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How to watch, stream, listen to Wisconsin men's basketball vs. Penn State
The Badgers will close out their regular season against the Nittany Lions.
Spring forward: Daylight saving time starts Sunday
Don't forget to move your clocks forward an hour this weekend with the switch to daylight saving time starting early Sunday morning.
1 killed, 3 injured in T-bone crash on Southwest Side
The crash happened at high speed at the intersection of South Gammon Road and Raymond Road about 4:10 p.m. Thursday, authorities reported.
Driver killed in single-vehicle crash into rock embankment in Iowa County
The crash happened shortly before noon Thursday on Highway 191, just east of Highway W in the town of Ridgeway.
Donald Trump's simple view of world ignore complexity | Roger Brooks
In his address to Congress, President Donald Trump cleverly gave many people what they wanted to believe, which is a natural human tendency. It’s a powerful motivator when it’s connected with fear and anger.
Keep it simple with elementary school name changes | Tom Thommesen
Here is a simple solution to renaming the two Madison elementary schools: Change Elvehjem elementary school to East Elementary, and change Charles Lindbergh Elementary to North Elementary.
Madison knows public schools are investment in the future | James Shaw
Madison loves education. Some 70% of voters approved two K-12 referendums last fall to invest hundreds of millions of dollars in Madison's schools.
Brad Schimel will serve Supreme Court with honor and integrity | Brian Moyer
Wisconsinites face a reckoning in the April 1 general election.
Donald Trump is destroying America's positive image | Bob Voss
Any doubt about what President Donald Trump thinks and who he wants to impress should be gone now. Over the last week, Trump has gone out of his way to let the world know he supports Russia.
Judge denies attempt to stop release of woman who stabbed classmate to please Slender Man
Morgan Geyser and Anissa Weier were 12 years old in 2014 when they lured their sixth-grade classmate, Payton Leutner, to a Waukesha park.
Former hotel security guard pleads guilty in death of Milwaukee man
A former security guard at a Milwaukee hotel has pleaded guilty in the killing of a man who died after being pinned to the ground for several minutes.
Wisconsin men's basketball coach a finalist for another national honor
In his 10th season at the helm, the Badgers coach led his team to a surprise run at a Big Ten regular-season title while overseeing a variety of changes.
After multiple surgeries and with a lot of faith, teen recovering after Abundant Life shooting
“It’s very easy to find the ugly in the last few months. But if you look beyond the ugly, there’s so many beautiful moments.”
5 years in prison for accidental killing of 19-year-old from Mount Horeb
Iverson's mother, Shelley, called her youngest child "the kind of person you felt the moment you walked into a room," adding that he "made people feel seen, like they mattered."
University, industry leaders plead with lawmakers to preserve funding for medical research
"This goes to who we are as a society," Universities of Wisconsin President Jay Rothman said. "Are we going to invest in our future?"
A repeat by a razor-thin margin at the U.S. Championship Cheese Contest
The grand champion cheese was decided Thursday by 1/100th of a point at the Resch Center in Ashwaubenon.
Record-tying number of Wisconsin women's hockey players make major award finalist list
A team producing four of the 10 Patty Kazmaier Award finalists has only happened once before the Badgers accomplished it this season.
Scammers targeting family of Dane County Jail inmates
The Dane County Sheriff’s Office reiterated that it does not call family members asking them to pay a fee for someone to be released on a jail diversion program.
Law firm pursues class-action lawsuit against Madison over uncounted absentee ballots
The Madison City Clerk’s Office announced Dec. 26 — more than a month after the election — that 193 absentee ballots cast in three wards were never counted.
Olsen, Iowa blow it open early and cruise to win over Wisconsin in Big Ten women's tourney
The Badgers ended their conference tournament run on opening night with a loss to the Hawkeyes.