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Late surge powers Sun Prairie East back to Division 1 state softball tournament

Thu, 06/05/2025 - 8:53pm
The Cardinals offense came to life down the stretch, roaring past fellow co-Big Eight champion Middleton to reach state for a third straight year.

Local digest for Friday, June 7, 2025

Thu, 06/05/2025 - 5:14pm
Bicyclist hit; driver arrested for OWI

Stricker hoping American Family Insurance Championship can kickstart his season

Thu, 06/05/2025 - 4:23pm
Injuries have hampered the Madison resident's ability on the course of late. But his motivation to play is clear as ever.

HELLO, SUMMER

Thu, 06/05/2025 - 4:22pm
Above: With temperatures approaching the 80-degree mark on Thursday, UW-Madison student Axel Myamkhun, foreground, enjoys the day’s sun while lifeguard James Gavin tends his station on the Godspeed Family Pier on the UW-Madison campus. Right: Conrad Stokes takes a leap…

D-Day veterans remember

Thu, 06/05/2025 - 3:43pm
OMAHA BEACH, France — The D-Day generation, smaller in number than ever, is back on the beaches of France where so much blood was spilled 81 years ago. World War II veterans, now mostly centenarians, have returned with the same…

Photos: It finally feels like summer in Wisconsin

Thu, 06/05/2025 - 3:41pm
A little sun and warmth brough UW-Madison students to the water.

Sauk County may lease nursing home to Aria instead of selling it, at least for now

Thu, 06/05/2025 - 3:30pm
The two entities have a sale agreement, but there's a pending lawsuit and they only have until July 4 to complete the sale.

Sauk County may lease nursing home to Aria instead of selling it, at least for now

Thu, 06/05/2025 - 3:30pm
The two entities have a sale agreement, but there's a pending lawsuit and they only have until July 4 to complete the sale.

Trump threatens to cut Musk's government contracts

Thu, 06/05/2025 - 3:30pm
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump threatened to cut Elon Musk’s government contracts Thursday as their fractured alliance rapidly escalated into a public feud with Trump suggesting he would use the U.S. government to hurt his fellow billionaire financially.

UW-Madison provost leaving to become chancellor of University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Thu, 06/05/2025 - 2:52pm
UW-Madison Provost Charless Isbell Jr. is leaving UW-Madison after two years.

DOJ threatens to withhold millions in funding for Wisconsin elections over complaint process

Thu, 06/05/2025 - 2:33pm
People who have complaints against WEC need to instead take them to the court system, WEC Chair Ann Jacobs explained.

Driver arrested for OWI after hitting, injuring bicyclist in Madison

Thu, 06/05/2025 - 12:35pm
The bicyclist was taken to a local hospital with injuries that were not considered life-threatening.

Gun stolen from vehicle on Far East Side, Madison police say

Thu, 06/05/2025 - 11:35am
The vehicle was parked in the 400 block of North Thompson Drive and the gun was stolen overnight Tuesday into Wednesday, Madison police reported.

Procter & Gamble to cut up to 7,000 jobs

Thu, 06/05/2025 - 11:17am
Procter & Gamble will eliminate up to 7,000 jobs over the next two years as the maker of Tide detergent and Pampers diapers implements a restructuring program at a time when tariffs are raising costs for American companies and consumers…

Budget talks break down between Gov. Tony Evers, Republican lawmakers

Thu, 06/05/2025 - 9:55am
Gov. Tony Evers had agreed to Republican requests of tax cuts, but Republican leaders could not agree to his requests, which included more funding for child care and public education.

Supreme Court overrules Wisconsin Supreme Court in Catholic Charities tax case

Thu, 06/05/2025 - 9:45am
Wisconsin argued that the organization has paid unemployment tax for over 50 years and doesn’t qualify for an exemption because its day-to-day work doesn’t involve religious teachings.

Lands' End fiscal Q1 earnings edge analysts’ expectations, revenue falls short

Thu, 06/05/2025 - 8:25am
The Dodgeville-based clothier reported a fiscal first quarter loss of $8.3 million, or 27 cents per share, on revenue of $261.2 million. Its adjusted loss was 18 cents per share.

Investigation at Southside Elementary done; Madison school to get new leaders

Thu, 06/05/2025 - 7:50am
Former principal Candace Terrell and assistant principal Annabel Torres have not been working at the school since October.

Duluth Holdings fiscal Q1 results down from a year ago

Thu, 06/05/2025 - 7:40am
The Mount Horeb-based clothing and tools supplier said it had a fiscal first quarter loss of $15.3 million, or 45 cents per share, on revenue of $102.7 million.

Ransomware attack preventing home sales in Iowa County

Thu, 06/05/2025 - 7:10am
The cyberattack that struck Iowa County on April 28 disrupted several key systems related to real estate, land transactions, deeds and tax processing.

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