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Tristan Rogers, who played super spy Robert Scorpio on 'General Hospital,' dies at 79 (copy)

Fri, 08/15/2025 - 8:36pm
Tristan Rogers, who played legacy character Robert Scorpio on ABC’s “General Hospital,” died Friday at age 79, less than a month after he made a special appearance on the soap opera.

Former Wisconsin coach Marisa Moseley caused ‘severe emotional distress,’ players say in lawsuit

Fri, 08/15/2025 - 7:42pm
Former Wisconsin women’s basketball players claim in a suit that Marisa Moseley forced them to go to therapy against their will.

Former Wisconsin coach Marisa Moseley caused ‘severe emotional distress,’ players say in lawsuit

Fri, 08/15/2025 - 7:42pm
Former Wisconsin women’s basketball players claim in a suit that Marisa Moseley forced them to go to therapy against their will.

Update: Trains derail in same location two years apart

Fri, 08/15/2025 - 7:15pm
A derailment Friday was the second incident at the same location in Dodge County.

Train carrying crude oil derails outside Reeseville

Fri, 08/15/2025 - 6:02pm
REESEVILLE — For the second time in two years, a Canadian Pacific train has derailed on the same stretch of track just west of Reeseville, this one carrying crude oil, Dodge County Sheriff Dale Schmidt said.

Wisconsin DOJ investigating officer-involved shooting of De Pere man

Fri, 08/15/2025 - 5:30pm
After they arrived at a boat launch, officers attempted to negotiate with Scott McDonald, 44, according to a news release Friday.

Local digest for Saturday, Aug. 16, 2025

Fri, 08/15/2025 - 4:18pm
100 mph-plus ticket in closed flex lane

Love's absence, Colts' QB battle are feature attractions of joint practice with Packers

Fri, 08/15/2025 - 3:37pm
Although quarterbacks were the center of discussion for both Green Bay and Indianapolis, the conversation around the position looked quite different between the two teams.

Jacob Misiorowski returns from IL, replenishes pitching staff for red-hot Brewers

Fri, 08/15/2025 - 3:23pm
The rookie was activated ahead of a series against the rival Cincinnati Reds after missing some time with a left tibia contusion.

Madison-area woman to serve 25 years in prison for 2014 poisoning plot

Fri, 08/15/2025 - 2:40pm
An erstwhile town of Middleton resident will face 25 years in prison for trying to poison her neighbors in 2014.

Swift, Kelces mark a new milestone

Fri, 08/15/2025 - 2:30pm
Since nothing Taylor Swift ever does is small, her two-hour conversation with boyfriend Travis Kelce and his brother Jason Kelce on their "New Heights" podcast is a watershed moment for a media format that already outlived the device it was…

Trump and Putin meet for pivotal summit in Alaska

Fri, 08/15/2025 - 2:01pm
JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska — President Donald Trump said he and Vladimir Putin didn’t reach a deal to end Russia’s war in Ukraine after meeting on Friday — despite Putin saying they came to “an understanding” — as the two…

4 observations from Wisconsin football's 14th training camp practice

Fri, 08/15/2025 - 1:03pm
An update on the race for the QB2 job, a sixth-year defender learning a new role and more from Badgers football practice.

Cats may have started stove fire neighbors put out at Far East Side apartment

Fri, 08/15/2025 - 12:55pm
No injuries were reported.

Women's tennis coach leaves Wisconsin weeks before start of 10th season

Fri, 08/15/2025 - 12:43pm
Kelcy McKenna helped lead the Badgers to their longest string of NCAA Tournament appearances since the late 1990s but is now headed to coach elsewhere.

Wisconsin DOT agrees to release records, pays legal fees after media lawsuit

Fri, 08/15/2025 - 12:05pm
The DOT had mistakenly logged the case as "an open investigation," which the department considers grounds for withholding records.

Agora Art Fair features local artists this Saturday

Fri, 08/15/2025 - 12:00pm
You can find local art and live performances on Saturday.

Detached pipe resulted in 100 gallons of wastewater spilling at Nine Springs sewage plant

Fri, 08/15/2025 - 11:35am
The overflow was the result of a standpipe that detached from a bypass pipe being used for a critical construction project.

Breaking Bad actor says Wisconsin Dells was ‘too impressive’ to film new movie there

Fri, 08/15/2025 - 10:49am
Odenkirk said he wanted to film ‘Nobody 2’ in Wisconsin Dells, but it was too nice.

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