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Waunakee football's halftime lead slips away in state semifinal loss to Hartland Arrowhead

Fri, 11/14/2025 - 9:58pm
Hartland Arrowhead football erased a second-half deficit to defeat Waunakee and advance to the Division 1 state championship game.

3 things that stood out from Wisconsin men's hockey's loss to Ohio State

Fri, 11/14/2025 - 9:47pm
Ohio State continued to be a thorn in the Badgers' side. Here's what stood out.

3 things that stood out in Wisconsin volleyball's sweep of Michigan State

Fri, 11/14/2025 - 9:33pm
Badgers coach Kelly Sheffield stirred the pot to come up with a winning formula on the road. Here's what stood out from the match.

Stoughton senior surges into program history books with pair of state titles

Fri, 11/14/2025 - 9:29pm
The Vikings standout rose to the occasion and capped off her career as the program’s first multi-time state champion.

3 things that stood out from Wisconsin women's hockey's win at St. Cloud State

Fri, 11/14/2025 - 8:37pm
The Badgers ran their undefeated streak in games at St. Cloud State to 31 after Caroline Harvey scored twice to set a program record.

At Trump's urging, Bondi says US will investigate Epstein's ties to Clinton and other political foes (copy)

Fri, 11/14/2025 - 6:00pm
Acceding to President Donald Trump's demands, U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi said Friday she ordered a top federal prosecutor to investigate sex offender Jeffrey Epstein's ties to Trump political foes.

Live scoreboard: Wisconsin high school football semifinal playoff scores

Fri, 11/14/2025 - 5:55pm
Waunakee and 27 other teams in Wisconsin will try to earn a berth in a state title game. Follow along with the action.

Bagpipers claim world record with AC/DC's 'It's a Long Way to the Top'

Fri, 11/14/2025 - 4:16pm
MELBOURNE, Australia — Hundreds of bagpipers claimed a new world record on Wednesday by belting out AC/DC’s rock and roll classic “It’s a Long Way to the Top.”

How Dane County’s charter, voucher schools scored on the state report cards

Fri, 11/14/2025 - 3:45pm
The wide range of scores tracks substantially with demographic differences.

Judge says he'll approve opioid settlement with OxyContin maker Purdue and Sackler family (copy)

Fri, 11/14/2025 - 3:30pm
A federal bankruptcy court judge said Friday he'll approve OxyContin-maker Purdue Pharma's latest deal to settle thousands of lawsuits over the toll of opioids.

Stung by loss of federal funding, WORT lays off staff

Fri, 11/14/2025 - 3:24pm
The $112,000 in lost CPB funds amounted to about 12% of the station’s 2025 budget.

In-state wing signs with Wisconsin men's basketball's class of 2026

Fri, 11/14/2025 - 2:33pm
The Badgers added the first member of their next class in the early signing period.

Bill seeks to reestablish wolf population goal in Wisconsin

Fri, 11/14/2025 - 1:00pm
While state law mandates a wolf season, a federal judge in 2022 restored endangered species protections for gray wolves across most of the country, including Wisconsin.

Video: Take a tour of the new Fortune Favors store in Madison’s Downtown

Fri, 11/14/2025 - 12:07pm
The popup shop just off Capitol Square is here for the holidays, but the company is looking for a permanent location elsewhere in Madison.

Anthropic warns of AI-driven hacking campaign linked to China (copy)

Fri, 11/14/2025 - 12:03pm
WASHINGTON — A team of researchers uncovered what they say is the first reported use of artificial intelligence to direct a hacking campaign in a largely automated fashion.

You can end a shutdown overnight — but you can't reopen a government that fast (copy)

Fri, 11/14/2025 - 11:43am
NEW YORK — The longest government shutdown in U.S. history is over — on paper, at least. But the American public isn’t done with it yet: Getting everything back up and running doesn’t happen all at once.

Ex-Sauk County deputy charged with 3 felonies for taking topless photo of female inmate

Fri, 11/14/2025 - 11:25am
The former jail deputy has an initial court appearance scheduled for Nov. 19.

Conservative group files complaint against UW-Madison over gender inclusive restroom policy

Fri, 11/14/2025 - 10:53am
The complaint marks the second one the conservative nonprofit has filed against UW-Madison in the last year.

Students invited to create ornaments celebrating Wisconsin educators for 2025 state Capitol Christmas tree

Fri, 11/14/2025 - 10:45am
The tree is displayed in the rotunda of the state Capitol during the holiday season.

Madison Originals, a coalition of local, independent restaurants, disbands

Fri, 11/14/2025 - 10:05am
The coalition encouraged Dane County residents to eat local and support independent restaurants.

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