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Madison School District releases results of investigation into former Southside leaders

Mon, 12/29/2025 - 3:45pm
An outside investigation of Candace Terrell and Annabel Torres found they likely violated some health and safety policies, but couldn’t substantiate more than half of all the accusations.

Obituary index for Tue., Dec. 30

Mon, 12/29/2025 - 3:39pm
TODAY'S OBITUARIES

DIGEST

Mon, 12/29/2025 - 2:09pm
Dryer fire stopped by sprinkler system

Here are the 6 most-read restaurant stories in 2025

Mon, 12/29/2025 - 2:00pm
Madison has no shortage of food and restaurant news.

WIsconsin football starting quarterback enters transfer portal

Mon, 12/29/2025 - 1:07pm
The transfer on Monday made reality of what was expected after an injury derailed his one season in Madison.

Highest waves ever possible

Mon, 12/29/2025 - 1:00pm
The gale force winds could match or exceed the level that sunk the ⁠Edmund Fitzgerald in 1975.

Rankings set up top-10 matchup for Wisconsin men's hockey at Holiday Face-Off

Mon, 12/29/2025 - 12:13pm
The Badgers and Western Michigan will play the first game between teams ranked in the top 10 in the tournament's five-year history.

Madison has seen 5 homicides in 2025. Here’s what we know

Mon, 12/29/2025 - 12:07pm
All five of the victims died of gunshot wounds in shootings on the North, Far East and South East Sides.

Man pleads guilty in murder of McFarland woman found in pond

Mon, 12/29/2025 - 11:30am
James Barnes-Morris, 26, had been charged with first-degree intentional homicide in the death of Brooke Strattan, whose body was found in a pond just off Monroe Street in Madison.

Watch as wind-whipped snow complicates travel Monday

Mon, 12/29/2025 - 11:15am
Heavy rains on Sunday gave way Monday to falling temperatures, strong winds and snow

Sprinkler system stops dryer fire at Downtown high-rise building

Mon, 12/29/2025 - 11:10am
Fire crews were sent to an alarm at the building in the 300 block of West Dayton Street at 11:55 p.m., the Madison Fire Department reported.

Fire destroys garage in Cottage Grove

Mon, 12/29/2025 - 10:40am
The house suffered only cosmetic siding damage from the heat and no injuries were reported.

Climate change could destabilize polar vortex more often

Mon, 12/29/2025 - 9:40am
Some research suggests a weaker temperature gradient allows the jet stream to meander more easily, promoting the kind of wave amplification that disrupts the polar vortex.

Ohio Tavern to close, expected to reopen in March with new owners

Mon, 12/29/2025 - 8:50am
After nearly 10 years, and hundreds of thousands of widely celebrated tacos, Josh Swentzel is selling the tavern at 224 Ohio Ave., on the East Side.

Milwaukee woman suffers serious injuries in Dodge County crash

Mon, 12/29/2025 - 8:10am
The investigation of the crash is continuing, but a medical condition may have been a factor, the Dodge County Sheriff's office said.

Madison lawyer leaves corporate law firm to help represent immigrants full-time

Mon, 12/29/2025 - 8:00am
Grant Sovern co-founded the Community Immigration Law Center with a group of attorneys to educate and connect immigrants and their families with legal resources in the face of deportation.

Rock County Sheriff’s Office investigating after 2 found dead in home

Mon, 12/29/2025 - 7:20am
The Rock County Sheriff’s Office said there was no threat to the public.

Work begins on 15-story student apartment building at former Porchlight site

Mon, 12/29/2025 - 7:10am
An aging Near West Side building, originally a YMCA, is being demolished to make way for a 189-unit student high-rise.

How to watch, stream, listen Wisconsin men's basketball vs. Milwaukee

Mon, 12/29/2025 - 6:37am
How to tune in for the Badgers' last game of 2026.

What to know about Wisconsin men's basketball's next opponent, Milwaukee

Mon, 12/29/2025 - 6:07am
The Badgers and Panthers play relatively often. Here's where things stand ahead of Tuesday's in-state battle.

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