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Redevelopment to transform East Side church and community center, add housing
An aging Tulane Avenue church is set to give way to a two-story community center and three-story apartment building.
Crowd sizes fall for Wisconsin men's basketball home games in 2024-25
Only three Badgers games during the 2024-25 season had ticket scan counts of at least 14,000 at the Kohl Center.
5 questions with Stoughton softball sophomore Cara Link
The catcher shared details on her softball journey, role model and more.
Arrest of Milwaukee judge hearkens back to 1850s | Phil Busse
The arrest by the FBI of Judge Hannah Dugan in Milwaukee carries odd echoes from another dust-up between federal law and local sensibilities nearly 175 years ago in that same city.
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Oscar Piastri wins at Miami for 3rd straight F1 victory, 4th win of season for championship leader (copy)
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — Oscar Piastri maintained his advantage in the Formula 1 championship fight by winning the Miami Grand Prix on Sunday for his fourth win through six races this season.
Brewers' Murphy says 'it seems like we've misplaced our edge a little bit' after 3rd straight loss
MILWAUKEE — Brewers manager Pat Murphy thinks something is missing from his team’s usual identity as Milwaukee staggers through the first quarter of the season.
Reigning Cup champion Joey Logano gets 1st win this season in overtime at Texas (copy)
FORT WORTH, Texas — Reigning NASCAR Sprint Cup champion Joey Logano stayed in front on a restart in overtime at Texas on Sunday to get his first victory this season.
Weeks after fall, jockey Junior Alvarado rebounds to win muddy Kentucky Derby aboard Sovereignty
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Temporarily sidelined by a hard fall, jockey Junior Alvarado put it behind him with the ride of a lifetime in the Kentucky Derby.
Immigration officials link tattoos to gangs. Artists say that’s wrong (copy)
TAMPA, Fla. — When federal authorities deported 238 immigrants from a Texas prison to El Salvador in March, Neri Alvarado was among them.
Republican Josh Schoemann launches bid for governor
Schoemann, 43, is the first major party candidate to formally join the race as Republicans seek to reclaim Wisconsin's executive branch, which has been held by Evers since 2019.
Brewers salvage series, snap skid with all-around victory over NL Central rival Cubs
Freddy Peralta tossed six scoreless innings, and a four-run sixth provided more than enough run support to help Milwaukee prevail with a series finale win.
A missile from Yemen halts flights in Israel hours before vote on intensifying Gaza war
BEN-GURION INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, Israel — A missile launched by Iranian-backed rebels in Yemen briefly halted flights and commuter traffic at Israel’s main international airport on Sunday after its impact near an access road caused panic among passengers.
'Thunderbolts' kicks off the summer movie season with $76 million at the box office
NEW YORK — Marvel Studios’ “Thunderbolts” opened with $76 million in domestic ticket sales, according to studio estimates Sunday, kicking off the summer box office with a solid No. 1 debut that fell shy of Marvel’s more spectacular launches.
Dave Zweifel: Van Orden MIA as constituents fume
U.S. Rep. Derrick Van Orden has been running away from his constituents in his western Wisconsin congressional district when he probably should be running away from his pal, President Donald Trump.
Trump, in a new interview, says he doesn't know if he backs due process rights
President Donald Trump is circumspect about his duties to uphold due process rights, saying in a new interview that he doesn't know whether U.S. citizens and noncitizens deserve that guarantee.
Why a New York zoo is feeding a baby vulture with a hand puppet (copy)
A New York zoo is hand-feeding a baby vulture with a realistic bird puppet to ensure it survives to maturity.
Booing Bears wins this week's You Toon caption contest
Winning line from reader beats more than 60 entries.
OUR VIEW: 800 people in 30 hours at 4 Wisconsin cities offer Legislature strong advice
Legislature should act on schools, care, prisons, economy
Scientists once thought only humans could bob to music. Ronan the sea lion helped prove them wrong
Ronan the sea lion burst to fame about a decade ago after scientists reported her musical skills. At age 15, she's still got it.