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Here's how much your Wisconsin utility rates could be going up next year

Thu, 10/26/2023 - 1:53pm
The Public Service Commission is likely to make a decision on the rate adjustment requests as soon as early November.

Why Wisconsin football coach Luke Fickell says 'the sky's the limit' for this receiver

Thu, 10/26/2023 - 1:11pm
Wisconsin football wide receiver Will Pauling caught his first collegiate touchdown last week. A look at how he's becoming more important in the Badgers' offense.

Drunken intruder drank East Side woman’s ‘expensive’ beer, Madison police say

Thu, 10/26/2023 - 12:35pm
The 32-year-old man was jailed on tentative charges of burglary and resisting arrest, Madison police said.

4 teens arrested for flashing fake gun in ‘prank’ at West Side businesses, Madison police say

Thu, 10/26/2023 - 12:10pm
The teens told police they found the gun earlier and thought it would be funny to prank people, Madison police said.

Jon Noll of Verona just broke a U.S. record by running 98 consecutive hours

Thu, 10/26/2023 - 11:40am
Jon Noll participated this week in the Backyard Ultra World Championship, which challenges runners worldwide to complete a 4-mile course every hour for as long as they can.

Woman convicted of homicide under plea deal in killing of man kidnapped in Madison, shot near Portage

Thu, 10/26/2023 - 10:50am
Laura Johnson pleaded no contest Tuesday to first-degree intentional homicide as a party to a crime for her role in the death of Manuel M. Martinez, 68, of Madison.

Republican bill sets fines, limits state grants for UW system free speech violations

Thu, 10/26/2023 - 10:45am
It's unclear how this bill would affect how UW system and WTCS currently operate, though, as both are already beholden to the First Amendment as government agencies and actively endorse academic freedom.

Hands on Wisconsin: New speaker isn't too crazy or too sane for House Republicans

Thu, 10/26/2023 - 10:40am
Republicans have picked a new speaker of the House, Rep. Mike Johnson, R-La. Speaker Johnson appears to be a sort of "Goldilocks" candidate.

Racine County Sheriff's lieutenant pleads guilty, pays fine in drunken snowmobiling case

Thu, 10/26/2023 - 10:35am
Racine County Sheriff's Office Lt. Shawn Barker will pay $873 in fines after agreeing to a plea deal in a drunken snowmobiling case in Vilas County.

Harley-Davidson Q3 earnings narrowly miss analysts’ expectations

Thu, 10/26/2023 - 9:35am
Harley-Davidson Inc.'s third-quarter profit and revenue fell short of analysts' expectations.

Madison School District's new schedules solve some problems while creating others

Thu, 10/26/2023 - 9:25am
"It is a very hard decision to make and then also to come to terms with, but what is the other alternative?" School Board member Maia Pearson said.

Man shot multiple times in ‘targeted’ attempted homicide on South Side, Madison police say

Thu, 10/26/2023 - 9:10am
Madison police said the shooting took place outside in the 1700 block of Moorland Road and that the man was “specifically targeted.”

Wisconsin wildlife officials to vote on new wolf management plan with no population goal

Wed, 10/25/2023 - 3:00pm
Wisconsin wildlife officials were expected to vote Wednesday on a contentious new wolf management plan that doesn't include a specific population goal despite demands from hunters and farmers to establish a hard cap on the number of animals that can…

Large buck races through Beloit Noodles & Company during its lunch rush

Wed, 10/25/2023 - 2:25pm
A deer bolted through Noodles & Company in Beloit on Tuesday during its lunch rush, prompting customers to flee out the doors.

Two dead in separate crashes Tuesday night, Jefferson County authorities say

Wed, 10/25/2023 - 2:20pm
Two drivers died in crashes that occurred within two hours of each other Tuesday night in Jefferson County.

Here's how much Wisconsin football season ticket prices are going up in 2024

Wed, 10/25/2023 - 2:18pm
The Badgers are changing the price for football season tickets and the minimum donations for seats in some sections at Camp Randall.

Wisconsin football doesn't fear sign stealing in wake of Michigan scandal. Here's why

Wed, 10/25/2023 - 1:25pm
There are multiple reasons why the latest scandal at Michigan is of little concern to the Badgers, despite the possibility of meeting in the Big Ten championship game.

Open Jim: Is Wisconsin football's rally at Illinois a sign the program has turned the corner?

Wed, 10/25/2023 - 12:15pm
BadgerExtra columnist Jim Polzin answers questions from readers in his weekly mailbag.

Work begins on psychiatric hospital on Madison's Far East Side

Wed, 10/25/2023 - 11:40am
The 120-bed hospital, by Acadia Healthcare, will join 72-bed Miramont Behavioral Health, which opened in Middleton in 2021.

Woman intentionally caused crash, fought with 2 others on South Side, Madison police say

Wed, 10/25/2023 - 11:35am
The 32-year-old Sun Prairie woman was arrested on tentative charges of second-degree recklessly endangering safety, criminal damage to property and disorderly conduct, Madison police said.

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