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Donna J. Kearney

Fri, 05/23/2025 - 11:00pm
January 13, 1941—May 20, 2025

Brewers fail to keep up winning ways on the road as Pirates pull off wild finish

Fri, 05/23/2025 - 9:45pm
Adam Frazier sprinted home from third on a wild pitch by Abner Uribe in the 10th inning to lift the Pittsburgh Pirates past the Milwaukee Brewers.

No resolution between Meriter, nurses union; strike to begin Tuesday

Fri, 05/23/2025 - 5:54pm
Both sides have agreed to return to the bargaining table next week, but not before nurses walk off the job.

DIGEST

Fri, 05/23/2025 - 4:31pm
Deputies stop inmate’s suicide attempt

WEEK'S WEATHER

Fri, 05/23/2025 - 3:45pm
High Low Mn. Precip.

Kim Kardashian's robbers found guilty but won't face prison time

Fri, 05/23/2025 - 3:33pm
PARIS — A Paris court found the ringleader and seven other people guilty Friday in the 2016 armed robbery of Kim Kardashian, but decided to keep them out of jail for their roles in what she described as “the most…

DPI attorney appointed to fill Dane County judge vacancy

Fri, 05/23/2025 - 3:24pm
Ben Jones will take over for the departing Susan Crawford, who was elected to the state Supreme Court.

Special election for Dane County Board District 1 set for June 17

Fri, 05/23/2025 - 2:46pm
The vacancy came about after the incumbent supervisor said she was moving out of the district, citing the rising cost of rent Downtown.

Bored with manicured lawns, some homeowners adopt No Mow May all year long

Fri, 05/23/2025 - 2:30pm
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — No Mow May encourages homeowners to stash the lawn mower each spring and let flowers and grass grow for pollinators and water retention. If your neighbor’s lawn already looks like a wildflower field most of the time,…

Wisconsin women's basketball rounds out 2025-26 roster with international post player

Fri, 05/23/2025 - 1:49pm
The Badgers signed an experienced center to fill its final roster spot under new coach Robin Pingeton.

Black Lives Matter street murals stand as an enduring reminder

Fri, 05/23/2025 - 1:30pm
In 2020, after a summer of protests rocked U.S. cities, the words “Black Lives Matter” went from the rallying cry of racial justice demonstrators to words lining the very roads along which they marched.

88,000 in Wisconsin said to lose food aid under Trump tax and Medicaid package

Fri, 05/23/2025 - 1:20pm
Taxpayers could also be on the hook for up to $314 million in additional expenses, according to the state Department of Health Services.

Man convicted of 2008 murder of UW-Madison student dies in prison

Fri, 05/23/2025 - 12:23pm
While Kahl had been suspect from shortly after the time of the murder, he only decided to confess in the face of strong, newly discovered DNA evidence against him.

4 arrested after group fight, stolen purse Downtown

Fri, 05/23/2025 - 12:15pm
Police were sent to the 400 block of West Gilman Street shortly after 3 a.m. last Friday on reports of a large disturbance.

Dane County plans listening session next month on $31M budget shortfall

Fri, 05/23/2025 - 11:43am
The county must make “hard decisions now to avoid even more painful cuts down the road,” County Executive Melissa Agard said.

Dumping adult diapers along Madison roads has man facing disorderly conduct charge

Fri, 05/23/2025 - 11:10am
Security video from businesses captured the diaper dumping, enabling detectives and officers to identify a suspect.

Drug suspect fleeing traffic stop crashes into stopped vehicles at Beltline exit

Fri, 05/23/2025 - 10:25am
Both the suspect driver and his passenger and one motorist they crashed into sustained injuries that were not considered life-threatening and were taken to a local hospital.

Deputies stop Dane County Jail inmate’s suicide attempt

Fri, 05/23/2025 - 9:55am
The man was taken to a local hospital and will be returned to the Dane County Jail after he is cleared medically.

Man cited after accidental shot strikes toilet in other half of Far East Side duplex

Fri, 05/23/2025 - 9:05am
The 20-year-old man who fired the shot was cited for discharging a firearm in city limits.

DeForest residents petition to recall village trustee who allegedly stalked, harassed foes

Fri, 05/23/2025 - 7:40am
The petition must be signed by 25% of the 5,567 DeForest residents who voted in the most recent gubernatorial election, a minimum of 1,392, to trigger a special election.

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