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Despite slow start, Wisconsin deer gun season exceeds 2023 harvest

Tue, 12/03/2024 - 10:14am
The hunt was also the safest in the state in 40 years, with just one nonfatal firearm-related injury reported over the course of the nine-day season.

Starting defensive lineman leaving Wisconsin football for transfer portal

Tue, 12/03/2024 - 9:50am
The Badgers will need to replace a starter on the defensive front. Here's what it means and the impact they're losing.

Pardeeville is rethinking its emergency medical services amid sheriff's investigation

Tue, 12/03/2024 - 9:40am
Pardeeville is trying to figure out to how to continue providing emergency medical services to residents with its EMS district at serious risk of dissolving amid an investigation by the Columbia County Sheriff's Office, the village president said.

A chef whose van was stolen with 2,500 pies inside is urging the thieves to donate the loot

Tue, 12/03/2024 - 9:18am
LONDON — A British chef’s appeal for thieves to return 2,500 pies that were in a stolen van ended in disappointment Tuesday when police found the vehicle abandoned, with its savory cargo too damaged to eat.

Parents of Madison West football players 'advocating and fighting' for answers from WIAA

Tue, 12/03/2024 - 7:55am
Parents of Regents football players hired legal counsel and spent more than a month fighting to finally get a meeting with WIAA executive director Stephanie Hauser.

$12M bridge project will finally connect Dane County with Devil's Lake via state trail

Tue, 12/03/2024 - 7:50am
The bridges over the Wisconsin River will finally connect Dane County to the Great Sauk State Trail and Devil's Lake.

After 70 years, Paul's Book Store reaches its final chapter

Tue, 12/03/2024 - 7:45am
For this State Street institution, the end is near, and its epilogue hangs heavy in the air, where early mourners have come to pay their respects.

Phil Hands cartoon: Bucky reacts to another disappointing Badgers football season

Tue, 12/03/2024 - 7:35am
The Badgers had another disappointing season under head coach Luke Fickell. They have a losing record for the first time in decades and probably won't get to play in a bowl game for the first time in 22 years. (With…

Universities of Wisconsin budget projections improve, aided by UW-Madison

Tue, 12/03/2024 - 7:10am
Madison's tuition revenue will be $77.2 million higher than the university previously expected.

Beer Baron: 4 things about the closure of Leinenkugel’s Chippewa Falls brewery

Tue, 12/03/2024 - 6:50am
For one, it delivers a large, related impact on Milwaukee.

7 high school wrestlers to know this season

Tue, 12/03/2024 - 6:37am
There's an abundance of talented wrestlers returning for the high school wrestling season. Here are five boys and two girls to know.

This nationally ranked guard is 'doing something right' to earn Wisconsin men's basketball offer

Tue, 12/03/2024 - 6:07am
The Badgers extended an offer to the Milwaukee product after he unofficially visited for their upset win over then-No. 9 Arizona last month.

On Giving Tuesday, help us make sure every child gets a toy for the holidays

Tue, 12/03/2024 - 6:00am
Since 1918, the nonprofit has helped make sure every child receives a toy for the holidays.

Panama Canal engineer's house can be razed to make way for apartments, Plan Commission says

Tue, 12/03/2024 - 5:55am
Part of the proposed six-story building would extend all the way through the 400 block of West Washington Avenue and West Mifflin Street.

Packers defensive coordinator thinks unit has recipe to slow one of NFL's top rushing duos

Tue, 12/03/2024 - 5:40am
Green Bay’s run defense is starting to look like Jeff Hafley envisioned it — and just in the nick of time. Here's how the Packers plan to tackle their latest challenge.

Packers proceeding cautiously as they wait for star cornerback to return from injury

Tue, 12/03/2024 - 5:40am
The two-time All-Pro cornerback is “progressing” according to Green Bay coach Matt LaFleur but his availability for Thursday's division showdown remains unclear.

Polzin: Could Wisconsin actually contend for a Big Ten men's basketball title this season?

Tue, 12/03/2024 - 5:37am
John Tonje and the offense could keep the Badgers in the mix in a conference with some good teams but no great ones. Here's a look around the Big Ten.

Tom Still: Wisconsin’s higher ed leaders trust in their products — educated people

Tue, 12/03/2024 - 5:30am
The UW Board of Regents has asked for an increase of $855 million in state support over two years for the UW system; the current two-year budget is $13.74 billion.

What's ahead for Wisconsin football recruiting and the 2025 early signing period

Tue, 12/03/2024 - 5:03am
The Wisconsin football staff can't sulk after a disappointing 2024 season as the Badgers look to secure their 2025 class. Here's what to expect in the early signing period.

3 takeaways from Wisconsin football's flip of a 2025 cornerback from North Carolina

Tue, 12/03/2024 - 4:45am
The Badgers football staff finds another cornerback to add to its roster just days before the 2025 early signing period begins. Here's what to know.

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