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Local digest for Saturday, Nov. 1, 2025

Fri, 10/31/2025 - 5:10pm
Nakoma Road reopens; utility work remains

Madison civil rights department director cleared

Fri, 10/31/2025 - 4:36pm
Norman Davis had been under investigation over allegations from 10 people that he bullied employees and discriminated against them based on sex and disability.

Obituary index for Sat., Nov. 1

Fri, 10/31/2025 - 3:19pm
HEIMLICH, Gregory Martin, 72

'Real' food joins the candy amid SNAP halt

Fri, 10/31/2025 - 2:30pm
When KC Neufeld announced on her Denver neighborhood’s Facebook page that her family would hand out out ramen and packs of macaroni and cheese in addition to candy this Halloween, she wasn’t expecting much of a response.

Wisconsin's governor signs Kennedy-inspired bill allowing candidates to withdraw from the ballot

Fri, 10/31/2025 - 2:30pm
Wisconsin's Democratic governor on Friday signed a bipartisan bill that will allow candidates to remove their names from the ballot, addressing an issue that arose last year when Robert F. Kennedy Jr. tried to get himself removed from the presidential…

Wisconsin becomes latest state to ban cellphone use in K-12 schools

Fri, 10/31/2025 - 1:54pm
The ban allows exemptions for emergency situations, a student’s ability to manage their health or for educational purposes authorized by teachers.

Judges: Use contingency

Fri, 10/31/2025 - 1:47pm
BOSTON — Two federal judges ruled almost simultaneously Friday that President Donald Trump’s administration must continue to fund SNAP, the nation’s biggest food aid program, using contingency funds during the government shutdown.

Wisconsin judge puts on hold his ruling that required citizenship check of voters

Fri, 10/31/2025 - 12:35pm
It now appears unlikely that the case will be resolved before elections in February and April and it may remain in limbo beyond the 2026 midterm election.

Man arrested after slashing tires, stealing vehicle on Near East Side

Fri, 10/31/2025 - 12:20pm
The man was jailed on tentative charges of criminal damage to property, disorderly conduct, operating a motor vehicle without consent and a probation violation, Madison police said.

Giuffre family welcomes move but wants more

Fri, 10/31/2025 - 12:01pm
LONDON — British politicians, the public and the family of Virginia Roberts Giuffre on Friday praised King Charles III's decision to strip his brother Andrew of his princely title and spacious home, a banishment that left the disgraced royal increasingly…

Nakoma Road in Madison to reopen Friday night following reconstruction

Fri, 10/31/2025 - 11:10am
The area had been under construction for most of the summer.

6 retail theft citations issued in school lunch hour operation at Monona Walgreens

Fri, 10/31/2025 - 9:20am
The special operation was designed to “address ongoing issues of retail theft, fighting, and other disturbances that have occurred during the school lunch hour” at the store, police said.

Driver faces OWI after car without bumper seen weaving on Far East Side

Fri, 10/31/2025 - 8:20am
After the driver was removed from the vehicle, officers saw alcohol and medication in the vehicle, Madison police said.

How a senior (briefly) matched Wisconsin men's hockey royalty in an emphatic rivalry victory

Fri, 10/31/2025 - 8:17am
Christian Fitzgerald scored six goals as a Badgers junior. He already has matched that total through seven games this season after a big performance against Minnesota.

First Business Financial Services Q3 earnings top analysts’ expectations

Fri, 10/31/2025 - 8:05am
First Business Financial Services reported third-quarter earnings of $14.4 million, or $1.70 per share, on revenue of $73.4 million.

92-year-old angler remembers his first fish from 1938

Fri, 10/31/2025 - 8:00am
Jack Hurst was just 5 years old when he bagged a brook trout near Poynette.

Madison restaurant to offer free lunches to people in need as benefits set to dry up

Fri, 10/31/2025 - 7:10am
A Downtown Madison restaurant plans to give out free meals to help people who could lose food stamp benefits this week due to the federal government shutdown.

$45 million rehabilitation hospital planned for Fitchburg

Fri, 10/31/2025 - 7:00am
The $45 million hospital will provide intensive nursing, physical, occupational and speech pathology services for adults recovering from illnesses and injuries.

If Trump can seek third term, so can his ultimate nemesis

Fri, 10/31/2025 - 6:40am
Since President Donald Trump returned to the White House in January, speculation has swirled that he would try for a third term in 2028.

How Wisconsin men’s basketball’s fast new point guard can make the most of his speed

Fri, 10/31/2025 - 5:37am
The Badgers' new guard likes playing fast. But harnessing a change of tempo has led to the best play of his career, which Wisconsin hopes he establishes in its system.

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