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AG Kaul: Trump's order on elections 'has no effect' on Wisconsin's April 1 election

Thu, 03/27/2025 - 3:39pm
The order was met with immediate pushback from attorneys general across the country, who have said such a maneuver cannot be done through executive action

Portage police find body of missing woman in river

Thu, 03/27/2025 - 2:35pm
The investigation into her death is ongoing.

Candidate Q&A: Cross Plains Village Board

Thu, 03/27/2025 - 12:50pm
Responses to the Wisconsin State Journal's candidate questionnaire. The election is April 1.

Musk announces $1 million for voter in Wisconsin Supreme Court race. Opposition calls it 'corrupt'

Thu, 03/27/2025 - 11:55am
Jay Heck, executive director of Common Cause in Wisconsin, said the payments were a last-minute attempt to influence the election.

DeForest business owner gets 9 years in federal prison for dealing kilograms of cocaine

Thu, 03/27/2025 - 10:55am
The court found that Luis Angel Rios brought more than 15 kilograms of cocaine into the community in a short period of time.

Candidate Q&A: Madison School Board

Thu, 03/27/2025 - 10:42am
Responses to the Wisconsin State Journal's candidate questionnaire. The election is April 1.

Wisconsin schools superintendent candidates Jill Underly, Brittany Kinser on the issues

Thu, 03/27/2025 - 9:25am
The incumbent and her challenger respond to the Wisconsin State Journal's questions about the race.

15 great ideas for your Madison-area weekend

Thu, 03/27/2025 - 7:35am
Wrap up the month of March with a shared experience in a theater — whether a mind-opening play, world-changing music, some movie laughs or a community effort to solve a social crisis. And don’t forget it’s time to decorate those…

Verona High School will again have a police officer, after years of repairing damaged trust

Thu, 03/27/2025 - 7:10am
In the years since letting the contract lapse for a school resource officer, the appetite for a reinstatement has grown.

Restaurant review: Kutty Leaf is a honey of a place

Thu, 03/27/2025 - 6:40am
Warm, friendly, inviting spot with lots of good menu choices. The chili paneer appetizer is not to be missed.

Madison's acting police chief finds himself in a new, public role

Thu, 03/27/2025 - 6:25am
Despite his relatively low-profile preferences, Madison's acting police chief did indulge the Wisconsin State Journal in some interview questions and a bit of a photoshoot.

Rural Columbus couple charged with starving dog to death

Thu, 03/27/2025 - 6:20am
A town of Elba couple have been charged with starving a dog to death.

Madison hospitals are ignoring medical debt problem, advocate says

Thu, 03/27/2025 - 6:20am
Dane County hospitals didn’t address needs of low-income patients at risk for medical debt in a community needs assessment, as required by law, ABC for Health alleges in a complaint.

5 high school boys track and field stars of the week: March 27 edition

Thu, 03/27/2025 - 6:03am
Several personal records were set during the opening week of the high school boys track and field season. Vote for your favorite performance to crown an athlete as the Supernova.

Polzin: How 2 key Wisconsin men’s basketball sophomores navigate ‘different era’ of NIL

Thu, 03/27/2025 - 5:40am
There’s a lot being thrown at John Blackwell and Nolan Winter these days. It helps that both have fathers who played in the Big Ten, albeit a long time ago.

Examining how many roster spots Wisconsin men's basketball has available this offseason

Thu, 03/27/2025 - 5:03am
Scholarship limits are of the past, and the Badgers enter this offseason with a different kind of roster cap. Here's what to know about what flexibility they have.

Brittany Kinser won't protect our public schools from vouchers | Kristina Reser-Jaynes

Thu, 03/27/2025 - 5:00am
I strongly encourage people to vote on April 1 to elect Jill Underly, a strong, proven advocate for our schools.

Girls basketball suffers from broken youth sports culture | Christine Hawkinson

Thu, 03/27/2025 - 5:00am
As a pioneer of girls’ basketball, I am sad but not surprised by the drop in participation. Many of us predicted the outcomes of pay-for-play teams cannibalizing school teams, kids burning out before high school and specialization doing more harm…

Make good decisions in upcoming April 1 election | Floyd Munro

Thu, 03/27/2025 - 5:00am
After the 2010 U.S. Supreme Court ruling that allowed donors to spend unlimited money on elections, former President Jimmy Carter called it the “most stupid decision” the court ever made.

Vote for Brad Schimel and his Wisconsin values | Gary Schoppenhorst

Thu, 03/27/2025 - 5:00am
The April 1 Supreme Court election will be Wisconsin’s most consequential election of the decade. It’ll determine if liberal, leftist judges will continue to legislate from the bench or whether the court will enforce laws and our constitution as they…

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