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Syrian government services come to a 'complete halt' as state workers stay home

Mon, 12/09/2024 - 5:15pm
Syria's prime minister said Monday most cabinet ministers were back at work, but a United Nations official said the country's public sector had come "to a complete and abrupt halt."

OLBRICH HOLIDAY EXPRESS

Mon, 12/09/2024 - 5:03pm
Above: Visitors to Olbrich Botanical Gardens Holiday Express Model Train and Flower Show take in the annual display, themed "Sugar Rush," in Madison on Monday. Members of the Wisconsin Garden Railway Society take turns running their trains at the show,…

Lotteries Mon for Tue

Mon, 12/09/2024 - 5:00pm
All or Nothing

Madison man gets four years in prison for drunken-driving crash that killed one

Mon, 12/09/2024 - 5:00pm
"This was an extremely dangerous situation that could have been avoided if Mr. Yeung had just called an Uber, or even one of his parents to pick him up."

Man in custody had a gun, mask and writings tying him to killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO, police say

Mon, 12/09/2024 - 4:31pm
NEW YORK — Police arrested a suspect Monday in the brazen Manhattan killing of UnitedHealthcare’s CEO after a McDonald’s employee in Pennsylvania alerted authorities to a customer who was found with a weapon, mask and writings linking him to the…

Taylor Swift's Eras Tour ends by shattering own record, grossing an estimated $2.2B, Pollstar says (copy)

Mon, 12/09/2024 - 4:26pm
NEW YORK — Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour brought in $2.2 billion in its nearly two-year run, making it the highest-grossing tour of all time for a second year in a row, Pollstar estimated from data collected across 149 shows.

Obituary index for Tue., Dec. 10

Mon, 12/09/2024 - 3:49pm
CURRIE, John, 91

Wisconsin losing starting quarterback to transfer portal

Mon, 12/09/2024 - 2:37pm
The Badgers will be looking for a new starting quarterback after its starter to open last season decided to go to the transfer portal.

Man dead after falling into partially frozen retention pond

Mon, 12/09/2024 - 1:49pm
It was unclear why the man had ventured out onto the pond, which had been only partially covered in ice because of an aerator in it.

Second-warmest November on record means that 2024 is likely to be Earth's hottest year

Mon, 12/09/2024 - 1:30pm
Earth just experienced its second-warmest November on record — second only to 2023 — making it all but certain that 2024 will end as the hottest year ever measured.

Woman pleads guilty to neglect in child's accidental death, sentenced to probation

Mon, 12/09/2024 - 12:56pm
Police reported that Mileydi E. Rizo was "crying hysterically" and "actively weeping and shaking" when they arrived at the apartment.

Wisconsin men's basketball tumbles in AP rankings after 0-2 week

Mon, 12/09/2024 - 12:51pm
The Badgers took a nearly double-digit tumble in the AP rankings following their worst week of the season.

OTA 12-10

Mon, 12/09/2024 - 12:31pm
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A Wisconsin ice angler drove a Jeep across thin ice. It ended as you'd expect

Mon, 12/09/2024 - 12:06pm
The remarkable incident on Puckaway Lake in Green Lake County Saturday was captured on video.

Vehicle, residence damaged by gunfire on Southwest Side

Mon, 12/09/2024 - 11:35am
No injuries were reported and the investigation is continuing.

Madison police find shell casings after gunshots reported on Southwest Side

Mon, 12/09/2024 - 11:20am
No injuries were reported and the investigation is continuing.

Evers: I won't sign budget requiring state employees to return to in-person work

Mon, 12/09/2024 - 11:13am
Evers has begun holding budget listening sessions across Wisconsin and will unveil his proposed two-year spending plan early next year.

Madison police investigating after gunshots reported on Far West Side

Mon, 12/09/2024 - 11:05am
The shots were reported about 9:45 p.m. Friday in the 1000 block of Gammon Lane.

US Supreme Court rejects Wisconsin parents' challenge to school guidance for transgender students

Mon, 12/09/2024 - 10:10am
The justices, acting in a case from Eau Claire, left in place an appellate ruling dismissing the parents' lawsuit.

Unattended candle starts fire that damages Far East Side home

Mon, 12/09/2024 - 9:55am
The homeowners had left the home in the 4100 block of Grayhawk Trail and when they returned home about 11 a.m., they found smoke and soot inside.

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