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South Bedford Street, section of Randall Avenue closing for construction work

Mon, 05/12/2025 - 9:25am
Both closures start Monday, with South Bedford Street for up to four weeks and the section of Randall Avenue until late August.

4 horses die in Fitchburg barn fire

Mon, 05/12/2025 - 8:35am
The fire was contained to the barn, and no injuries to people were reported.

Fire displaces resident of Far West Side apartment

Mon, 05/12/2025 - 8:05am
The resident of the apartment escaped without injury and is staying with family.

SOS: AT&T returns mistaken $6,200 payment

Mon, 05/12/2025 - 8:00am
Over the next two-plus months AT&T drew down the money to pay his monthly bills and Knoop spent a lot of time on the phone trying to stop them.

Person robbed, sexually assaulted on South Side early Saturday morning

Mon, 05/12/2025 - 7:35am
The person was on foot and headed to work in the 1100 block of West Badger Road about 4 a.m. when they were robbed and sexually assaulted, Madison police said.

1 killed, 2 injured in crash on I-94 near Madison

Mon, 05/12/2025 - 7:10am
The crash happened shortly before 2 p.m. Friday on westbound Interstate 94 near mile marker 240.

Their funding yanked, dozens of UW-Madison research projects face uncertain future

Mon, 05/12/2025 - 5:45am
"It was like someone had pulled the rug out from beneath me and left me reeling."

Former Wisconsin men's basketball guard blends fashion, basketball for professional future

Mon, 05/12/2025 - 5:37am
Kamari McGee will pursue a professional basketball career overseas rather than waiting on the NCAA and hoping for additional eligibility. Why? Because basketball isn't his only goal abroad.

Standout Madison Memorial girls swimmer commits to 'gorgeous and captivating' Big 12 program

Mon, 05/12/2025 - 5:07am
One of the state's top freestylers visited multiple Division I programs before making her college decisions. Here's what sold her on her new home.

Wisconsin women's basketball adds another scoring threat to backcourt (copy)

Mon, 05/12/2025 - 12:00am
The Badgers' offseason rebuild continued Saturday night, adding their sixth transfer player so far and second in five days.

Up Next 5-12

Mon, 05/12/2025 - 12:00am
BREWERS Day Time TV

Digest for 5-12

Mon, 05/12/2025 - 12:00am
SOCCER

NBA Roundup for 5-12 print

Mon, 05/12/2025 - 12:00am
DENVER — The Oklahoma City Thunder beat the Denver Nuggets at their own game Sunday.

NHL Roundup for 5-12 print

Mon, 05/12/2025 - 12:00am
DALLAS — Mikko Rantanen had a goal and two assists, including on the tiebreaking goal off defenseman Alexander Petrovic’s skate that was finally confirmed after a lengthy review as the Dallas Stars beat the Winnipeg Jets 5-2 on Sunday to…

Mother's Day apartment building fire kills 4 and critically injures 4 others in Milwaukee

Sun, 05/11/2025 - 6:45pm
A Milwaukee apartment building fire that began in a common area and spread to multiple floors Sunday killed four people.

Back-to-back blasts help Brewers avoid series sweep in Florida

Sun, 05/11/2025 - 5:17pm
Christian Yelich and William Contreras hit back-to-back homers for Milwaukee as it pulled out the victory on Mother's Day to avoid being swept on the road.

US touts 'substantial progress' in tariff talks with China, but details are still scarce

Sun, 05/11/2025 - 3:46pm
GENEVA — The lead U.S. negotiator in trade talks with China cheered “a great deal of productivity” in resolving differences between the world’s two leading economic powers, after officials wrapped two days of bargaining in Switzerland following President Donald Trump…

Wisconsin needs leaders to uphold rule of law | Bill Berrien

Sun, 05/11/2025 - 3:42pm
Wisconsin’s political establishment has made itself a national disgrace in recent weeks.

John Nichols: Pope Leo XIV embraces social justice

Sun, 05/11/2025 - 1:59pm
Pope Leo XIII, the leader of the Catholic Church from 1878 to 1903, came to be known as “the pope of the workers” because of his groundbreaking 1891 encyclical on the “Rights and Duties of Capital and Labor,” which provided…

Lifelong Learner: 3 tips for securing scholarships as a returning adult student

Sun, 05/11/2025 - 1:00pm
UW-Madison recently awarded 58 scholarships for returning adult students, ranging from $1,000 to $5,000 each.

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