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Inmate sentenced by judge

Mon, 07/28/2025 - 3:35pm
FOND DU LAC — An inmate at Wisconsin’s women’s prison accused of brutally beating her cellmate to death will spend the rest of her life behind bars.

GOP bill would cap Universities of Wisconsin tuition raises to inflation after latest increase

Mon, 07/28/2025 - 3:32pm
"Now more than ever, the Legislature must implement a common sense law placing controls on these types of skyrocketing tuition increases," the bill's authors wrote.

Verona man identified as person pulled from Lake Mendota

Mon, 07/28/2025 - 1:36pm
Medical examiners identified Aponte Tafur, a 44-year-old man from Verona, as the man found dead in Lake Mendota Tuesday.

DIGEST

Mon, 07/28/2025 - 1:04pm
Man, 76, to hospital after attack by bull

Wisconsin's Democratic secretary of state won't run for governor but mulls lieutenant governor bid

Mon, 07/28/2025 - 12:09pm
Wisconsin's Democratic Secretary of State Sarah Godlewski doesn't plan to run for governor or for a full term in her current position, but she is considering running for lieutenant governor next year, an adviser said Monday.

After teasing a run, Scott Walker will not be a candidate for governor

Mon, 07/28/2025 - 10:56am
Walker raised curiosity into whether he'd be running again the same day current Gov. Tony Evers announced he wouldn't be seeking a third term.

Double danger: Rings of fire border heat domes

Mon, 07/28/2025 - 9:40am
Hot and humid conditions during a heat dome can lead to heat-related health issues.

Urban League receives grants from Wisconsin Econonmic Development Corp. to help grow small businesses

Mon, 07/28/2025 - 8:55am
The $250,000 in grants are designed to assist entrepreneurs in under-served areas of Dane County.

The $2 billion a day problem of polarization | Sarah Bonk and Kara Revel Jarzynski

Mon, 07/28/2025 - 8:35am
What do a sausage maker and an insurance giant have in common? A growing concern about the divisions fracturing American society — and a willingness to do something about it.

SOS: Canceled? TDS and former customer disagree, but TDS agrees to erase bill

Mon, 07/28/2025 - 8:00am
For three months after Henderson thought she'd canceled her cable TV service with the company, the company was still sending her bills.

Misiorowski gets his 1st shot at Cubs as NL Central co-leaders begin series in Milwaukee

Mon, 07/28/2025 - 6:37am
The Brewers' rookie phenom will match up against All-Star Matthew Boyd in the opening matchup of a three-game series between the division co-leaders.

Bull attack sends one person to the hospital

Mon, 07/28/2025 - 6:30am
The incident was reported just after noon on Sunday in Iowa County.

Greater virtue in victimhood than in victory? | Nafees Alam

Mon, 07/28/2025 - 6:00am
In a world where we enjoy more comforts and freedoms than any generation before us, why do so many of us feel like victims? Our ancestors fought for the rights we now take for granted — facing slavery, segregation and…

Heat and humidity continue but cooler temps on the way just in time for All-City Swim Meet

Mon, 07/28/2025 - 5:50am
Heat indexes today will once again surpass 100 degrees but by Wednesday, cooler temps are expected to prevail.

Polzin: Why the Fire Fickell crowd needs to take a deep breath for now

Mon, 07/28/2025 - 5:37am
Wisconsin football hasn't shown much progress under the man hired in 2022 to resurrect a program. But calls for his job this early in a rebuliding project are premature.

5 of the most intriguing Wisconsin football players to watch in training camp

Mon, 07/28/2025 - 5:03am
Quarterback Billy Edwards Jr. will deservedly have eyes focused on him at Badgers training camp. Here are some players around QB1 who will determine Wisconsin's ceiling.

How Wisconsin men's basketball's star guard used NBA Draft process to grow

Mon, 07/28/2025 - 4:37am
John Blackwell tested the NBA Draft waters before returning to Wisconsin with hopes it would help him grow. And he feels it worked.

'I was mad': How La Follette softball's quest for 1979 state title ended in devastating fashion

Mon, 07/28/2025 - 4:03am
Karen Christensen is one of several Madison La Follette players who experienced the agony of defeat in a state title loss in 1979. Here's the story of how it unfolded.

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