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Sun Prairie approves hiring consultant to help it pass tax-hike referendum

Thu, 12/19/2024 - 5:00pm
"Seems like we've already decided we're going to referendum on this and I'm not sure the folks of Sun Prairie are comfortable with that," said Bill Baker.

Teacher who died in Madison school shooting was 'godly, kind, compassionate'

Thu, 12/19/2024 - 4:40pm
Erin West was "super generous, just authentic," said Rob Warren, founding pastor of Doxa Church on Madison's South Side.

Person in critical condition after being shot in chest in Janesville

Thu, 12/19/2024 - 4:10pm
The shooting happened in the 300 block of North High Street about 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, police said.

Prosecutor Willis is removed from the Georgia election case

Thu, 12/19/2024 - 4:03pm
ATLANTA — A state appeals court removed Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis from the Georgia 2020 election interference case against Donald Trump and others Thursday, the latest win for the president- elect in cases that once threatened his career…

1 dead, 1 hospitalized in Dane County head-on crash

Thu, 12/19/2024 - 3:59pm
Highway 19 between Lodi Springfield Road and Kuehn Road will be closed for "several hours" amid the crash investigation, according to Schaffer.

A 20-year-old blind cat is rescued from an icy pond

Thu, 12/19/2024 - 3:38pm
Tiki, a 20-year-old blind black-and-white cat, likes to roam about outdoors. But this time he caused a scare after he was seen on ice floating in a Massachusetts pond and then fell in.

Digest 12-20

Thu, 12/19/2024 - 2:58pm
NCAA Volleyball

What we know about Natalie Rupnow, the Madison school shooter

Thu, 12/19/2024 - 2:10pm
The shooter largely kept to herself and may have had a fascination with mass killings.

United Way fund for Madison school shooting nears $60,000

Thu, 12/19/2024 - 1:44pm
All funds will go directly to Abundant Life Christian School to support the school community.

Former Justice Gableman denies allegations he violated attorney conduct rules

Thu, 12/19/2024 - 1:41pm
Gableman was accused of misrepresenting responses to subpoenas, disobeying a judge's orders and making false, derogatory and demeaning statements about opposing counsel.

Dane County deputy slightly injured when squad rear-ended in ‘Drive Sober’ effort

Thu, 12/19/2024 - 1:40pm
Six impaired drivers were arrested Friday into Saturday during the first of three Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over efforts by the Dane County Sheriff’s Office.

Standout freshman cornerback leaving Wisconsin football for transfer portal

Thu, 12/19/2024 - 1:33pm
Wisconsin's highest-graded defensive player announced he is entering the transfer portal, leaving a near-empty secondary.

Teen boy arrested after bomb threat on social media, Janesville police say

Thu, 12/19/2024 - 12:55pm
Janesville police on Tuesday night received information from the Wisconsin Statewide Intelligence Center regarding the bomb threat posted on Snapchat.

Driver faces 5th OWI after being seriously injured in Dodge County crash

Thu, 12/19/2024 - 11:55am
The 38-year-old man from rural Watertown, who was alone in the Sierra, was flown by helicopter to Summit Hospital in Oconomowoc with serious injuries that weren’t considered life-threatening.

Assembly Speaker Robin Vos: Tax cut first, then budget negotiations in 2025

Thu, 12/19/2024 - 11:40am
Lawmakers enter 2025 with a more than $4 billion projected state surplus, but some caution against too much spending on services and tax cuts.

Here's why Wisconsin wasn't considered to fill in for the Independence Bowl

Thu, 12/19/2024 - 10:17am
The Badgers should've been near the front of the line to take Marshall's spot in a bowl game. Here's why that didn't happen.

Biggest snowstorm of season hitting southern Wisconsin into Friday

Thu, 12/19/2024 - 9:50am
The snow will hit hardest in central Wisconsin, where a winter storm warning is in effect.

Hands on Wisconsin: Enough thoughts and prayers, America needs action on gun violence

Thu, 12/19/2024 - 8:15am
After Monday's shooting at Abundant Life Christian School in Madison, leaders from across the country offered their thoughts and prayers. But we've had enough thoughts and prayers—we (especially the young people who spend most of their day in schools) want…

Assembly Republicans pushing voter ID amendment, pre-election ballot processing

Thu, 12/19/2024 - 7:40am
Assembly Speaker Robin Vos, R-Rochester, says his top priorities this legislative session include amending the Constitution to include a voter ID requirement and allowing clerks to process absentee ballots early.

Ep. 123: BadgerExtra podcast: 2 new QBs and transfer portal happenings

Thu, 12/19/2024 - 7:17am
It’s a BadgerExtra three-man weave to break down Wisconsin’s new QBs, outgoing transfers and more. Reporters Colten Bartholomew and Jake Kocorowski, and columnist Jim Polzin on a special episode.

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