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Obituary index for Wed., May 28

Tue, 05/27/2025 - 12:22pm
BONGARD, Elizabeth “Liz” R., 92Prairie du Sac

Dane County judge who left court to arrest defendant suspended

Tue, 05/27/2025 - 11:46am
Ellen Berz violated rules requiring judges to be unbiased, have “high standards of conduct” and to treat people “with patience, dignity and courtesy.”

Woman arrested for OWI with 2 small children not properly restrained in vehicle in Stoughton

Tue, 05/27/2025 - 11:35am
The 33-year-old woman’s alcohol level was more than three times the legal limit for driving of 0.08, Stoughton police said in a statement.

Tesla's monthly sales in Europe plunge by half

Tue, 05/27/2025 - 10:35am
LONDON — Tesla sales across Europe plunged by half last month even as growth in the electric car market picked up pace, according to data released Tuesday.

A family digs through trash for bits of food, showing Gaza's growing desperation

Tue, 05/27/2025 - 10:34am
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip — With flies buzzing all around them, the woman and her daughter picked through the pile of garbage bags for scraps of food at the foot of a destroyed building in Gaza City. She found a…

90-year-old driver seriously injured in crash off Vernon County road

Tue, 05/27/2025 - 10:20am
A 911 caller reported the single-vehicle crash near the intersection of Highway O and Sylvan Glen Road in the town of Bergen near Stoddard.

Alcohol, speed suspected factors in crash that seriously injured motorcyclist in Lafayette County

Tue, 05/27/2025 - 8:10am
The motorcyclist, who was not wearing a helmet, was taken by ambulance to Lafayette Hospital and Clinics in Darlington, then flown by MedFlight helicopter to University Hospital in Madison.

15-year-old boy arrested for armed robbery of Vernon County convenience store

Tue, 05/27/2025 - 7:40am
A gun and money were found and the teen was taken into custody and turned over to juvenile authorities.

Madison police taking applications for free camp for Black youth

Tue, 05/27/2025 - 7:35am
It's the 14th year for the Black Youth Academy, which along with a similar camp for Latino youth also aims to build trust between local law enforcement and nonwhite communities.

Draft Queen: Is being a Childless Millennial pushing me out of the taproom?

Tue, 05/27/2025 - 7:10am
A brewery should not have to offer free day care.

Madison's Art Cart turns 50 with 2 celebrations

Tue, 05/27/2025 - 6:50am
The longtime collaboration between MSCR and MMOCA will be feted in June and July.

Tom Still: Even without AI, energy use will rise … so how do we get there?

Tue, 05/27/2025 - 6:40am
The U.S. generated about 4,300 billion kilowatt-hours of electric power in 2024, and will need 1,000 billion to 1,200 billion more kilowatt hours in the next decade.

2 men shot on Madison’s North Side

Tue, 05/27/2025 - 6:10am
Detectives with the department's Violent Crime Unit are investigating the shootings.

Madison hotel with chronic police calls reopens as a studio apartment building

Tue, 05/27/2025 - 5:55am
The building's 129 units vary in size from 277 to 340 square feet and are available starting in June.

Get to know Wisconsin's best spellers as they head to the national bee

Tue, 05/27/2025 - 5:45am
Neither had heard of an old-timey, once popular mnemonic device for spelling certain types of words. Although they both probably know how to spell "mnemonic."

5 high school baseball stars of the week: May 27 edition

Tue, 05/27/2025 - 5:17am
Crucial hits at key moments and a dominant start stood out during last week's high school baseball action. Vote for the most notable performance as the Supernova.

How softball players show off their personality through intricate braids

Tue, 05/27/2025 - 5:03am
Hairstyles matter more than just the way they look in the high school softball world.

Donald Trump's "big, beautiful bill" is written in red ink | George Savage

Tue, 05/27/2025 - 5:00am
On House passage of President Donald Trump's "big, beautiful bill," Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., proclaimed, “This is a historic moment that we will be talking to our children and grandchildren about.”

Step up enforcement on Madison's Wild West roads | Tom Arendt

Tue, 05/27/2025 - 5:00am
Does anyone else think driving in the Madison area is getting more dangerous? It feels like the Wild West on the roads and highways, and the numbers reported from the infrequent "enhanced enforcement" events are disturbing.

Brewers demote Logan Henderson despite success as starters set to return

Tue, 05/27/2025 - 4:45am
Logan Henderson leads the Brewers starting staff in ERA and in strikeouts per nine innings (12.4) this season.

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