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Inside Ricardo Hallman's return to Wisconsin football: 'It think it's the smartest decision'

Wed, 02/12/2025 - 5:17am
With news from the transfer portal being important in the offseason, the retaining of an All-American player may just be the biggest roster news ahead of the 2025 campaign.

5 high school boys swimming stars of the week: Conference edition

Wed, 02/12/2025 - 5:17am
Significant time drops and impressive event wins highlighted last week's high school boys swimming action at conference meets. Here are five notable performances.

5 high school hockey stars of the week: Feb. 12 edition

Wed, 02/12/2025 - 5:03am
Multi-point games, including one to end a decade-plus series losing streak, highlighted this week's high school boys and girls hockey action. Here are five notable performances.

USAID wasted millions of hard-earned US taxpayer dollars | Norman Sannes

Wed, 02/12/2025 - 5:00am
We’ve all heard about the “unelected" Elon Musk debacle at the U.S. Agency for International Development. Most folks agree the USAID does a lot of good things with our tax dollars. What I haven't seen is much coverage of the…

Paying UW student athletes big bucks is out of whack | Timothy Eisele

Wed, 02/12/2025 - 5:00am
Our family has bought season football tickets to Wisconsin Badgers games since 1952. The cost of season tickets and the required fee for seat reservation keep increasing.

Elon Musk should let America use SpaceX free of charge | Aaron Crandall

Wed, 02/12/2025 - 5:00am
If Elon Musk is so interested in saving U.S. taxpayers so much money with the Department of Government Efficiency (which he is running free of charge), I would suggest that he also provide SpaceX to us for free, saving the…

Jeff Wright deserves your vote for superintendent of schools | Bill Dagnon

Wed, 02/12/2025 - 5:00am
In the Feb. 18 primary, I recommend Jeff Wright for your vote for state superintendent of public instruction.

Schimel's misleading ad isn't befitting of a Supreme Court justice | Richard Beal

Wed, 02/12/2025 - 5:00am
Willie Horton is alive and well in our Wisconsin Supreme Court race this year.

Reuniting? If Packers want to bring back Davante Adams, star wideout is ‘open’ to the idea

Tue, 02/11/2025 - 8:47pm
Ultimately, it could wind up being more wishful thinking than a realistic possibility, but a source indicated that the All-Pro receiver hasn't ruled out a return to Titletown.

Bloomberg News: Managing health care records shouldn't be this maddening

Tue, 02/11/2025 - 6:40pm
The U.S. health care system exchanges tens of millions of patient records a day. Thanks to recent technological advances, the ability to analyze such large amounts of data has improved markedly.

Rock Co. man sentenced to life for killing his unborn child's mother

Tue, 02/11/2025 - 4:55pm
A Rock County man will not see the outside of a prison cell until he is at least 73 for the murder of a woman pregnant with his child.

Megabus adding more routes in and out of Madison

Tue, 02/11/2025 - 4:25pm
The new routes will be through a partnership with the Jefferson Lines bus service.

Rock County man charged with homicide in December shooting

Tue, 02/11/2025 - 3:24pm
When he and an alleged accomplice were arrested Jan. 3, Deonte Foster, 41, was facing charges of attempted first-degree intentional homicide and being a felon in possession of a firearm.

Madison-based EatStreet food-ordering service files for bankruptcy

Tue, 02/11/2025 - 3:06pm
The company, founded in a UW-Madison dorm room in 2010, says in its Oct. 11 Chapter 11 filing that its problems began during the fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic.

Wisconsin's top education official facing challengers on both flanks

Tue, 02/11/2025 - 3:01pm
On Jill Underly's right is Brittany Kinser, a consultant for privatizing education through voucher programs, while the state's largest teachers union has recommended supporting Jeff Wright.

Boy, 14, allegedly pointed facsimile gun at woman in grocery store parking lot

Tue, 02/11/2025 - 12:10pm
No injuries were reported.

Susan Crawford continues to lead Brad Schimel in fundraising in Wisconsin Supreme Court race

Tue, 02/11/2025 - 11:40am
The funds raised so far by the candidates far set the stage for another record-setting race for the state’s highest court.

Man with warrants fled Maple Bluff traffic stop attempt, injured officer while resisting arrest

Tue, 02/11/2025 - 11:35am
The incident began about 11:30 p.m. Monday when an officer tried to stop a vehicle with a license plate that wasn’t associated with the vehicle near 615 North Sherman Avenue.

Biggest snowstorm of season set to slam southern Wisconsin, hardest along Lake Michigan

Tue, 02/11/2025 - 10:35am
Counties to the south and east of Madison are under a winter storm watch from 9 a.m. Wednesday to 3 a.m. Thursday.

Candidate Q&A: Monona Grove School Board

Tue, 02/11/2025 - 9:40am
Responses to the Wisconsin State Journal's candidate questionnaire. The primary is Feb. 18.

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