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See who's going to be on the ballot in April
The deadline to get on the ballot in the April 1 election was 5 p.m. Tuesday. Here's who's running in Dane County village, city and area school district races.
Las Vegas Review-Journal: Strip suicide was intended to prove a point
The bizarre story of a decorated U.S. special forces member and the explosion of a Tesla Cybertruck near the Las Vegas Strip on New Year’s Day came into more focus Friday. It appears to have been a suicide premeditated for…
How kicker Brandon McManus won over Packers teammates, coaches with experience, confidence and near-perfect accuracy
Packers kicker Brandon McManus has thrived in his role with the team and has brought consistency to the position after struggles in recent years.
Local digest for Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2025
Narrow miss in road rage incident
Abundant Life parent praises community for impressive Culver's statewide fundraiser
Customers packed Culver's restaurants Monday in support of families affected by the Dec. 16 shooting at Abundant Life Christian School, which killed a teacher and a student.
3 teens arrested in racially motivated vandalism, burglary
Three boys were arrested at a West Madison elementary school on New Years Day after stealing multiple items and writing a racial slur in shaving cream on the school floor.
Bullet fired in road rage incident narrowly misses driver, passenger
Two people were nearly wounded when an angry driver shot a handgun at the vehicle they were in on the beltline late Friday night.
Wisconsin Republicans seeking to rush constitutional amendment on voter ID
Democrats accused Republicans of "lazy policymaking" for pushing a constitutional amendment requiring a photo ID to vote before a liberal-leaning state Supreme Court could overturn it.
Marijuana 'sacrament' cases against Madison men end with plea agreements
The two opened the Lion of Judah House in March 2019 and used it as a place to openly smoke marijuana while providing church members with marijuana "sacrament."
'It's disgusting': Player retains legal counsel over transfer portal dispute with Wisconsin
A lawyer representing the Badgers' highest-graded defender is uncertain what the holdup is in the player's entrany into the transfer portal. Here's where things stand.
Carjacking victim arrested after police say she beat thief with an ice scraper
A 32-year-old woman and a 23-year-old man were taken into custody on tentative substantial battery charges. The woman also had a probation hold.
Wake boats on Wisconsin lakes spark concern from more than 60 groups
Heading into the next legislative session, the Coalition to Protect Wisconsin’s Lakes now boasts more than 60 state-based groups.
Vehicle stolen after window shattered, gun pulled out on Southwest Side
No injuries were reported.
Man taken to hospital after being hit in head with glass bottle Downtown
Officers were sent to the 500 block of East Johnson Street on reports of a weapons offense around 8:10 p.m. Saturday, Madison police said.
United Way fund for Madison school shooting surpasses $240,000
All of the funds will go toward the greatest needs in the aftermath of the shooting, as outlined by ALCS Principal Doug Butler.
Meta replaces fact-checking with X-style community notes
Facebook and Instagram owner Meta said Tuesday it’s scrapping its third-party fact-checking program and replacing it with Community Notes written by users similar to the model used by Elon Musk’s social media platform X.
Wisconsin men's basketball lost 2 starters to injury vs. Rutgers. Here's what we know
Two key contributors left late in the second half. An update on the injured Badgers.
Powerful Madison Finance Committee backs ice arena deal to forgive $1.6M debt
The nonprofit owners of the Madison Ice Arena and Hartmeyer Ice Arena have not seen revenues return to pre-pandemic levels, leaving it to default on its debt payments to the city.
Madison clinics see record demand for long-term birth control
A “sharp uptick” came after Donald Trump’s re-election in November, which raised new concerns about access to reproductive health care.
Outgoing Chief Shon Barnes suggests assistant to serve as interim Madison police chief
Departing Chief Shon Barnes has named his choice for his interim successor.






