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How a senior (briefly) matched Wisconsin men's hockey royalty in an emphatic rivalry victory (copy)
Christian Fitzgerald scored six goals as a Badgers junior. He already has matched that total through seven games this season after a big performance against Minnesota.
Dominant second half defense sends Mount Horeb/Barneveld to Division 3 state quarterfinals
The Vikings buckled down in the second half with key defensive turnovers to advance to the state quarterfinals for the third straight season.
Joseph D Hill
March 13, 1947 — October 23, 2025
Gregory Martin Heimlich
November 16, 1952 — October 6, 2025
Reedsburg relies on rushing attack to earn upset victory over Madison Edgewood
Will Mikonowicz and the Reedsburg rushing attack lifts the Beavers to a playoff win over Madison Edgewood.
3 things that stood out from Wisconsin women's hockey first loss in 38 games
Minnesota scored four goals in the third period, the most by a Badgers opponent in Madison in 23 years, to hand Wisconsin its first loss.
Live scoreboard: High school football second-round playoff scores
The second round of the high school football playoffs kick off, so stay up to date with all the scores.
No evidence Whitehorse Middle School staff abused student, Madison police say
A social media post that police say has no basis in fact sparked protests outside the school and a nearby home.
Local digest for Saturday, Nov. 1, 2025
Nakoma Road reopens; utility work remains
Madison civil rights department director cleared
Norman Davis had been under investigation over allegations from 10 people that he bullied employees and discriminated against them based on sex and disability.
Obituary index for Sat., Nov. 1
HEIMLICH, Gregory Martin, 72
'Real' food joins the candy amid SNAP halt
When KC Neufeld announced on her Denver neighborhood’s Facebook page that her family would hand out out ramen and packs of macaroni and cheese in addition to candy this Halloween, she wasn’t expecting much of a response.
Wisconsin's governor signs Kennedy-inspired bill allowing candidates to withdraw from the ballot
Wisconsin's Democratic governor on Friday signed a bipartisan bill that will allow candidates to remove their names from the ballot, addressing an issue that arose last year when Robert F. Kennedy Jr. tried to get himself removed from the presidential…
Wisconsin becomes latest state to ban cellphone use in K-12 schools
The ban allows exemptions for emergency situations, a student’s ability to manage their health or for educational purposes authorized by teachers.
Judges: Use contingency
BOSTON — Two federal judges ruled almost simultaneously Friday that President Donald Trump’s administration must continue to fund SNAP, the nation’s biggest food aid program, using contingency funds during the government shutdown.
Wisconsin judge puts on hold his ruling that required citizenship check of voters
It now appears unlikely that the case will be resolved before elections in February and April and it may remain in limbo beyond the 2026 midterm election.
Man arrested after slashing tires, stealing vehicle on Near East Side
The man was jailed on tentative charges of criminal damage to property, disorderly conduct, operating a motor vehicle without consent and a probation violation, Madison police said.
Giuffre family welcomes move but wants more
LONDON — British politicians, the public and the family of Virginia Roberts Giuffre on Friday praised King Charles III's decision to strip his brother Andrew of his princely title and spacious home, a banishment that left the disgraced royal increasingly…
Nakoma Road in Madison to reopen Friday night following reconstruction
The area had been under construction for most of the summer.
6 retail theft citations issued in school lunch hour operation at Monona Walgreens
The special operation was designed to “address ongoing issues of retail theft, fighting, and other disturbances that have occurred during the school lunch hour” at the store, police said.






