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Rasheed Walker’s goal? Keep playing well and not get his coach’s hands dirty

Thu, 11/21/2024 - 8:40pm
After recording six penalties in the first three weeks of the season, Packers offensive lineman Rasheed Walker is set out to prove his coach right about his abilities and to play a clean game.

Packers figure to face 49ers without Jaire Alexander, unsure when cornerback will return

Thu, 11/21/2024 - 8:13pm
Green Bay Packers All-Pro cornerback Jaire Alexander will miss extended time going forward with an aggravated PCL injury that will keep him on the IR for at least the next four weeks.

1 Killed in Dane County crash Thursday

Thu, 11/21/2024 - 7:14pm
The crash remains under investigation.

2 injured in West Side shooting

Thu, 11/21/2024 - 5:21pm
As of 5:27 p.m., the Violent Crime Unit was at the scene and detectives have launched an investigation. No arrests have been made.

GOODMAN'S THANKSGIVING DRIVE

Thu, 11/21/2024 - 5:02pm
Above: Francesca Frisque, assistant director of the food pantry at Goodman Community Center, adds donated turkeys Thursday to a freezer truck filled with 3,000 turkeys as staff and volunteers prepare for their annual Thanksgiving basket drive in Madison. Donations are…

Gaetz withdraws nomination as Republicans rally around Hegseth

Thu, 11/21/2024 - 4:29pm
WASHINGTON — Matt Gaetz withdrew as President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for attorney general Thursday amid continued fallout over a federal sex trafficking investigation that cast doubt on his ability to be confirmed as the nation’s chief federal law enforcement officer.

Driver who fled on foot after Monona police pursuit found hiding in bushes

Thu, 11/21/2024 - 1:10pm
The suspect was seen running in a farm field and ultimately found hiding in a row of bushes about 1,200 feet from the abandoned vehicle.

Why snow piled on Camp Randall's new heated field during high school football state championships

Thu, 11/21/2024 - 12:35pm
Wisconsin officials had their first test of snowy conditions on Camp Randall's heated field. It took some adjustments that were "part of the plan."

K9 helps nab driver, passenger escapes after Monona police pursuit

Thu, 11/21/2024 - 12:05pm
The driver told officers that he heard the warnings, but thought he could outrun the police dog.

Lawsuit accuses Madison Superintendent Joe Gothard of mismanaging public funds in Minnesota

Thu, 11/21/2024 - 12:05pm
Two former employees filed the lawsuit against Saint Paul Public Schools but it questions the legality of some of Gothard's financial decisions.

Missing Wisconsin kayaker is alive but refusing to come home, police say

Thu, 11/21/2024 - 11:44am
"Christmas is coming, and what better gift he could give his kids is to be there for Christmas," Green Lake County Sheriff Mark Podoll said.

Jussie Smollett's conviction in 2019 attack on himself is overturned

Thu, 11/21/2024 - 11:00am
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — The Illinois Supreme Court on Thursday overturned actor Jussie Smollett’s conviction on charges he staged a racist and homophobic attack against himself in downtown Chicago in 2019 and lied to police.

Suppression systems stop blazes at Madison-Kipp Corp. on East Side, YWCA Downtown

Thu, 11/21/2024 - 10:40am
No injuries were reported in either fire.

Mother accused of starving infant son to death ordered to undergo a competency evaluation

Thu, 11/21/2024 - 10:30am
The child's father, De'varius Keys, also is charged in the infant's death.

Ex-student pleads guilty to fatally shooting 3 Virginia football players, 1 a former Badger

Thu, 11/21/2024 - 9:55am
One of the players who was killed was former Badger Devin Chandler, who transferred from Wisconsin to Virginia in 2021.

How to watch, stream, listen to Wisconsin men's basketball vs. UCF

Thu, 11/21/2024 - 9:47am
How to tune in as the Badgers play away from Madison for the first time this season.

Madison-area churches band together for joint Thanksgiving service

Thu, 11/21/2024 - 9:40am
The Monday evening event will bring together diverse congregations.

What to know about Wisconsin men's basketball's first road trip opponent, UCF

Thu, 11/21/2024 - 9:13am
The Badgers head on their first road trip of the season to The Greenbrier Tip-Off for two neutral-site games. Here's what to know about their first opponent, the Knights.

What to know about Madison's plan to charge for parking at some parks

Thu, 11/21/2024 - 8:55am
Madison ranks high among the country's biggest cities in park access for all residents, according to the Trust for Public Land.

UW-La Crosse campus broke for Trump in 2024

Thu, 11/21/2024 - 8:00am
UW-La Crosse students turned out for the 2024 election, with Republican voters gaining 23% more votes than they had in the 2020 election.

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