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Davis: High school girls basketball bracket reveal plagued by errors, delay

Wed, 02/14/2024 - 6:33am
The WIAA's girls basketball bracket reveal was marred by errors and delay. How can the process be improved for an accurate product?

Bill to eliminate Wisconsin work permit requirements for young teens heading to governor

Wed, 02/14/2024 - 5:45am
Under current law, 14- and 15-year-olds in Wisconsin need parental permission and a work permit from the state Department of Workforce Development in order to get a job.

Medical examiner identifies Rock County pedestrian killed in crash

Tue, 02/13/2024 - 3:50pm
The Rock County medical examiner identified the pedestrian killed in a crash Saturday evening in Janesville.

World is big enough for both United States and China -- Richard Appen

Tue, 02/13/2024 - 1:42pm
In this era of political polarization, one topic on which Democrats and Republicans agree is fear-related hostility toward the People’s Republic of China.

Wisconsin football losing assistant coach to Big Ten rival, per reports

Tue, 02/13/2024 - 1:37pm
The Badgers will need to replace a fourth assistant coach this offseason after the latest departure.

Wisconsin Legislature adopts Gov. Tony Evers' maps in bid to end legal challenge

Tue, 02/13/2024 - 1:05pm
The maps' approval marks a dramatic political shift in Wisconsin, where Republicans have had maps that experts say provided baked-in GOP advantages for over a decade.

How experts view Wisconsin basketball's NCAA Tournament projections after 4-game skid

Tue, 02/13/2024 - 12:02pm
Here's the draw experts see the Badgers getting in the NCAA Tournament after dropping road games at Michigan and Rutgers.

UW Health, Meriter to build rehabilitation hospital in Fitchburg

Tue, 02/13/2024 - 11:20am
The facility will be the third rehab hospital in the Madison area, joining one by UW and Meriter on the Far East Side and one by Encompass Health in Fitchburg.

With $1 billion cost, Madison School Board considers changes to 2040 sustainability goal

Tue, 02/13/2024 - 10:45am
Transitioning to 100% renewable energy or reducing greenhouse gas emissions to zero comes with a $1 billion price tag, most of which would be generated through referendums.

Baraboo man arrested for 6th OWI was wanted in hit-and-run, authorities say

Tue, 02/13/2024 - 10:20am
A 71-year-old Baraboo man wanted in a hit-and-run in Adams County was arrested for a sixth OWI in Sauk County on Monday night, the Wisconsin State Patrol reported.

Morris Ramen on King Street closing; 'dreams die,' owners say

Tue, 02/13/2024 - 8:30am
"We have come to terms with this as it has been an extraordinarily taxing couple of years," the owners wrote in a social media post.

$2 billion tax cut, ending work permits for younger teens on tap in Wisconsin Assembly

Tue, 02/13/2024 - 8:00am
The chamber is also scheduled to vote on a measure that would eliminate state work permit requirements for 14- and 15-year-olds.

My Sister's Kitchen, formerly in Middleton, finds a new home

Tue, 02/13/2024 - 7:35am
"I'm so nervous and excited all at once," owner Shelly Skinner said.

12 more reasons reading a printed newspaper is better — Karen Jackson

Tue, 02/13/2024 - 7:10am
It can blot coffee drips, block weeds, train puppy

Wisconsin woman charged with killing man who trafficked her arrested in Louisiana

Tue, 02/13/2024 - 7:05am
Chrystul Kizer is accused of killing Randall Volar, a 34-year-old Kenosha man who prosecutors have said had been preying on her and other underage girls.

Wisconsin Senate to vote on legislative maps as court order looms

Tue, 02/13/2024 - 6:45am
The Tuesday vote on the maps will come as the state’s high court nears its deadline to choose new maps after declaring the current Republican-drawn maps unconstitutional.

Why ice time isn't the only challenge facing boys and girls hockey co-ops

Tue, 02/13/2024 - 6:43am
Co-operative programs are the lifeblood of high school hockey in Wisconsin with more than 60% of programs involving multiple schools. Here's how they continue to thrive on the ice.

3 firefighters injured when Beaver Dam hovercraft crashes into island, authorities say

Tue, 02/13/2024 - 6:35am
Three Beaver Dam Firefighters were injured, one seriously, after the department’s hovercraft crashed into Grape Island.

No names on ballot, but Monona judge race heats up with write-in candidates

Tue, 02/13/2024 - 5:45am
Two attorneys filed to run as write-in candidates for Monona municipal judge. With nobody filed on the April 2 ballot, the most write-in votes will win.

Wisconsin women's basketball standouts didn't talk to each other. Now they're 'troublemakers'

Tue, 02/13/2024 - 5:37am
The one-foot height gap between the sophomores is really all that separates the Badgers' top-scoring tandem.

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