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Bruce Jack Noble
August 19, 1934 – April 6, 2025
3 takeaways from Wisconsin football's 2026 edge defender commitment
Two key trends continued for the Badgers in securing a commitment from a 3-star defensive front player on Monday. Here's what to know about the 6-foot-7 outside linebacker.
Michael Gableman agrees to surrender law license over flawed 2020 election probe
The former Wisconsin Supreme Court justice was accused of disrupting court, insulting attorneys and committing records violations
Trump administration just revoked visas for a dozen UW-Madison international students
"We were not even directly notified of these actions," Chancellor Jennifer Mnookin said, noting that the university learned of the via terminations Friday by searching a federal database.
1 dead in Evansville shooting; sheriff says 'no threat' to community
The shooting happened in the 300 block of South Madison Avenue about 9:08 a.m. Sunday.
Wisconsin men's hockey completes defensive group with player from transfer portal
A former Minnesota Duluth defenseman is joining the Badgers for the 2025-26 season after he looked for a change for his last college campaign.
Galapagos tortoises at Philadelphia Zoo become first-time parents at nearly 100 (copy)
A pair of critically endangered, nearly 100-year-old Galapagos tortoises at the Philadelphia Zoo have become first-time parents.
Trump threatens more tariffs on China as global markets plunge (copy)
WASHINGTON — Undeterred by a panicked stock market, President Donald Trump threatened additional tariffs on China on Monday, raising fresh concerns that his drive to rebalance the global economy could intensify a financially destructive trade war.
Final member of Wisconsin men's basketball's 2024 transfer class re-enters portal
All three of the Badgers' transfer portal additions from last offseason could possibly depart after just one season following the latest entrance.
This week snow, next week terrace chairs
A party will kick off the Memorial Union's upcoming lakeside entertainment season.
Salvation Army resumes shelter expansion near Downtown after 5-year delay
Staff say the only drop-in shelter for women and families in the county is crowded and outdated.
Colectivo Coffee opening fourth Madison shop
The Milwaukee company has three Madison coffee shops already, on State Street, Capitol Square and Monroe Street.
SIGNS OF SPRING
Above: Amid a light snow, a common loon stretches its wings during a spring migration stop on Monona Bay on Monday.
Local digest for Tuesday, April 8, 2025
Business damaged by fire Sunday night
Child sexual assault charge dropped after defendant takes own life
Richard J. McAlllister had worked at the Elver Park Neighborhood Center on Madison's Southwest Side.
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Brewers acquire Red Sox starter as they seek boost for injury-riddled pitching staff
Left-hander Nestor Cortes went on the injured list Sunday, leaving Freddy Peralta as the only healthy pitcher from Milwaukee's projected five-man rotation this season.
Ask the weather guys: What is vapor pressure?
Vapor pressure, along with dew point and relative humidity, is one of many ways to express the amount of water vapor in the atmosphere.
'Woke' baggage weighs down Democrats’ economic message | David M. Drucker
As Democrats try to unite around a new economic populism, Republicans can hardly believe their luck. Five months after President Donald Trump defeated then-Vice President Kamala Harris to win a White House encore, Democrats are still refusing to jettison the…
Shell casings found after gunshots reported on Southwest Side
Officers were sent just before 1 a.m. to the 1600 block of Prairie Road for numerous reports of shots fired, Madison police said.