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Suspect in Colorado attack said he researched for a year and targeted 'Zionist group' (copy)

Mon, 06/02/2025 - 3:30pm
A man accused of throwing Molotov cocktails into a Colorado group that gathered to bring attention to Israeli hostages in Gaza planned the attack for more than a year.

Republicans' app-based benefits bill sounds like a Democratic idea | Tim Haering

Mon, 06/02/2025 - 1:50pm
I was shocked to read the column last Sunday by state Rep. Alex Dallman, R-Markesan, "App workers in Wisconsin need access to benefits." The column describes Dallman's Assembly Bill 269, coauthored by Sen. Julian Bradley, R-New Berlin, mandating app-based companies…

Nets and high-tech hijackings: Anti-drone systems offer new ways to counter rising threats (copy)

Mon, 06/02/2025 - 1:30pm
Aside from shooting down drones, which may create further danger, there's often not much anyone can do to stop them — but that's changing.

Sicily's Mount Etna erupts in a fiery show of smoke and ash miles high (copy)

Mon, 06/02/2025 - 1:14pm
MILAN — Sicily’s Mount Etna put on a fiery show Monday, sending a cloud of smoke and ash several miles into the air, but officials said the activity posed no danger to the population.

Save taxpayers millions by delisting wolves in Wisconsin, allowing a hunt| Carl Schoettel

Mon, 06/02/2025 - 1:09pm
The debate over hunting wolves in Wisconsin used to be an issue that mostly impacted northern Wisconsin — those living in wolf territory north of Highway 29, which runs from the Twin Cities through Wausau to Green Bay.

Silk Road, in a former Taco Bell, is getting an overhaul and will close briefly

Mon, 06/02/2025 - 1:00pm
Manu Kholov, 27, who was born in Fayzobod, a small town in Tajikistan, said the renovations will make the building look more authentically Central Asian.

List of 'sanctuary jurisdictions' removed from US government website following criticism

Mon, 06/02/2025 - 12:58pm
The list was published Thursday on the department’s website but beginning on Sunday a “Page Not Found" error message popped up in its place.

Dumpster fire fills East Washington high rise with smoke

Mon, 06/02/2025 - 11:45am
The cause of the fire is unknown as investigators were unable to find discarded smoking materials, discarded batteries, or other ignition sources in the debris.

Bagley man flown to University Hospital after rollover crash in Grant County faces 2nd OWI

Mon, 06/02/2025 - 11:20am
The man faces tentative charges of second offense OWI, failure to maintain control, and operating while suspended.

Is there scientific consensus on global warming?

Mon, 06/02/2025 - 9:40am
The global average temperature has increased about 1.7 degrees Fahrenheit since 1970, while the 10-year period 2014–2023 was the warmest decade on record.

SOS: 3 years later, a promise to refund money spent on bed never delivered

Mon, 06/02/2025 - 9:00am
Rado, disheartened, effectively gave up hope of ever getting out of bed with Casper and Affirm.

Madison police seeking to identify porch pirate seen on doorbell video

Mon, 06/02/2025 - 8:10am
The theft happened around 10:05 a.m. on March 31 at a home in the 2700 block of Hoard Street, Madison police said.

Madisonian Judy Giacomino recognized as Red Cross Hero

Mon, 06/02/2025 - 8:00am
Judy Giacomino is no stranger to disasters.

Person taken to hospital after water rescue in Janesville

Mon, 06/02/2025 - 7:25am
The person was taken by ambulance to a local hospital with unknown injuries.

Motorcyclist flown to Madison hospital after Iowa County crash

Mon, 06/02/2025 - 7:05am
The crash happened about 1:40 p.m. Sunday on Clyde Road in the town of Clyde, the Iowa County Sheriff’s Office said.

Why the pope’s Black ancestry matters | Rebecca R. Bibbs

Mon, 06/02/2025 - 6:40am
The new pope, Robert Prevost, who assumed the name Leo XIV, has been celebrated for being an American from Chicago.

Police in Madison's high schools deserve support -- State Journal editorial from 50 years ago

Mon, 06/02/2025 - 5:45am
This State Journal editorial ran on June 2, 1975:

The beloved Guerrilla Cookie returns to Madison — with a purpose

Mon, 06/02/2025 - 5:45am
The oatmeal and raisin cookie was created in the late 1960s and its recipe was never shared until now.

5 passers who are elevating area high school girls soccer teams’ offensive attacks

Mon, 06/02/2025 - 5:17am
Ahead of the postseason, learn the names of some prolific passers who are setting up prominent goal scorers on local high school girls soccer teams this season.

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