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Wisconsin men's basketball improves in AP rankings with historic performance

Mon, 01/06/2025 - 12:53pm
The Badgers' explosive performance against Iowa earned them a few more votes.

New Lisbon police impound vehicle in triple homicide

Mon, 01/06/2025 - 12:25pm
A vehicle associated with the suspect in last week’s triple homicide in Juneau County has been impounded, authorities said Monday.

Correction

Mon, 01/06/2025 - 12:19pm
Incorrect age given

Restaurant, bar going into former Dubai spot on State Street ready to open

Mon, 01/06/2025 - 11:40am
"It's not going to be (a) fancy restaurant because we want to make it affordable for the student as well," the owner said.

OTA 1-7

Mon, 01/06/2025 - 11:09am
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Hundreds of Capitol riot prosecutions are in limbo as a DC court awaits Trump's White House return (copy)

Mon, 01/06/2025 - 10:43am
WASHINGTON — It’s the largest prosecution in Justice Department history — with reams of evidence, harrowing videos and hundreds of convictions of the rioters who stormed the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. Now Donald Trump’s return to power has…

Rock County District Attorney David O’Leary retires after 28 years

Mon, 01/06/2025 - 10:40am
O’Leary began his tenure on Jan. 6, 1997, and officially retired on Sunday.

Upland Hills to open urgent care center in Mount Horeb

Mon, 01/06/2025 - 10:15am
The center will be staffed by Madison Emergency Physicians, the same doctors that work at ERs in Dodgeville and Madison.

UW study looks at long-term effects of vaping on heart and lungs

Mon, 01/06/2025 - 10:00am
UW-Madison researchers are looking for 600 people age 21 or older to participate in the three-year study.

Basics of cloud formation mean their bottoms look flat

Mon, 01/06/2025 - 9:50am
The lifting condensation level is the key to cloud formation and the reason so many clouds appear, from the ground, to have flat bottoms.

Man safely taken into custody after Monona police find him pointing gun at his head

Mon, 01/06/2025 - 8:35am
Monona police also are investigating a domestic disturbance at a nearby apartment complex that the man is believed to have been involved in.

SOS: Walmart processes refund for twice-purchased tires

Mon, 01/06/2025 - 8:00am
"During the installation I located the transaction on my Barclays app," he said, "but the store personnel refused to look at it."

Madison police investigating Downtown disturbance after person hospitalized with head injuries

Mon, 01/06/2025 - 7:55am
Shortly before 9 p.m. Saturday, Madison police were sent to the 500 block of East Johnson Street for what was reported as a disturbance potentially involving weapons.

The best sandwich shop in Wisconsin is in Madison, according to Yelp

Mon, 01/06/2025 - 7:20am
The National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey reported in 2015 that nearly half of all American adults ate at least one sandwich every day.

Overture's Fringe Festival is a success, and it hasn't even started

Mon, 01/06/2025 - 7:00am
High tickets sales for the inaugural fest this year mean Overture already is moving ahead with an even-bigger 2026 show.

Go jump in a lake — for 1,650-plus days | Heidi Stevens

Mon, 01/06/2025 - 6:45am
From Chicago to Wisconsin and more, O'Conor makes morning splash since start of pandemic

Reminders of Jan. 6 attack fade in the Capitol as Trump retakes power (copy)

Mon, 01/06/2025 - 6:30am
Inside the Capitol, reminders of the violence are increasingly hard to find. Scars on the walls were repaired. Windows and doors broken by the rioters were replaced.

Gov. Tony Evers revisits effort to give voters more say in state laws

Mon, 01/06/2025 - 5:55am
By including the measure in his 2025-27 biennial budget request, Evers hopes to force the budget committee to hold a vote on that request.

5 things to watch with Universities of Wisconsin in 2025

Mon, 01/06/2025 - 5:45am
With another biennial budget brewing, there's a lot on the line for the UW-Madison and the other public universities.

Microsoft pauses construction on planned $3.3 billion data center in southeastern Wisconsin

Mon, 01/06/2025 - 5:30am
A Microsoft spokesperson said the company anticipates the pause lasting “months.”

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