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UW system’s Direct Admit grows by thousands in its 2nd year
About 60% of all Wisconsin high schools and 70% of all public high schools now participate.
7-year-old boy dies after being hit by vehicle in Beloit
The boy was hit by the vehicle about 4:50 p.m. on Prairie Avenue near Summit Avenue, Beloit police said in a statement.
Madison's Moon Bar is aiming for a Nashville vibe, with music on 2 floors
"We're really open (to different music genres),” co-owner Jeff Rood said. “We love music, so we want to just embrace it and give people an opportunity to play here."
Girls, 14 and 15, arrested for stealing vehicle on North Side
A woman in the 3500 block of Ridgeway Drive reported that her vehicle was stolen after she left it unlocked with the keys on the front seat on July 18.
WhatsApp takes down 6.8 million accounts linked to criminal scam centers, Meta says (Copy)
NEW YORK — WhatsApp took down 6.8 million accounts “linked to criminal scam centers” that targeted people online around the world, parent company Meta said this week.
Janesville man faces 3rd OWI after injury crash in Rock County
The investigation determined that a Chevrolet Blazer was southbound on Highway H when it lost control after cresting a hill, left the road and crashed into a ditch.
Developer plans more than 200 apartments on old Oscar Mayer parking lot
The project would replace a vast parking lot and a small house and tavern at the intersection of Packers and Commercial avenues with a five-story apartment building.
Missing former Wisconsin journalist found alive in Norway, reports say
The Red Cross reported that Alec Luhn, a Stoughton native, was found near Folgefonna National Park by a helicopter crew and taken for medical treatment.
No one wants to be Donald Trump’s bad news bearer in Phil Hands’ cartoon
After a lackluster jobs report for the month of July, which revised down job growth numbers from previous months, President Donald Trump fired the head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the nonpartisan federal agency that puts together the jobs…
Brewers use best 60-game stretch in team history to state case as top team in baseball
After going 44-16 in their last 60 games, Milwaukee leads second-place Chicago Cubs by four games in the NL Central.
'Keep trying to forget it': How life lessons emerged from Sun Prairie football's 1986 playoff loss
An unprecedented goal-to-go sequence doomed the 1986 Sun Prairie football team's state title aspirations. Here's how the Cardinals players and coach remember the agonizing defeat.
Packers' cornerback Nate Hobbs out after right knee surgery for torn meniscus
The cornerback signed to help lessen the blow of losing Jaire Alexander will be out of practice for the foreseeable future.
Incompetence helps keep Trump's Cabinet loyal | Richard S. Russell
Those who are justifiably appalled by the staggering incompetence of our nation's top Cabinet officials should realize that their ineptness and ignorance is not an accident -- it was by design. It's not a bug but a feature.
What will make America wake up to Donald Trump's corruption? | Scott Whitney
As I read the latest news of massive job losses, increasing inflation, plummeting respect for America around the world, environmental destruction and ongoing cruelty at all levels, I cannot help but again wonder: What is it going to take?
Sheriff Kalvin Barrett should cooperate with ICE requests | Bruce Frey
Sheriff Kalvin Barrett is not doing our county and citizens any favors by refusing to cooperate with Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency officials.
Gov. Tony Evers was a class act at a local charity event | Jerry Dempsey and Barbara Morgan
We recently attended a Big Brothers Big Sisters of Dane County fundraising dinner at which a longtime board member was being honored for more than 50 years of exemplary service.
Lack of data on why people are leaving Madison School District is real problem | Lyle Krall
The July 29 article "Gothard weighs in, with eye on future" disclosed that the Madison School District's annual student population growth is drastically less than surrounding school districts when compared to population growth.
Brewers' successful promotion could result in more alumni home-run derby events
The success of the Milwaukee Brewers’ alumni home run derby has sparked interest around Major League Baseball.
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