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NCAA hits Wisconsin football with penalties for recruiting violations (copy)

Fri, 06/13/2025 - 12:00am
Phone calls made in the spring of 2023 caused Wisconsin athletics' first major NCAA violation since 2001. Here's what you need to know.

Bo Melton's team-first approach has Packers believing he could thrive as a 2-way player (copy)

Fri, 06/13/2025 - 12:00am
GREEN BAY — Green Bay’s Bo Melton still considers himself a wide receiver first and foremost even as he spends part of the Packers’ minicamp working out at cornerback.

Female athletes appeal landmark NCAA settlement, saying it violates federal antidiscrimination law (copy)

Fri, 06/13/2025 - 12:00am
Eight female athletes filed an appeal Wednesday of a landmark NCAA antitrust settlement, arguing that women would not receive their fair share of $2.7 billion in back pay for athletes who were barred from making money off their name, image…

James Russell Onshus

Thu, 06/12/2025 - 11:00pm
November 25, 1939—May 24, 2025

Misiorowski dominates before departing debut early with leg cramps in win

Thu, 06/12/2025 - 10:03pm
Jacob Misiorowski pitched five no-hit innings before leaving his major league debut with cramping in his right calf and quadriceps.

Digest for 6-12

Thu, 06/12/2025 - 9:21pm
NHL

Israel attacks Iran's capital with explosions booming across Tehran

Thu, 06/12/2025 - 8:11pm
Earlier in the day, Iran said it built and will activate a third nuclear enrichment facility, after the U.N. atomic watchdog censured Iran.

Madison police continue seeking answers in 12-year-old murder case

Thu, 06/12/2025 - 6:45pm
Julia Majette, 25, was at her home along the 700 block of North Thompson Drive when two men forced their way inside on June 12, 2013.

DIGEST

Thu, 06/12/2025 - 4:54pm
Teen arrested after ditching stolen vehicle

Trump administration's use of troops to help with immigration raids faces test in court

Thu, 06/12/2025 - 4:43pm
LOS ANGELES — Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem pledged Thursday to carry on with the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown despite waves of unrest across the U.S. Hours later a judge issued a temporary restraining order directing President Donald Trump to…

HELLO, SUMMER

Thu, 06/12/2025 - 4:35pm
The first 500 children who showed up at the pool off Olin Avenue after it opened at noon Thursday received free admission thanks for a donation from Goodman's Jewelers.

Lotteries Thu for Fri

Thu, 06/12/2025 - 4:26pm
All or Nothing

Eight Wisconsin teens are biking to Montgomery, Alabama this summer

Thu, 06/12/2025 - 3:55pm
At each stop, the teens will do a service project or participate in a talk or discussion group about some aspect of friendship and equality.

16 great ideas for your Madison-area weekend

Thu, 06/12/2025 - 3:31pm
There is plenty to do for all levels of interest.

Authorities forcefully remove California Sen. Alex Padilla from Noem's news conference (copy)

Thu, 06/12/2025 - 2:45pm
Security officers forcefully removed U.S. Sen. Alex Padilla, D-Calif., from a Thursday news conference on immigration being held by Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem.

NCAA hits Wisconsin football with penalties for recruiting violations

Thu, 06/12/2025 - 1:38pm
Phone calls made in the spring of 2023 caused Wisconsin athletics' first major NCAA violation since 2001. Here's what you need to know.

Man convicted of brutal 2023 rape of UW student is sentenced to 30 years in prison

Thu, 06/12/2025 - 12:35pm
Brandon A. Thompson, 29, pleaded guilty in October to three felonies in the Sept. 3, 2023, attack.

BelAir Cantina to close after 7 years near Capitol Square

Thu, 06/12/2025 - 11:41am
There are still five locations in the Milwaukee area and one in Green Bay.

2 injured, 1 seriously, in crash at Rock County intersection

Thu, 06/12/2025 - 11:35am
One driver had to be extricated from his vehicle and sustained injuries that were described as major but not life-threatening, while the other driver suffered minor injuries.

7 teens cited after large fight at Near East Side bus stop

Thu, 06/12/2025 - 11:10am
At about 11:35 p.m., a caller reported seeing the teens fighting at a bus stop in the 800 block of East Washington Avenue, Madison police said.

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