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Former Wisconsin discus star takes on special role with Team USA at Paris Olympics

Wed, 07/24/2024 - 5:20am
This former Olympian and Wisconsin discus standout will head to Paris but not for international competition. Here's how she'll be helping Team USA.

Wisconsin's unbreakable high school sports records | Meet the football receiving leader

Wed, 07/24/2024 - 5:03am
This is part of a series examining Wisconsin high school records that are unlikely to be broken. We look at the state's all-time receiving yards per game leader in football.

Important inventors can have complex histories -- Dave Erickson

Wed, 07/24/2024 - 5:00am
The July 2 letter to the editor "Advocate of eugenics developed IVF process" suggested invitro fertilization was suspect because one of its inventors was active in eugenics.

Time to raise questions about Donald Trump's age too -- Jeffrey Theisen

Wed, 07/24/2024 - 5:00am
Now that President Joe Biden has dropped out of the race, it's time for Republican nominee Donald Trump to take a cognitive and aptitude test to prove that he has the ability to run the country.

Rep. Glenn Grothman whines like teen who can't get date -- Stacy Anderson

Wed, 07/24/2024 - 5:00am
According to a piece in the July 12 edition of The New Republic, U.S. Rep. Glenn Grothman, R-Glenbeulah, on the House floor, blamed women for the emasculation of men in this country and for the overall breakdown of the American…

Supreme Court's immunity ruling wasn't based in our Constitution -- John Hallinan

Wed, 07/24/2024 - 5:00am
President Gerald Ford pardoned Richard Nixon for his crimes related to the Watergate affair. This led to President Ronald Reagan getting away with the Iran Contra Affair, and President George W. Bush’s getting away with the invasion of Iraq on…

History will remember President Joe Biden's legacy fondly -- John Finkler

Wed, 07/24/2024 - 5:00am
As we knew he would do, President Joe Biden has put his country ahead of his personal political ambition.

5 things you need to hear from Luke Fickell at Big Ten football media days

Wed, 07/24/2024 - 4:33am
Wisconsin's football coach discussed the team's QB battle, CFP expansion's impact on scheduling, the Badgers' health heading into training camp and more.

Brewers wait out storms before defeating rival Cubs in pitching duel under Wrigley Field lights

Tue, 07/23/2024 - 11:37pm
After a delay of nearly an hour and a half, the NL Central foes took to the field for a low-scoring affair Tuesday night. Here's how Milwaukee evened the series.

5 things to know about the Packers' rain-drenched 2nd day of training camp

Tue, 07/23/2024 - 8:08pm
Green Bay's defense got the best of the offense on Day 2 of training camp, but there was plenty of action to follow on both sides of the ball Tuesday.

Polzin: Why Luke Fickell forced this senior to represent Wisconsin football at Big Ten media days

Tue, 07/23/2024 - 6:43pm
This senior from Stoughton can feel the clock running out on his career with the Badgers. It’s why he’s willing to do whatever he can to take care of unfinished business.

St. Louis Post-Dispatch: Time is short for Democrats — but not so short that they must fumble this moment

Tue, 07/23/2024 - 6:40pm
Editorial: Time is short before next month’s Democratic National Convention but not so short that the party should careen toward a choice without calm and constructive discussion.

County highway to be closed in Fitchburg for road work beginning Monday

Tue, 07/23/2024 - 6:35pm
The entire project is expected to be done in October and the city is recommending motorists take other routes until then.

Just 2 days into camp, a pair of Packers rookies are impressing safety Xavier McKinney

Tue, 07/23/2024 - 6:17pm
While the linchpin of Green Bay's defense says he isn’t playing any favorites, there are two young players who've stood out over the first two days of training camp.

How Wisconsin football is preparing for paying players directly

Tue, 07/23/2024 - 5:43pm
One of the Badgers' star recruiters looks like he'll be taking on even more responsibility once the framework for colleges paying athletes takes shape.

Madison man arrested in 2023 shooting death of 15-year-old

Tue, 07/23/2024 - 4:43pm
Donivan Douglas, 21, was booked into the Dane County Jail on Sunday.

Perception of Wisconsin football is changing in the Big Ten, and not in a good way

Tue, 07/23/2024 - 4:29pm
The Badgers, once a regular in Indianapolis for Big Ten football championship games, are trying to get back to contender status after dipping to the also-ran category.

Wisconsin, in a first, to unveil a statue of a Black woman at its Capitol

Tue, 07/23/2024 - 3:30pm
About a thousand people are expected at a gala event this weekend in honor of former Wisconsin Secretary of State Vel Phillips.

Cleared of Tree Lane homicide, Milwaukee man will serve no more time

Tue, 07/23/2024 - 3:00pm
A judge ordered a time-served sentence for a man convicted of gun possession by a felon but acquitted of homicide.

Hands on Wisconsin: Joe Biden decides to retire with dignity -- sort of

Tue, 07/23/2024 - 1:00pm
Joe Biden announced on Sunday that he was dropping out of the race for president, and endorsed his vice president, Kamala Harris, in hopes she can defeat Donald Trump in November.

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