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Crackdown on players faking injuries, tweak to video review verbiage among changes in college game (copy)

Thu, 08/14/2025 - 12:00am
Officials will be cracking down on college football players who feign injuries, the number of overtime timeouts will be reduced and referees will use different verbiage when announcing the results of video reviews.

The college football season is here. Which matchups are must-watch? (copy)

Thu, 08/14/2025 - 12:00am
The 2025 college football season kicks off with fireworks, featuring eye-catching Week 1 showdowns like No. 1 Texas vs. No. 3 Ohio State, No. 9 LSU vs. No. 4 Clemson and No. 10 Miami vs. No. 6 Notre Dame. Despite…

Wisconsin athletic director Chris McIntosh outpaces almost all of his coaches in bonus pay (copy)

Thu, 08/14/2025 - 12:00am
Chris McIntosh had incentives added to his contract in 2024. Here's how much the Wisconsin athletic director earned in bonuses.

Brothers acquitted in Madison murder case stemming from drug deal

Wed, 08/13/2025 - 6:45pm
A jury acquitted two brothers accused of helping orchestrate a fatally botched drug deal on Madison’s North Side in December 2024.

Wisconsin requests FEMA assistance after last weekend’s storms, flooding

Wed, 08/13/2025 - 5:40pm
Under the Trump administration, it’s been hit or miss whether states receive federal disaster aid.

Brewers crush Pirates to cap undefeated homestand, push win streak to 12

Wed, 08/13/2025 - 5:13pm
William Contreras drove in four runs and Christian Yelich drove in three as Milwaukee scored double-digit runs for the second straight game.

DIGEST

Wed, 08/13/2025 - 4:56pm
Knife, boiling water part of domestic scuffle

Trump warns of 'severe consequences' if Putin does not agree to stop war after summit (copy)

Wed, 08/13/2025 - 4:15pm
President Donald Trump warned Wednesday that there will be "very severe consequences" if Russian President Vladimir Putin does not agree to stop the war against Ukraine this week.

Woman pokes man with knife, tries to throw pot of boiling water at him on Southwest Side

Wed, 08/13/2025 - 12:10pm
The woman became intoxicated after they were out at a bar and the incident happened when they came back to the Southwest Side apartment.

Woman taken for medical help after she fires shot next to sleeping man on Far East Side

Wed, 08/13/2025 - 11:45am
A man reported a woman fired a shot next to where he was sleeping, he wasn’t injured, and called police asking for help for the woman.

Amazon expands its perishable delivery service, putting pressure on traditional grocers (copy)

Wed, 08/13/2025 - 11:43am
NEW YORK — Amazon is now rolling out a service where its Prime members can now order their blueberries and milk at the same time as basic items like batteries and T-shirts and get them within hours.

If the Brewers win Wednesday, it's free burgers for all at George Webb

Wed, 08/13/2025 - 10:40am
A win Tuesday would mark the third 12-game winning streak in franchise history and the third time the Milwaukee-based restaurant chain would need to make good on its free-burger promotion.

Scott Bessenecker lives — and struggles with — his faith

Wed, 08/13/2025 - 10:00am
I try to tell the students, "If it's important for you to measure something, measure the number of cups of tea you have with one person, hearing their story."

Man faces 4 felonies for near head-on crash in Vernon County that seriously injured woman

Wed, 08/13/2025 - 9:25am
A man was charged with four felonies for a nearly head-on crash on Feb. 10 in Vernon County that seriously injured a woman, authorities reported.

Woman who broke down door on Far East Side in domestic dispute arrested after release from hospital

Wed, 08/13/2025 - 8:40am
The 27-year-old woman broke down a door and shattered a window while trying to retrieve some property, Madison police said.

Man faces 3rd OWI after South Side crash

Wed, 08/13/2025 - 8:10am
The man rear-ended the vehicle in front of him at low speed in the area of John Nolen Drive and Rimrock Road about 2:45 p.m. Monday, Madison police reported.

Madison's soggy summer making up for dry start to year

Wed, 08/13/2025 - 8:00am
This summer’s heavy rains delivered more “precipitation ping-pong” for the south-central Wisconsin.

Madison police investigating after man shows up at hospital with stab wound

Wed, 08/13/2025 - 7:25am
The man told officers he was driving near Downtown when he saw a man and woman fighting, and he was stabbed when he tried to break up the fight.

Didion Milling isn't meeting safety recommendations after fatal explosion, US board says

Wed, 08/13/2025 - 7:15am
"Most companies willingly implement the safety recommendations that they receive as a result of the CSB’s investigations," CSB chair Steve Owens said Monday.

Extreme weather becomes more common in latest cartoon from Phil Hands

Wed, 08/13/2025 - 6:40am
Most of Wisconsin was struck with heavy rainstorms over the weekend, but it appears that the Milwaukee area (the most heavily populated part of the state) got the worst of it. The heavy rains swelled rivers and flooded low-lying areas…

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