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Wisconsin senior's aggressiveness a concern ahead of matchup with 7-foot-4 Purdue star

Sat, 02/03/2024 - 4:37am
The Badgers big man went scoreless from the field at Nebraska, the last game before his biggest individual matchup.

Madison Memorial's boys victory leads prep stars of the night

Sat, 02/03/2024 - 3:50am
Madison Memorial beat Madison La Follette in basketball. Here’s how other high school sports events played out Friday.

Local digest for Saturday, Feb. 3, 2024

Fri, 02/02/2024 - 6:29pm
Teen appeals being tried in adult court

Wisconsin Supreme Court orders that Democrat Dean Phillips's name be on presidential primary ballot

Fri, 02/02/2024 - 5:24pm
In the ruling, the court determined that the state Presidential Preference Selection Committee "erroneously exercised its discretion" under Wisconsin statute by not including Phillips on the ballot.

Downtown Madison restaurant burglarized, with door smashed and cash drawers stolen

Fri, 02/02/2024 - 4:39pm
Police have yet to make any arrests and are in the process of reviewing digital evidence.

Driver was not insane during 2021 crash that killed public broadcasting executive, judge rules

Fri, 02/02/2024 - 4:30pm
Though Shawnicia Youmas is afflicted with mental illness, she was able to follow the law at the time of the crash, a judge said.

Two teens taken into police custody after breaking into construction site to 'explore'

Fri, 02/02/2024 - 4:03pm
Upon arrival, police created a perimeter around the construction site and set up drone surveillance before finding two 18-year-old men.

Verona man arrested for allegedly running over woman's hand following argument

Fri, 02/02/2024 - 3:47pm
Upon police arrival, the woman told officers she had been arguing with a man inside a car when the driver hit her.

Madison police arrest two teens in connection with shots-fired incident

Fri, 02/02/2024 - 2:51pm
Officers recovered a gun during their arrest of a 19-year-old man and an 18-year-old woman thought to be involved in a shots-fired incident earlier this week.

Armed Madison man arrested for early morning disturbance at North Side apartment

Fri, 02/02/2024 - 2:27pm
Neighbors told police the man had been banging on windows and doors and wanted to fight a person who was trying to help him.

Man ticketed after accidentally firing gun while cleaning it in Downtown apartment, Madison police say

Fri, 02/02/2024 - 1:50pm
The round hit a sink and went into a cabinet behind it, Madison police said.

4 teens arrested after crashing stolen rental car on West Side, Madison police say

Fri, 02/02/2024 - 1:05pm
No injuries were reported in the crash into another vehicle near South Midvale Boulevard and Waite Lane, Madison police said.

Harvest, one of Madison's premier restaurants for 20 years, won't reopen

Fri, 02/02/2024 - 1:00pm
When it came time to renew her lease, Tami Lax said she decided to instead keep putting her energy into her other restaurant, the Old Fashioned next door.

Frozen Assets cancels all events on Lake Mendota, but the festival will go on

Fri, 02/02/2024 - 12:17pm
Events including skydiving, Kites on Mendota, snowshoeing, pond hockey and the Mary B will not be at Frozen Assets this year.

2 delightfully toothy rock hyraxes are Vilas Zoo’s newest residents

Fri, 02/02/2024 - 10:55am
Frenchie and Rizzo, both females, came to Madison from the San Antonio Zoological Gardens and Aquarium to join the Vilas Zoo’s male hyrax, Curly.

Chef Luke Zahm hosting a six-course dinner for 30, and there's space left

Fri, 02/02/2024 - 10:30am
The menu was inspired by the work of UW-Madison professor Richard Davidson, founder and director of the Center for Healthy Minds.

Driver arrested after crashing pickup into median wall of I-39/90 in Rock County, causing more crashes, authorities say

Fri, 02/02/2024 - 9:50am
Authorities found the 22-year-old man who was driving the pickup and had fled the scene and arrested him on various charges, the State Patrol said.

Domestic abuse tied to 4 of the 10 homicides in Madison last year

Fri, 02/02/2024 - 9:21am
"Everyone can help us support survivors and ... the organizations that work with them to prevent domestic violence," Mayor Satya Rhodes Conway said.

Southwest Side bank robber sought by Madison police

Fri, 02/02/2024 - 8:50am
Madison police searching for a man who robbed the Old National Bank at 5750 Raymond Road shortly before 5 p.m. Thursday.

How to watch, stream, listen to No. 2 Wisconsin women's hockey vs. No. 10 St. Cloud State

Fri, 02/02/2024 - 7:37am
The Badgers women's hockey team is back home after two straight road trips. Here's what to know about the series against the Huskies.

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