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Gutting foreign aid agency will make America less safe | Louise Robbins

Mon, 02/17/2025 - 5:00am
Gutting foreign aid will make America less safe

3 things that stood out in Wisconsin women's basketball's win over Penn State

Sun, 02/16/2025 - 4:23pm
The Badgers put an end to their four-game losing skid with a road win over struggling Penn State.

How much snow fell in Madison this past week?

Sun, 02/16/2025 - 2:00pm
Within the last seven days, two days had most of the snow: Wednesday and Friday.

Snow emergency parking rules in effect Sunday night in Madison

Sun, 02/16/2025 - 12:25pm
The city of Madison is enforcing snow emergency parking rules Sunday night to assist with ongoing snow clean-up operations.

Necedah Post Office to be named after lifelong resident, Vietnam vet

Sun, 02/16/2025 - 8:00am
Vietnam veteran and Necedah native Ken Murphy, 79, will have the U.S. Post Office in his hometown named in his honor later this year.

Hands on Wisconsin: Fluoride free DeForest could lead to some funky smiles

Sun, 02/16/2025 - 7:10am
The village of DeForest, just north of Madison, has decided to remove fluoride from its drinking water.

OUR VIEW: Sean Duffy shorts home state of Wisconsin with odd birth-rate fixation

Sun, 02/16/2025 - 6:40am
Wisconsin native Sean Duffy isn’t doing his home state any favors by oddly tying federal transportation dollars to birth and marriage rates.

All-City Spelling Bee champion says reading is the key to his success

Sun, 02/16/2025 - 5:45am
Next stop for 12-year-old Benjamin Tekin, along with Saturday's first and second runners-up, is the Badger State Spelling Bee.

Green Bay prison would close, Waupun renovated under Gov. Tony Evers' budget

Sun, 02/16/2025 - 5:15am
Evers' proposal would spend $245.3 million to convert Waupun's prison into a medium-security institution that would become the state's first "vocational village" facility.

Donald Trump's purge of DEI is textbook type of tyranny | David Henry

Sun, 02/16/2025 - 5:00am
Trump’s purge of DEI is textbook type of tyranny

Democrats complain while Donald Trump gets stuff done | Phil Bail

Sun, 02/16/2025 - 5:00am
Democrats whine while Trump gets stuff done

Madison's South Side neighborhoods need a new high school | Kenneth Satyshur

Sun, 02/16/2025 - 5:00am
Madison’s South Side needs new high school

Jeff Wright will make Wisconsin's education future bright | Michael Meissen

Sun, 02/16/2025 - 5:00am
Wright will make state’s education future bright

Congress needs to act to save American democracy | Rhonda Frank-Loron

Sun, 02/16/2025 - 5:00am
You may be scratching your head as you read the daily flow of executive branch decisions eroding our Constitution. Please know that I am, too. Some of us are pulling out our hair.

Ron Johnson shouldn't have voted for Cabinet picks | Tom Whittaker

Sun, 02/16/2025 - 5:00am
I am appalled U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Oshkosh, just blindly voted to "hire" people for important national security Cabinet posts who have little if any actual demonstrated qualifications for those positions.

Postpartum Medicaid care would make life better in Wisconsin | Norman M. Jensen

Sun, 02/16/2025 - 5:00am
Regarding postpartum Medicaid expansion to support mothers and newborns, Assembly Speaker Robin Vos, R-Rochester, told reporters, “Our caucus has taken a position that expanding welfare is not a wise idea for anyone involved.”

Repainting traffic lines would make Madison's roads safer | George Sutton

Sun, 02/16/2025 - 5:00am
Driving in Madison is a bad enough challenge without any interference.

Refugee program is key to the values of American citizens | Brooke Cutler

Sun, 02/16/2025 - 5:00am
Recently a friend told me to stay away from Venezuelans because they kidnap people, and I started laughing until my sides hurt. When did we begin to judge an entire nation of people based on one person’s actions?

We shouldn't allow any scientific experiments on beagles | Tom Stalowski

Sun, 02/16/2025 - 5:00am
I recently read reports of alleged abuse of beagles at Ridglan Farms near Madison.

New AI data centers threaten our planet's future | Carol Steinhart

Sun, 02/16/2025 - 5:00am
The Jan. 26 story "Power needs are staggering," about the anticipated power demands of Minnesota's burgeoning artificial intelligence data centers, was troubling.

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