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UW-Madison student Colin Peck steps into the internship his brother died before completing

Mon, 07/22/2024 - 5:45am
"I see him in everything I do here," Colin Peck said of his brother, Brian, who died of cardiac arrest in 2019.

Superstar went from 'huge learning curve' to career 'peak' with US Olympic volleyball

Mon, 07/22/2024 - 5:37am
The former Wisconsin volleyball star was a generational player in college but had a tough time adjusting professionally.

5 things to watch at Big Ten football media days in Indianapolis

Mon, 07/22/2024 - 5:03am
The super-sized Big Ten Conference's football ecosystem converges at Lucas Oil Stadium this week. Here are five storylines to follow.

Wisconsin's unbreakable high school sports records | Meet the state girls diving queen

Mon, 07/22/2024 - 4:33am
This is part of a series examining Wisconsin high school records that are unlikely to be broken. We look at the state girls diving record held by a former Badger.

Packers sign Pro Bowl defensive stalwart to 3-year extension on eve of training camp

Sun, 07/21/2024 - 7:37pm
Green Bay got a contract extension done with one of its most important players on the eve of training camp Sunday, but it wasn't with quarterback Jordan Love.

Love is all you need? Packers ready to kick off training camp — with or without new QB deal

Sun, 07/21/2024 - 7:13pm
Whether Love will take the field on Monday morning without a new deal in place remains to be seen. Here's the latest on the QB's talks with Green Bay.

Brewers deliver another thrilling performance to sweep rival Twins

Sun, 07/21/2024 - 4:53pm
After going 12 innings to pull off a win in front of a record Target Field crowd on Saturday night, Milwaukee closed the two-game series with another strong showing.

Cows snack at county fair in this week's You Toon caption contest

Sun, 07/21/2024 - 4:15pm
Fill in the caption with a clever quip by Wednesday and win publication of your line with the cartoon in next Sunday’s newspaper. You’ll also receive a signed print of the cartoon by artist Phil Hands.

'One of the most consequential presidents of our time': Wisconsin Democrats united in praise for Biden

Sun, 07/21/2024 - 3:19pm
"It's time for the GOP to talk with former President Trump about his candidacy. His flaws as a candidate have not changed."

OUR VIEW: Say 'no' twice to gumming up emergency relief for Wisconsin

Sun, 07/21/2024 - 8:55am
When the federal government sent $150 billion to the states for pandemic relief in 2020, governors — both Republicans and Democrats — controlled most of the money for one very good reason: It needed to be spent fast.

Kelly Lecker: We can improve the community with help from partners

Sun, 07/21/2024 - 8:00am
From the Republican convention to a high school auditorium, we're engaging with the community.

Garden calendar | For the week of July 21

Sun, 07/21/2024 - 8:00am
Tips for your flowers, trees and shrubs.

It's National Ice Cream Day. Here are 8 Madison area places to get a scoop

Sun, 07/21/2024 - 7:35am
It's National Ice Cream Day. The Madison area is home to many ice cream shops serving various flavors of the delectable treat.

Mendota Marsh: First signs of fall in Wisconsin

Sun, 07/21/2024 - 6:40am
Oscar Fox and Lewis Crane fear the end of summer in this week's Mendota Marsh.

Dr. Zorba Paster: We need more awareness about heatstroke

Sun, 07/21/2024 - 5:40am
We know all about CPR. Let's pay that urgency forward.

America is ripe for third-party candidate, but not Robert F. Kennedy Jr. -- Marshall Bates

Sun, 07/21/2024 - 5:00am
It’s almost funny how bad the presidential race is this year.

Caitlin Clark has been a class act despite unfair treatment -- Al Rickey

Sun, 07/21/2024 - 5:00am
It has been painful to watch the treatment of Caitlin Clark as she merges into her WNBA career for the Indiana Fever. The Iowa Hawkeye phenom and the all-time leading scorer among both men and women in college basketball was…

Assassination attempt finally forces mature behavior -- Roger Johnson

Sun, 07/21/2024 - 5:00am
It is a sad state of affairs when it takes an assassination attempt to force the candidates for the White House to finally realize they are running for the office of the president of the United States -- the so-called…

End of Chevron will help rural Wisconsin's agricultural economy -- Jerry Bradley

Sun, 07/21/2024 - 5:00am
I was happy to see the Wall Street Journal editorial on the Chevron case, "Court delivers 2 big victories for our liberty," published in the July 12 State Journal.

Clean up polluted lakes before costly Monona waterfront project -- Peter Crane

Sun, 07/21/2024 - 5:00am
It was with interest and bemusement that I read a recent short piece in the Wisconsin State Journal about beach closures in Madison. It gave minor notice to a major problem of our lakes' water quality.

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