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Polzin: Packers talking points after Green Bay’s win over Detroit

Sun, 09/07/2025 - 6:27pm
GREEN BAY — In case you’re wondering, Green Bay Packers fans, Super Bowl LX will be held at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, California.

SWIM ... BIKE ... RUN

Sun, 09/07/2025 - 5:28pm
Hundreds of athletes from around the world gathered in Madison on Sunday for the 140.6-mile Ironman Wisconsin race. Starting at 7 a.m., racers dove into Lake Monona for a 2.4-mile swim, embarked on a 112-mile bike ride and wrapped up…

Jacob Misiorowski's gem leads Brewers to win, road sweep at Pittsburgh

Sun, 09/07/2025 - 4:13pm
The young pitcher struck out eight in seven innings and the hitting game was strong as Milwaukee won its third consecutive game.

South Korea will bring home 300 workers detained in massive Hyundai plant raid in Georgia

Sun, 09/07/2025 - 3:30pm
More than 300 South Korean workers detained following a massive immigration raid at a Hyundai plant in Georgia will be released and brought home, the South Korean government announced Sunday.

Micah Parsons set to debut for Packers Sunday against Lions

Sun, 09/07/2025 - 2:28pm
The defensive lineman had been limited in practice, but was added to the active list ahead of Sunday's contest in Green Bay.

'The Conjuring: Last Rites' creeps its way to another box office win for horror genre

Sun, 09/07/2025 - 1:27pm
LOS ANGELES — It’s the year for horror and “The Conjuring: Last Rites” was no exception. Its opening weekend tipped the genre over $1 billion in earnings for this year’s domestic box office.

Dave Zweifel: The Trump toadies we send to Washington

Sun, 09/07/2025 - 12:30pm
As one of President Donald Trump’s most loyal lapdogs, Wisconsin’s 5th District Rep. Scott Fitzgerald has become extremely proficient at putting lipstick on a pig.

Mark Volman, who co-founded The Turtles and performed with Flo & Eddie, has died at 78

Sun, 09/07/2025 - 12:20pm
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Mark Volman, a founding member of the 1960s pop group The Turtles, whose hits included “Happy Together” and “Elenore,” died in Nashville, Tennessee, on Friday after a brief, unexpected illness, according to his publicist, Ame Van Iden.…

4 observations after rewatching Wisconsin's second-half romp against Middle Tennessee

Sun, 09/07/2025 - 10:24am
From impressive work by a backup to a concerning trend on defense, here's what stood out on a second look.

Winning caption is immortalized in this week's You Toon caption contest

Sun, 09/07/2025 - 9:50am
Winning line from Madison reader beats more than 90 entries.

What polls show about Americans' views on childhood vaccine mandates

Sun, 09/07/2025 - 9:30am
Childhood vaccines prevent 4 million deaths worldwide each year, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Coming up for Monday, Sept. 8, 2025

Sun, 09/07/2025 - 9:05am
Madison and Dane County government

Wisconsin veterans home gave them a new life. Now it’s set to close

Sun, 09/07/2025 - 7:35am
Some Wisconsin lawmakers say it's time to put politics aside and prevent closures that could leave veterans with fewer services.

Madison Diocese says it never received identity of accused priest

Sun, 09/07/2025 - 7:15am
The Madison Diocese issued a “clarification” about claims it mishandled allegations against a priest.

OUR VIEW: Doubling pay and adding perks isn’t justified for Madison School Board

Sun, 09/07/2025 - 7:10am
If Madison School Board members feel overworked, they have better options than seeking additional tax dollars in compensation.

Garden calendar: For the week of Sept. 7

Sun, 09/07/2025 - 7:00am
Tips for your flowers, plants, trees and shrubs.

2 Marquette men's lacrosse players killed in crash near campus

Sun, 09/07/2025 - 6:55am
Milwaukee police said a 41-year-old driver collided with another vehicle containing six members of the Marquette men's lacrosse team at about 5 p.m. Friday.

AI devours natural resources in Phil Hands’ cartoon

Sun, 09/07/2025 - 6:40am
Artificial intelligence data centers are cropping up all over the country, including in Wisconsin.

35 ejected, 20 arrested at Badgers blowout Saturday, UW police say

Sun, 09/07/2025 - 6:10am
Saturday’s ejections and arrests were higher than at last week’s Thursday night season opener against Miami (Ohio).

Micah Parsons prepares for Packers debut, Aidan Hutchinson returns for Lions in Week 1 showdown

Sun, 09/07/2025 - 6:00am
The former Big Ten foes — Hutchinson at Michigan, Parsons at Penn State — are now NFC North rivals for teams that enter the season with Super Bowl aspirations.

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