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Swift has regained her work

Fri, 05/30/2025 - 8:43pm
NEW YORK — Taylor Swift has regained control over her entire body of work.

Local digest for Saturday, May 31, 2025

Fri, 05/30/2025 - 5:08pm
Kohl’s exceeds Q1 expectations

MGE has named its new falcon hatchlings, inspired by a culinary favorite

Fri, 05/30/2025 - 4:20pm
Pizza's on the menu at Madison Gas and Electric, with a side of talons and a feather appetizer.

Trump administration issues warning for 'sanctuary jurisdictions' in Dane County, Madison

Fri, 05/30/2025 - 3:53pm
There is no legal definition for what constitutes a "sanctuary jurisdiction," though the term is often associated with limits on how local law enforcement can cooperate with federal immigration authorities.

Madison's Red Rooster bar may lose liquor license after deadly drunken driving crash

Fri, 05/30/2025 - 3:49pm
The bar's manager allegedly consumed eight shots of alcohol and numerous other drinks before killing another driver last December.

Obituary index for Sat., May 31

Fri, 05/30/2025 - 3:35pm
WAITE-SCHUSTER, Jan M., 70

Loretta Swit, Emmy-winner from 'M.A.S.H.,' dies at 87

Fri, 05/30/2025 - 2:40pm
NEW YORK — Loretta Swit, who won two Emmy Awards playing Maj. Margaret Houlihan, the demanding head nurse of a behind-the-lines surgical unit during the Korean War on the pioneering hit TV series “M*A*S*H,” is dead at age 87.

Wisconsin Sen. Ron Johnson doubles down on 9/11 conspiracy theories

Fri, 05/30/2025 - 1:30pm
A report by the National Institute of Standards and Testing concluded that fires caused by debris from one of the center's Twin Towers ultimately caused Building 7's collapse.

Kermit is right: Keep your curiosity, never fully grow up | Eric Frydenlund

Fri, 05/30/2025 - 1:00pm
PRAIRIE DU CHIEN — When taking off on an airplane, I always follow the flight attendant’s instructions and put my cellphone on airplane mode. I fear that not doing so might affect the plane’s avionics, and we’d be doing belly…

Meriter nurses take strike to Capitol, contract negotiations continue

Fri, 05/30/2025 - 1:00pm
“We're seeing some movement at the table — management has made modest progress on security and minimal movement on staffing," the union said.

Army Corps finds Great Lakes pipeline tunnel would have sweeping environmental impacts

Fri, 05/30/2025 - 12:50pm
The analysis moves the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers a step closer to approving the tunnel for Line 5 in the Straits of Mackinac.

Fire that displaced 8 at South Side apartment building was electrical in nature

Fri, 05/30/2025 - 12:35pm
The fire early the morning of Feb. 24 at the Fisher Taft Apartments in the 2100 block of Taft Street caused no injuries.

Delivery driver’s vehicle stolen as he made stop Downtown

Fri, 05/30/2025 - 11:50am
The vehicle was recovered Friday morning in the 700 block of Mesta Lane on the Far East Side, Madison police said.

An Alice in Dairyland first, thanks to a pair of sisters

Fri, 05/30/2025 - 11:47am
"Agriculture is such a huge part of my identity," said Sarah Hagenow, who becomes the 78th Alice in Dairyland on July 7.

An Alice in Dairyland first, thanks to a pair of sisters PRINT ONLY

Fri, 05/30/2025 - 11:47am
"Agriculture is such a huge part of my identity," said Sarah Hagenow, who becomes the 78th Alice in Dairyland on July 7.

Last year's runner-up wins National Spelling Bee

Thu, 05/29/2025 - 9:49pm
Faizan Zaki has seized the title of best speller in the English language at the Scripps National Spelling Bee. The 13-year-old from Allen, Texas, was runner-up last year after he lost in a lightning-round tiebreaker.

Meet the 12-member Class of 2025 for the Wisconsin Athletics Hall of Fame

Thu, 05/29/2025 - 5:02pm
The new hall of fame class, which includes a former men's basketball player of the year, will be inducted the weekend of Sept. 5-6.

Madison police investigating gunshots reports on East Side, South Side

Thu, 05/29/2025 - 4:05pm
The shots were reported in the 300 block of Dempsey Road and the 2200 block of Luann Lane.

Woman arrested for 7th OWI with 2 kids in vehicle on I-90/94 near Wisconsin Dells

Thu, 05/29/2025 - 3:40pm
The 28-year-old Wausau woman was arrested about 12:15 a.m. Thursday near the Highway 12 Wisconsin Dells exit off I-90/94, the Wisconsin State Patrol said.

Bicyclist taken to hospital after collision with vehicle on South Side

Thu, 05/29/2025 - 3:20pm
The bicyclist was taken to the hospital for her injuries and is expected to be OK, Madison police said.

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