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'Highly impactful' snowstorm prompts widespread closures, warnings for southern Wisconsin

Tue, 01/09/2024 - 5:30am
Snow plows will be keeping Madison’s major roads clear and passable throughout the storm but likely won’t get to residential streets until late Tuesday.

List of high school sports games canceled, postponed due to winter storm

Tue, 01/09/2024 - 5:30am
The first big winter storm has caused school closures and many high school sports events to be canceled or postponed.

State Department of Justice names officers involved in triple fatal vehicle pursuit Jan. 1

Tue, 01/09/2024 - 5:30am
A Monona officer tried to pull a "suspicious" vehicle over for reckless driving just after 9 p.m. when the vehicle fled, the DOJ said in a news release.

Former Wisconsin football quarterback transferring to FCS national semifinalist

Tue, 01/09/2024 - 5:20am
The in-state player heads to a unique offense whose quarterback transferred to a Power Five school. Here's what we know.

Alternate approaches can help attract foreign students to Wisconsin

Mon, 01/08/2024 - 2:00pm
The goal is not to replace any Wisconsin students but to help make up for the fact there are 20,000 fewer students at UW campuses than there were 10 years ago.

Madison Dry January festival already sold out

Mon, 01/08/2024 - 1:30pm
Tickets went fast for the first "Madison N/A Day."

Wisconsin men's basketball reaches new level in AP rankings

Mon, 01/08/2024 - 12:42pm
The Badgers reached a new echelon of this season's rankings, but still sit behind Big Ten foes despite topping the league standings.

Drunken man enters, damages home he thought was family member’s, Madison police say

Mon, 01/08/2024 - 12:25pm
The incident happened in the 200 block of North Gammon Road shortly before 7 p.m. Thursday, Madison police said.

With storm coming, Madison cancels Tuesday trash and recycling collection

Mon, 01/08/2024 - 12:18pm
The National Weather Service is predicting from 1 to 2 inches of snow in the Madison area beginning after 11 p.m. today, and up to 7 more inches Tuesday.

Wisconsin hockey teams both have a top-3 spot in national rankings

Mon, 01/08/2024 - 12:08pm
The Badgers men's hockey team moved up in the rankings after extending their winning streak to nine games. Here's where things stand.

Gooh Grocery opening soon in former Visions strip club, bringing 'social impact'

Mon, 01/08/2024 - 11:50am
"The neighborhood where we're located is designated by the city as a food desert. Outside of the Kwik Trip, there's nothing else in that area," co-owner Jerreh Kujabi said.

Hands on Wisconsin: Jordan Love owns the Chicago Teddy Bears

Mon, 01/08/2024 - 11:30am
The Green Bay Packers new quarterback Jordan Love dominated the Chicago Bears Sunday afternoon, leading the team to victory and a playoff berth in his first year as the starter.

Medical marijuana would be legal in Wisconsin under restrictive Republican bill

Mon, 01/08/2024 - 10:55am
Wisconsinites who are terminally ill or suffering from a chronic disease would be able to purchase medical marijuana at one of five state-run dispensaries under a Republican-authored bill.

Man hospitalized after being shot in Green Lake County, authorities say

Mon, 01/08/2024 - 10:35am
Shortly before 11:30 p.m. Friday, a 21-year-old man called to report that a 20-year-old man had been shot on Kahl Road in the town of Green Lake, authorities said.

Suspected impaired driver dies in crash fleeing police in Dodge County, authorities say

Mon, 01/08/2024 - 10:15am
The Dane County Sheriff’s Office assisted with the safe removal of an older military-style grenade, or facsimile, that was found in the vehicle.

1 boy dies, 1 still critical after falling through retention pond ice, Sun Prairie authorities say

Mon, 01/08/2024 - 9:50am
The two boys, 8 and 6, were pulled from the pond and taken to a local hospital in critical condition, and one died, Sun Prairie police said.

Here's what you're paying for property taxes this year and why

Mon, 01/08/2024 - 9:45am
But as always, how much you pay depends where you live and if voters have approved spending referendums.

Is there any difference between 'partly cloudy' and 'mostly sunny'?

Mon, 01/08/2024 - 9:40am
The Weather Guys explain how cloud cover is described by meteorologists and share a unit of measurement: the okta.

Arson investigators probing fire in camper parked on Far East Side street, authorities say

Mon, 01/08/2024 - 9:20am
Madison police and fire personnel were sent to the fire reported shortly after 3 a.m. in the 100 block of North Thompson Drive, authorities said.

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