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2 Wisconsin alums to play with help USA Basketball prepare for 2024 Paris Olympics
The Badgers will have an alumni contingent on hand to train with the U.S. national team as they prepare for the 2024 Paris Olympic Games.
How 'super fun, intense' Squat Fest energizes Wisconsin football despite its critics
Skeptics took the Badgers' workout/spectacle to task last summer. Here's why the second iteration carried on despite outside scrutiny.
Madison Police making headway in shooting investigations
The police believe three incidents that occurred over the weekend of June 7, including one that left a man dead, are unrelated.
Adams County authorities find buried body amid missing persons investigation
The person's death is being considered suspicious ahead of further investigation.
Wisconsin Democratic leaders shrug off Biden's debate performance, focus on beating Trump in November
Biden and Trump remain dead even in Wisconsin, with both candidates receiving support from 50% of registered voters in the latest Marquette Law School Poll released Wednesday.
Madison firefighters trim man's trees after rooftop rescue
A neighbor had climbed to the roof to help the man until firefighters arrived and helped the man down using a ladder. Nobody was injured.
Madison restaurant makes Wine Spectator's best wine restaurants list
Wine Spectator, a leading authority on wine, named 39 Wisconsin restaurants among its list of the world’s best restaurants for wine.
Wisconsin's rivers rise as rest of Midwest hit by devastating flooding
Much of the state has seen rainfall one and a half to two times higher than the June average.
Hands on Wisconsin: Democrats react to Joe Biden's horrible debate performance
President Joe Biden fumbled his debate performance against Donald Trump badly Thursday night.
Planned 8-story building on E. Washington Ave. divides Urban Design Commission
The commission granted preliminary approval to the project, a new facility for housing nonprofit Porchlight, but asked for substantial design changes.
Dodge County man seriously injured in motorcycle crash
The man had been headed west on Grant Road when he lost control and rolled the motorcycle, according to a statement from Dodge County Sheriff Dale Schmidt.
Drama, death and deceit — on a children's playground?
With "Dido," the Madison Shakespeare Company pushes the limits of the quirky outdoor Wonderground.
Meet the 2024 State Journal/WiscNews girls lacrosse All-Area team
Do-it-all area girls lacrosse players thrived on the field this spring. Here are this year's honorees.
Madison's sensational sophomore is 2024 State Journal/WiscNews girls lacrosse Player of the Year
The midfielder set a high bar in her first season with the Knights, helping them earn a share of the Badger Conference title.
Free 'Foodie Pass' offers 116 'Top Chef'-inspired dining deals around Wisconsin
"Top Chef" put Wisconsin in the national limelight for the past three months, and now the state of Wisconsin wants to keep that momentum alive.
Madison School District settles with parents who say use of hidden cameras violated students' rights
A $572,500 payout and reviews of staff anti-ableism training and surveillance systems are among the terms of out-of-court settlements for the Madison School District in three lawsuits filed against the district in 2021 and 2022.
What Wisconsin tells donors torn between funding NIL or a new football facility
A new football practice facility and NIL are the top two funding priorities for the Badgers, but some donors are wary of the latter.
Bipartisan support for carbon tax is cause for celebration -- Carol Steinhart
Thank you for Mark Gongloff's column in the June 19 Wisconsin State Journal, "Some kind of carbon tax is coming to America."
Democrat tried to thwart Wisconsin's first woman lawyer -- Larry Hawkins
The petty renaming of the Wisconsin State Law Library, while disrespectful of former Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice David Prosser, emphasizes the "deep thinking" of the left-wing justices. The library will now be named after Lavinia Goodell, Wisconsin's first female lawyer.