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State budget in limbo as Senate Republicans walk away from negotiations

Thu, 06/19/2025 - 4:25pm
Two Senate Republicans, Steve Nass, of Whitewater, and Chris Kapenga, of Delafield, have signaled they won't vote for the budget in its current form.

What to know about alleged Madison poisoning plot

Thu, 06/19/2025 - 3:31pm
Prosecutors say Paul Van Duyne Jr. and Andrea L. Whitaker conspired to place cyanide in the water bottles of two women Van Duyne briefly dated.

Iranian missiles hit a hospital and wound over 200

Thu, 06/19/2025 - 3:30pm
BEERSHEBA, Israel — Israel’s defense minister threatened Iran’s supreme leader on Thursday after Iranian missiles crashed into a major hospital in southern Israel and hit residential buildings near Tel Aviv, wounding at least 240 people. As rescuers wheeled patients out…

Colin Barushok wins special election for Dane County District 1 seat

Thu, 06/19/2025 - 2:33pm
Tuesday's election was also a trial run for Madison's new electronic poll books.

First heat wave of summer to stifle Wisconsin this weekend

Thu, 06/19/2025 - 1:10pm
A heat dome will bring particularly worrisome heat this weekend across wide stretches of Nebraska, Illinois, Wisconsin and Iowa.

Toxic brew bubbles into political violence in Phil Hands' latest cartoon

Thu, 06/19/2025 - 1:00pm
The killing of a Minnesota lawmaker and her husband and the shooting of another lawmaker and his wife have shocked the nation.

Juneteenth celebrations across the US commemorate the end of slavery

Thu, 06/19/2025 - 11:26am
PORTSMOUTH, N.H. — Juneteenth celebrations unfolded across the U.S. on Thursday, marking the day in 1865 when Union soldiers brought the news of freedom to enslaved Black people in Texas and attracting participants who said current events strengthened their resolve.

Heat dome will blanket much of the US, with worrisome temperatures in Midwest

Thu, 06/19/2025 - 11:11am
The first heat wave of summer will hit Wisconsin this weekend, with highs in the 90s and heat indices in the 100s, according to the National Weather Service.

2 suffer minor injuries, fluids spilled after crash of bus, semi Downtown

Thu, 06/19/2025 - 10:35am
The two bus passengers with minor injuries were taken to a local hospital for treatment.

Motorcyclist seriously injured, arrested for OWI after crashing into back of boat on Beltline

Thu, 06/19/2025 - 10:05am
The motorcyclist was taken to a local hospital, suspected drugs were found, and the woman ultimately was arrested for OWI.

17 fun things to do in the Madison area this weekend

Thu, 06/19/2025 - 9:00am
There are any festivals and concerts this summer weekend.

Trump is gutting an agency that gave $300 million to Wisconsin mental health initiatives

Thu, 06/19/2025 - 5:46am
The funding brought innovative programs to Wisconsin that gave hundreds of rural students access to mental health care in their school buildings, offered free therapy sessions and found kids who would've slipped through the cracks.

As our kids battle a rise in suicide and self-harm, we’re gutting the funding to fight it

Thu, 06/19/2025 - 5:45am
Mental health issues among children are rising, and school officials say it's a crisis. At the same time, millions in federal aid for mental health was cut and state funding is threatened.

Wisconsin youth say suicidal thoughts, anxiety improved with help from trusted adults

Thu, 06/19/2025 - 5:45am
Wisconsin students say having a trusted adult ask them about their mental health reduces anxiety and makes them feel safe.

Suicides drop with help from Hope Squad at Milwaukee high school

Thu, 06/19/2025 - 5:45am
Hope Squad empowers students to seek help. Lawmakers cut $250,000 for peer-to-peer suicide prevention programs like this one.

Pro draft will give record-setting Wisconsin player the answer to a lingering question

Thu, 06/19/2025 - 5:37am
Casey O'Brien is expected to be picked early in the PWHL draft. Here's how the former Badgers star prepared for the move to the pros.

Ravens sign Jaire Alexander following cornerback's release by Packers

Thu, 06/19/2025 - 5:35am
ESPN reported that the 28-year-old Alexander was getting a one-year deal with a base value of $4 million and another $2 million in incentives.

A low corporate tax rate helps Wisconsin businesses thrive | Nancy Milholland

Thu, 06/19/2025 - 5:00am
The 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act delivered long overdue, pro-growth tax reform that reduced our corporate tax rate -- making it globally competitive and giving companies less incentive to leave for tax purposes.

Assassinations were a perversion of Christian faith | Patrick Hardyman

Thu, 06/19/2025 - 5:00am
The headline on the Associated Press article in the Wisconsin State Journal on Monday about Minnesota shooting suspect Vance Luther Boelter read, "Friends: Suspect religious, conservative." The inference is that Boelter's religious and conservative leanings may have contributed to the…

Donald Trump's deportations violate the law and Christian values | Donald Foy

Thu, 06/19/2025 - 5:00am
President Donald Trump’s recent pronouncements that fewer farm and hospitality workers should be deported (which is unfair to other workers) are an admission that not everyone, probably not even the majority, of immigrants he’s been deporting are the deadly, depraved…

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