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Polzin: Diagnosis ended former Wisconsin cornerback's career. It also might have saved his life

Thu, 02/27/2025 - 5:43am
Max Lofy had left the Badgers and was ready to begin the final phase of his football career at Rice. A series of tests on his heart changed those plans.

How Wisconsin men's basketball guard became an unlikely sharpshooter

Thu, 02/27/2025 - 5:37am
Badgers guard Kamari McGee had never shot better than 27.5% from 3-point range in his collegiate career before this season. Now, McGee is making more than half of his attempts.

5 high school boys basketball stars of the week: Feb. 27 edition

Thu, 02/27/2025 - 5:03am
Several players had stellar performances during the final week of the regular season. Vote for your favorite to be crowned this week's Supernova.

'Inseminated persons' doesn't seem like common sense | Jim Pettegrew

Thu, 02/27/2025 - 5:00am
Starting 70 years ago, I grew up in the wonderfully progressive Wisconsin. I feel I'm as liberal as they come. It was a time when leaders such as Gov. Patrick Lucey, Gov. Gaylord Nelson and Sen. Bill Proxmire were the…

GOP is hypocritical when it comes to local control of wind and solar | David Krier

Thu, 02/27/2025 - 5:00am
In recent weeks, state Sen. Howard Marklein, R-Spring Green, and Rep. Travis Tranel, R-Cuba City, held listening sessions and radio interviews in southwest Wisconsin promoting their bill that would require all cities, towns and villages to approve proposed wind and…

Prepare for another February fade from Badgers men's basketball team | John D. Vieth

Thu, 02/27/2025 - 5:00am
I hope Badgers Nation doesn't have its men's basketball hopes too high.

Tax cuts aren't a priority for most working-class Americans | Dorothy Thompson

Thu, 02/27/2025 - 5:00am
For the past decade, I’ve participated in legislator listening sessions in my district.

Vote for sanctity of life in Wisconsin Supreme Court race | Michelle Amend

Thu, 02/27/2025 - 5:00am
This is an appeal to all voters who respect life. Please know that an impending state Supreme Court case could strike down pro-life laws and be Wisconsin's own Roe v. Wade.

Susan Crawford is best choice for Wisconsin Supreme Court | Mimi Wuest

Thu, 02/27/2025 - 5:00am
Susan Crawford, a candidate for Wisconsin Supreme Court in the April 1 election, would be a good addition to our court. We have a Legislature that leans strongly conservative, so a more moderate court would be a good balance for…

5 high school girls basketball stars of the week: Feb. 27 edition

Thu, 02/27/2025 - 4:37am
The State Journal will recognize the accomplishments of five high school girls basketball athletes from our coverage area each week.

Brewers pitcher JB Bukauskas likely to miss season because of lat surgery

Thu, 02/27/2025 - 4:30am
The 28-year-old former first-round draft pick missed most of the 2024 season with a lat injury as well.

3 things that stood out in Wisconsin women's basketball's loss to No. 2 UCLA

Thu, 02/27/2025 - 4:15am
The Badgers battled early but faded against the second-ranked Bruins in their regular-season home finale. Here are three things that stood out.

Wisconsin Supreme Court candidates spar over Musk and Soros donations in high-stakes race

Wed, 02/26/2025 - 2:00pm
The Republican-backed candidate for Wisconsin Supreme Court race who has received the support of Elon Musk said Wednesday that it’s more concerning that his Democratic-supported opponent is benefiting from donations by liberal philanthropist George Soros.

Coach with multiple ties to Wisconsin's staff brought in to help inconsistent unit

Wed, 02/26/2025 - 1:15pm
The Badgers added someone with experience working on the same staff as three current coaches to aid the team's coaching of special teams.

La Crosse woman faces 5th OWI after arrest with 2-year-old child in car, authorities say

Wed, 02/26/2025 - 12:55pm
A 911 caller reported a smaller passenger car being driven erratically on Highway 14, traveling at varied speeds, crossing the centerline and following another vehicle too close.

Dane County Regional Airport 2024 passenger traffic hit second-highest ever

Wed, 02/26/2025 - 12:05pm
The airport said it served 2,347,990 total passengers, just 1.4% shy of the record in 2019, and the last four months of 2024 outpaced the same period in 2019.

Madison police find no evidence after multiple callers report gunshots on Far East Side

Wed, 02/26/2025 - 11:20am
At around 3:15 a.m., officers were sent to the Hiestand Park area and the 4300 block of Milwaukee Street after multiple called in reports of hearing gunshots.

Treasurer arrested for allegedly stealing $294,000 from Monroe County town

Wed, 02/26/2025 - 10:10am
Town of Adrian treasurer Kelly Schleusener was booked into the Monroe County Jail on tentative charges of misconduct in office and theft.

Madison City Council roundup: Demolitions, ADUs streamlined under housing reform package

Wed, 02/26/2025 - 7:10am
Other reforms to the city's demolition code calls for an explicit balance between historic preservation and housing development.

Metro Transit bus crashes into East Side restaurant after passenger attacks driver

Wed, 02/26/2025 - 6:45am
Two people were injured and one was taken to a local hospital after the bus crashed into the Asian House, 1 Dempsey Road.

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