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President-elect Donald Trump’s lawyers urge judge to toss his hush money conviction

Tue, 12/03/2024 - 4:52pm
NEW YORK — President-elect Donald Trump’s lawyers formally asked a judge Monday to throw out his hush money criminal conviction, arguing that continuing the case would present unconstitutional “disruptions to the institution of the Presidency.“

Obituary index for Wed., Dec. 4

Tue, 12/03/2024 - 4:07pm
BOTHAM, Barbara, 82 Madison

Second Sun Prairie School Board member resigns, three weeks after the first

Tue, 12/03/2024 - 4:02pm
Lisa Goldsberry resigned over policies she believes limit the board's accountability to the public and give too much power and authority to District leaders.

Wall Street inches higher to set more records

Tue, 12/03/2024 - 3:33pm
NEW YORK — U.S. stocks tiptoed to more records during a mixed Tuesday of trading, tacking a touch more onto what’s already been a stellar year.

Defamation suit filed over photo, brief interaction at Madison's Willy Street Fair

Tue, 12/03/2024 - 3:30pm
Mother says "two grey haired male fair officials driving in a golf cart" made lewd comments to daughter.

Dane County firefighters tackle landfill blaze

Tue, 12/03/2024 - 3:09pm
Madison Fire crew were joined on scene by rigs from Verona, Fitchburg, McFarland and Cottage Grove.

Letters to the editor

Tue, 12/03/2024 - 1:55pm
UW should find way out of onerous buyout deal

East Side Madison man accused of hoarding weapons sentenced to 2 years on earlier conviction

Tue, 12/03/2024 - 12:50pm
Christopher S. Perrote was arrested after an official at Summit Credit Union flagged $226,000 worth of suspicious transactions, according to a criminal complaint.

1 Wisconsin football player makes an All-Big Ten team; Russell Wilson earns award

Tue, 12/03/2024 - 12:43pm
Wisconsin football had a tough season and it's reflected in the program's showing in the All-Big Ten awards with most of its honorees among honorable mention.

3-star slot receiver backs out of Wisconsin football commitment

Tue, 12/03/2024 - 11:13am
The Badgers lost a commitment at a key position group one day before the 2025 early signing period begins. Here's what we know.

Snow showers, gusty winds, bitter cold to hit southern Wisconsin on Wednesday into Thursday (copy)

Tue, 12/03/2024 - 11:05am
Snow showers, gusty winds and bitter cold are forecast to hit southern Wisconsin on Wednesday into Thursday.

Snow showers, gusty winds, bitter cold to hit southern Wisconsin on Wednesday into Thursday

Tue, 12/03/2024 - 11:05am
The good news is the cold won’t stick around long, with highs expected to rise back above freezing over the weekend, according to the National Weather Service.

Despite slow start, Wisconsin deer gun season exceeds 2023 harvest

Tue, 12/03/2024 - 10:14am
The hunt was also the safest in the state in 40 years, with just one nonfatal firearm-related injury reported over the course of the nine-day season.

Starting defensive lineman leaving Wisconsin football for transfer portal

Tue, 12/03/2024 - 9:50am
The Badgers will need to replace a starter on the defensive front. Here's what it means and the impact they're losing.

Pardeeville is rethinking its emergency medical services amid sheriff's investigation

Tue, 12/03/2024 - 9:40am
Pardeeville is trying to figure out to how to continue providing emergency medical services to residents with its EMS district at serious risk of dissolving amid an investigation by the Columbia County Sheriff's Office, the village president said.

A chef whose van was stolen with 2,500 pies inside is urging the thieves to donate the loot

Tue, 12/03/2024 - 9:18am
LONDON — A British chef’s appeal for thieves to return 2,500 pies that were in a stolen van ended in disappointment Tuesday when police found the vehicle abandoned, with its savory cargo too damaged to eat.

Parents of Madison West football players 'advocating and fighting' for answers from WIAA

Tue, 12/03/2024 - 7:55am
Parents of Regents football players hired legal counsel and spent more than a month fighting to finally get a meeting with WIAA executive director Stephanie Hauser.

$12M bridge project will finally connect Dane County with Devil's Lake via state trail

Tue, 12/03/2024 - 7:50am
The bridges over the Wisconsin River will finally connect Dane County to the Great Sauk State Trail and Devil's Lake.

After 70 years, Paul's Book Store reaches its final chapter

Tue, 12/03/2024 - 7:45am
For this State Street institution, the end is near, and its epilogue hangs heavy in the air, where early mourners have come to pay their respects.

Phil Hands cartoon: Bucky reacts to another disappointing Badgers football season

Tue, 12/03/2024 - 7:35am
The Badgers had another disappointing season under head coach Luke Fickell. They have a losing record for the first time in decades and probably won't get to play in a bowl game for the first time in 22 years. (With…

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