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Waymo rolls driverless ridesharing into Minneapolis for testing
Waymo, the driverless “robotaxi” rideshare company, has rolled into Minneapolis for testing — with humans at the wheel. The Mountainview, Calif.-based company began mapping the city with a small fleet of “less than 10” Waymo vehicles to start, said company…
Authorities identify man shot to death near Warner Park on Monday
The Madison man was shot about 2:40 p.m. Monday in the 2400 block of Brentwood Parkway and taken in critical condition to a nearby hospital, where he later died.
2025 Capitol Ornament honors 250th anniversary of America’s independence
The semiquincentennial ornament is for sale at select Madison area locations and the Wisconsin Historical Society's online store for $20.
Grant County man shoots himself with crossbow, crashes driving to hospital
The Dickeyville man was taken by ambulance to Grant Regional Heath Center for treatment of his injuries and later transferred to a larger medical facility for advanced care.
MATC construction program opens $10.3 million facility as trades boom
The new facility has the space to build a tiny home indoors.
Holiday calendar: An early peek at upcoming events
Several activities are this Saturday and Sunday.
13 great ideas for your Madison-area weekend
Take some time for yourself ahead of what will likely be a tumultuous week of Thanksgiving travels.
UW Regents pass workload requirements, redesigned gen eds
The policies are a result of the state’s biennial budget negotiations which gave another $256 million to the UW system but came with mandated reforms.
See what our editorial board said about marijuana 50 years ago today
This State Journal editorial ran on Nov. 20, 1975:
Why Packers' upcoming stretch of division matchups key to successful season
The Packers are about to embark on arguably their most important stretch of games this season. Here's why the next few games are so important for Green Bay.
Milwaukee Street property eyed for up to 250 apartments across 3 buildings
Each future building could be three or four stories, with ground-floor retail in the building nearest Milwaukee Street and apartments or townhomes behind.
Madison Speed Skating Club that has fostered Olympic gold marks a milestone
The club has helped develop more than a dozen Olympic athletes, including Eric and Beth Heiden.
Wisconsin football seniors reflect on career disappointments, points of pride
About half of the seniors who will be honored Saturday at Camp Randall Stadium are Badgers lifers. Some of them shared their thoughts on their careers and the program itself.
Individual playmaking leads better-than-expected defense for Wisconsin men's basketball
The Badgers have 31 steals through four games, on pace to smash their total from a season ago. Plays like that have their defense looking formidable.
Wisconsin education funding is too complicated to by design | Kristina Reser-Jaynes
Education funding is extremely complicated, and it is easy to misunderstand.
Meet the two RBs who have a combined 2,647 yards, 44 TDs in the football playoffs alone
Reedsburg’s Will Mikonowicz and Green Bay Notre Dame’s Kingston Allen have torched their opponents on the ground this postseason. They could rewrite state history back-to-back Friday.
What to know about Wisconsin men's basketball's opponent, BYU
The Badgers will get their biggest test of the season so far in Salt Lake City when they face the Cougars.
Polzin: Why Wisconsin volleyball is filling its leader with joy this season
Kelly Sheffield gets mad at the No. 10 Badgers at times. But that hasn't stopped him from "enjoying this season as much as any season I’ve ever had."
One of Wisconsin football's biggest problems lies in the 'middle 8' (copy)
The Badgers aren't just losing in a crucial portion of their games, they're getting smoked.
Wisconsin QB Billy Edwards Jr. on his knee injury, future and notion he quit (copy)
Billy Edwards Jr. set the record straight on his injury, his attempts to return the field and more in an interview Wednesday morning.






