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Complaint alleges Madison police oversight chair tried to interfere with daughter's arrest

Fri, 09/27/2024 - 1:00pm
Shadayra Kilfoy-Flores allegedly told a police officer who was arresting her daughter: "Do you know who I am?"

What did Eric Hovde mean when he said women were only interested in Hollywood?

Fri, 09/27/2024 - 11:40am
“It’s just deplorable … Sadly, with, you know, females, they spend too much time focused on what’s going on in Hollywood," Hovde says in the edited clip.

Northwestern Wisconsin motel, train ride business owner gets prison for not paying $684K in taxes

Fri, 09/27/2024 - 11:35am
Gregory Vreeland, owns and operates Wisconsin Great Northern Railroad Inc., and co-owned and operated the Country House Motel and RV Park starting in August 2015. Both operated out of Spooner.

Utilities complete Cardinal-Hickory Creek transmission line linking Iowa and Wisconsin

Fri, 09/27/2024 - 11:15am
American Transmission Company, Dairyland Power Cooperative and ITC Midwest began work on the 102-mile Cardinal-Hickory Creek line between Iowa's Dubuque County and Wisconsin's Dane County in April 2021.

Hands on Wisconsin: Wisconsin welcomes the USC Trojans to the Big Ten

Fri, 09/27/2024 - 11:10am
The Badgers travel to the West Coast to take on the University of Southern California Trojans, in their inaugural season in the expanded Big Ten.

5 rescued from elevator stalled between floors of UW campus area building

Fri, 09/27/2024 - 10:40am
The building at 333 East Campus Mall has no second floor and firefighters located the stalled car between the first and third floors.

2 arrested on drug charges after fleeing traffic stop on Far East Side

Fri, 09/27/2024 - 10:05am
The incident began about 5:20 a.m. Tuesday when police attempted to stop a black Chevrolet sedan in the area of East Washington Avenue and Hagan Drive.

Hands on Wisconsin: American justice system needs to dump the death penalty

Fri, 09/27/2024 - 9:40am
The United States remains the last nation in the civilized world to use the death penalty on a regular basis, and it remains a stain on our justice system. This week there were several problematic executions, one in Missouri, where…

Joe Gow, porn-making chancellor, fired from UW-La Crosse on unanimous Board of Regents vote

Fri, 09/27/2024 - 8:45am
Universities of Wisconsin Board of Regents have fired Joe Gow, former UW-La Crosse chancellor, from his tenured position over his production of pornographic material.

How to watch, stream, listen to No. 7 Wisconsin volleyball at Northwestern

Fri, 09/27/2024 - 8:37am
Each team went five sets in their Big Ten Conference opener. Here are a couple things to know and how to tune in.

Ep. 103 BadgerExtra podcast: Week 5 Big Ten picks with Jim Polzin

Fri, 09/27/2024 - 8:13am
BadgerExtra beat reporter Colten Bartholomew and columnist Jim Polzin break down Week 5 in the Big Ten and give their against-the-spread picks, including Wisconsin (+15.5) at USC.

Deadline extended to nominate your business as a Top Workplace

Fri, 09/27/2024 - 8:00am
Seventy Madison-area workplaces received Top Workplace recognition in 2024.

Wisconsin assistant wanted New Zealand to 'be a force.' Now he's a FIBA Hall of Famer

Fri, 09/27/2024 - 7:13am
Kirk Penney competed in two Olympic Games and four World Cups in New Zealand, helping grow basketball in the country for future generations.

Judge orders feds not to block roads in dispute involving tribe in northern Wisconsin

Fri, 09/27/2024 - 6:50am
The Lac du Flambeau is locked in a dispute with the town of Lac Du Flambeau and about 20 non-tribal property owners over road access on the reservation.

3 players to know as Wisconsin opens Big Ten slate at No. 13 Southern Cal

Fri, 09/27/2024 - 6:37am
The Badgers will certainly be aware of these three players, including an All-American who was high school teammates with a Badger.

6 keys to Wisconsin football winning a Big Ten opener at No. 13 Southern Cal

Fri, 09/27/2024 - 6:13am
Can the Badgers run over the Trojans like Michigan did? We'll see. Here are the keys to each team winning.

Eric Frydenlund: We find our roots in nature

Fri, 09/27/2024 - 6:08am
PRAIRIE DU CHIEN — The land where I live is not a level playing field. The Driftless Area of southwestern Wisconsin and adjacent states presents a topographical challenge to all of us who live here. Walk awhile in any direction…

Is your bus ride faster with the BRT? We tested these 3 routes

Fri, 09/27/2024 - 5:55am
The promise of Bus Rapid Transit is its ability to slice through traffic and move riders more quickly along Madison's main east-west corridor. The reality is more mixed.

Wisconsin blocks sale of SSM Health nursing homes to New Jersey company

Fri, 09/27/2024 - 5:50am
The state denied SSM Health's plan to sell its nonprofit nursing homes in Madison, Baraboo and Waupun to for-profit Complete Care.

After ballot flap, Madison city clerk's office clarifies statement about barcodes

Fri, 09/27/2024 - 5:45am
The barcodes, which prevent a duplicate ballot from being counted twice, appear on the ballot envelope, not the ballots themselves.

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