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3 arrested in North Side homicide on Thursday night
An unidentified man died as a result of the shooting around 7 p.m. Thursday in the 1500 block of Troy Drive.
UW-La Crosse adds 2 new majors for fall 2025
The Universities of Wisconsin Board of Regents has approved them.
Man caught in parking lot after robbing Far East Side bank
The robbery happened shortly after 12:30 p.m. at Chase Bank, 4225 East Towne Blvd.
2 die when SUV crosses I-94 median near Tomah, crashes into 2 semis
No reason was given for the SUV crossing the median.
School referendums are adding $327.2 million to property tax bills this year, report shows
Statewide, school districts are set to levy $6.1 billion. That's an increase of 5.7% over last year's December tax bills.
Wisconsin Republicans sue to resolve conflict of when Electoral College votes must be cast
State law calls for the meeting to take place on Dec. 16 this year. But a two-year-old federal law says the vote must take place this year on Dec. 17.
Ep. 122 BadgerExtra podcast: Wisconsin football's new offensive coordinator; transfer portal musings
Breaking down what to expect from the Badgers' new offensive coordinator, and the first day of the transfer portal officially being open gave a glimpse into Wisconsin's priorities.
3 recruiting takeaways from Wisconsin football's new offensive coordinator
Wisconsin's newest assistant made a name for himself in the SEC about a decade ago. Here's what stands out about his high school and transfer portal recruiting record.
Correction for Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2024
UW Board of Regents members misstated
Madison hospitals should make getting financial help easier, advocate report says
Confusing financial assistance policies leave too many patients with medical debt, a report by ABC for Health says.
Transfer to crosstown rival fuels state's leading basketball scorer paying homage to late father
Chris Davis Jr. is honoring his father, both with branding himself and with his play, which has adjust to a new style which differs from his future in college basketball.
First business in Middleton Market food hall opens, more on the way
"Food's not necessarily our emphasis. It's the bar and the entertainment, the games, the social part," said Jim Schmock, co-owner of The Kickback.
'Right now, we have nothing': The history behind Wisconsin track and field's indoor facility concerns
Wisconsin says a plan for indoor track and field training fell through but offered no details. A lack of communication has left Badgers athletes frustrated.
5 area high school wrestling stars of the week: Dec. 10 edition
Several golds, a couple silvers and some undefeated records highlight this week's five star nominations.
Tom Still: Life sciences ‘family tree’ in Wisconsin has big branch in Third Wave Technologies
Third Wave was an early example of why venture capital firms, almost entirely clustered on the East and West coasts in the early 1990s, came to discover Madison.
Mifflin neighborhood is in desperate need of a park | Dory Christensen
The article "West Mifflin makeover" in Sunday's Wisconsin State Journal described plans for the Miffland neighborhood in Madison.
Climate change's dramatic facts should demand action | Tony Schumacher
When I studied meteorology 35 years ago, many didn’t believe climate change was real. Now, many know it is real, and humans are the primary driver. What will it take for the masses to put pressure on their leaders to…
I'm paying my Madison property taxes under protest | Thomas Miller
As property taxes in Madison continue to increase, taxpayers are faced with two basic questions:
UW should consider divesting from Israel over war in Gaza | Donna Silver
Nineteen pro-Palestinian protesters were arrested last week at a UW Board of Regents meeting. To me, these arrests seem reasonable as the price paid for civil disobedience, the kind of price Gandhi and Martin Luther King Jr. would have expected…
Lions win over Packers draws record viewership for NFL regular-season streaming game
Detroit's 34-31 win over Green Bay last Thursday night averaged 17.29 million viewers, making it the most-streamed NFL regular-season game in history.






