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Noodles & Company plans Abundant Life fundraiser for those affected by Madison school shooting

Tue, 01/14/2025 - 4:05pm
Five local Noodles restaurants are having a fundraiser to support Abundant Life and its families.

Obituary index for Fri., Jan. 10

Tue, 01/14/2025 - 3:48pm
BARR, Marian E., 94 Middleton

Constitutional amendment on voter ID headed to voters in April

Tue, 01/14/2025 - 3:45pm
Assembly Republicans cleared the final hurdle Tuesday to ask voters in the April election if the state's voter ID law should be enshrined in the Constitution.

Culver's fundraiser collects $165,000 for Abundant Life fund

Tue, 01/14/2025 - 3:42pm
What started as a local benefit Jan. 6 grew to include 80 Culver's restaurants statewide, the company said.

Veteran Wisconsin men's hockey defenseman out for rest of season after surgery

Tue, 01/14/2025 - 1:58pm
The Badgers have played only four of 22 games with their top six defensemen and they'll have to go on without one of their most experienced players for the remainder of the season.

Homicide charge sought against last person seen with woman whose body was found in pond

Tue, 01/14/2025 - 12:15pm
Brooke L. Strattan 24, of McFarland, was the person whose body was recovered from a retention pond near the 3500 block of Monroe Street in October.

Gov. Tony Evers creates violence prevention office in wake of school shooting

Tue, 01/14/2025 - 11:55am
Gov. Tony Evers on Tuesday announced he's putting up $10 million in ARPA funds to create a new Office of Violence Prevention aimed at curbing rising gun violence.

153 winners of Nobel and World Food prizes seek new ways to grow food

Tue, 01/14/2025 - 11:37am
DES MOINES, Iowa — More than 150 recipients of the Nobel and World Food prizes released an open letter Tuesday calling for a dramatic increase in research and a commitment to new food distribution efforts with a goal of producing…

Sun Prairie police arrest last person seen with missing woman

Tue, 01/14/2025 - 11:35am
Ingrid Isamar Valverde-Ponce, 27, was last seen on Saturday evening leaving a gathering near the 100 block of West Klubertanz Drive in Sun Prairie.

Pope Francis is introspective and self-critical about his youth in autobiography

Tue, 01/14/2025 - 11:17am
ROME — An introspective Pope Francis has divulged some of the behind-the-scenes dynamics of the secret 2013 conclave that elected him pope and the resistance he encountered since, in his autobiography being released Tuesday that also doubles down on some…

Inmate dies at federal prison in Oxford in central Wisconsin

Tue, 01/14/2025 - 10:25am
An inmate died Sunday at the federal prison in Oxford in Adams County, about 60 miles north of Madison, authorities reported.

1 injured as crashes close northbound I-39/90 near Beloit for 3 hours

Tue, 01/14/2025 - 9:55am
The initial crash happened about 6:40 a.m. on I-39/90 near mile marker 183.

Driver dies in rollover crash off rural Jefferson County road

Tue, 01/14/2025 - 9:05am
The driver, who was alone in the vehicle, was pinned in the vehicle and ultimately pronounced dead at the scene.

Supreme Court to decide whether DNR can force businesses to clean up ‘forever chemicals’

Tue, 01/14/2025 - 8:00am
The contaminants have been identified in several Wisconsin communities, including Marinette, Wausau, La Crosse and Madison.

Madison eyes changes to spur more housing options, especially in backyards

Tue, 01/14/2025 - 7:10am
The latest proposed tweaks to the zoning code are intended to increase the number of accessory dwelling units built in the city.

Madison School District moves ahead on $507 million referendum planning, construction

Tue, 01/14/2025 - 7:00am
Architects have already toured each of the schools scheduled to get a new building or major renovations over the next five years.

Ad wars begin in closely watched Wisconsin Supreme Court race

Tue, 01/14/2025 - 6:50am
Waukesha County Judge Brad Schimel faces Dane County Circuit Judge Susan Crawford in the race for an open seat on the state's highest court April 1.

Tom Still: Getting more business ‘starts’ for Wisconsin requires action on several fronts

Tue, 01/14/2025 - 6:40am
A WEDC report noted that 0.22% of the Wisconsin population start new businesses of all descriptions compared with the U.S. average of 0.34%.

OUR VIEW: Candidates galore empower voters in Madison, elsewhere

Tue, 01/14/2025 - 6:40am
Now that’s more like it.

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