judge finds probable cause to hold Trump administration in contempt for deportation (copy)

Wed, 04/16/2025 - 4:30pm
A federal judge said Wednesday he found probable cause to hold the Trump administration in criminal contempt for violating his orders to return planes carrying deportees to El Salvador.

Medical examiner identifies dead Blue Mounds woman

Wed, 04/16/2025 - 4:08pm
Authorities have yet to confirm Schoonover's cause of death, citing further testing and investigation.

Athletic Board approves contract extensions for Wisconsin coaches

Wed, 04/16/2025 - 3:57pm
Five returning coaches of Badgers winter sports teams now have contracts through the 2029-30 season.

Yelich, Hoskins and Frelick homer as the Brewers defeat the Tigers

Wed, 04/16/2025 - 3:05pm
Christian Yelich, Rhys Hoskins and Sal Frelick all hit home runs and the Milwaukee Brewers defeated the Detroit Tigers 5-1.

West Side gas station burglarized twice in a week

Wed, 04/16/2025 - 1:20pm
Officers are reviewing digital evidence from each incident, and extra patrols will be in the area, Madison police said.

The Terrace chairs are back at UW-Madison. Here are 5 fun facts about them

Wed, 04/16/2025 - 1:04pm
The colorful chairs are a sign that summer is (hopefully) just around the corner.

Embattled dog breeder files suit against local animal rights activists

Wed, 04/16/2025 - 12:50pm
In January, Dane4Dogs was able to convince Dane County Judge Rhonda Lanford to appoint a special prosecutor to look into the allegations against Ridglan.

Wanted man arrested on North Side after vehicle, foot pursuit

Wed, 04/16/2025 - 12:35pm
Officers attempted to pull the vehicle over in the 2400 block of Monterey Drive, traffic spikes were deployed and the vehicle eventually became inoperable.

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