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5 things to know about the eighth practice of Packers training camp

Thu, 08/01/2024 - 4:13am
Kingsley Enagbare is excelling in training camp after suffering a partially torn ACL during last season's playoffs.

State Patrol: Motorcycle hit 175 mph on interstate

Wed, 07/31/2024 - 8:02pm
The number of citations issued by the State Patrol for driving 100 mph or faster rose sharply during the pandemic, from 583 citations in 2019 to 1,403 citations in 2020.

Jordan Love on offense: 'I think it’s definitely still a work in progress'

Wed, 07/31/2024 - 7:30pm
The quarterback, who spent the first four practices of camp as a spectator while getting a contract hammered out, and the unit had a good outing Wednesday.

Wisconsin's Daniel Freitag provides 'opportunity I wish I had' with youth basketball camp

Wed, 07/31/2024 - 6:00pm
The incoming Wisconsin men's basketball freshman guard hosted his first in a host of youth camps this summer.

How Casey Rabach found his way to an on-field coaching role with Wisconsin football

Wed, 07/31/2024 - 2:58pm
Rabach's been instrumental to the Wisconsin staff, and it's business as usual with the former Badgers lineman in a new role.

Madison Chamber announces Pressure Chamber finalists

Wed, 07/31/2024 - 2:41pm
The 11th annual startup initiative will be Aug. 20 at the Majestic Theatre during Forward Fest, Wisconsin's largest technology and entrepreneurship festival.

Wisconsin women's basketball reveals 2024-25 nonconference schedule

Wed, 07/31/2024 - 2:05pm
The Badgers will face a number of teams that reached the postseason last year, and will travel to one of basketball's most historic arenas.

4 observations from Wisconsin football's 2nd training camp practice

Wed, 07/31/2024 - 1:45pm
Wisconsin's top offensive line is set, but has to come together even more in training camp, plus other observations from Badgers training camp.

Resident escapes as basement fire damages town of Oregon home, authorities say

Wed, 07/31/2024 - 12:40pm
A Dane County Sheriff’s Office deputy was the first to reach the house, saw smoke and helped the lone occupant from a deck to safety, authorities said.

2 new cities picked for future Big Ten basketball tournaments

Wed, 07/31/2024 - 12:28pm
The Badgers hope to attend the new sites with a new Big Ten Conference tournament format.

VP Kamala Harris to visit western Wisconsin with running mate next week

Wed, 07/31/2024 - 11:30am
Vice President and presidential candidate Kamala Harris will visit western Wisconsin next week with her soon to be announced running mate, Harris' campaign told the Wisconsin State Journal.

Bike path sex assault suspect identified, turns self in, Madison police say

Wed, 07/31/2024 - 8:40am
The 21-year-old man was arrested and jailed on tentative charges of fourth-degree sexual assault and lewd and lascivious behavior, Madison police said.

Why a former Wisconsin volleyball star was moved off Olympics roster

Wed, 07/31/2024 - 8:25am
The setter made a comeback after being left off the Tokyo Olympics roster to represent the United States in the Paris Olympics.

Harris gives Democrats a jolt in a critical part of swing-state Wisconsin

Wed, 07/31/2024 - 8:15am
“Kamala Harris is the defibrillator that the Democratic Party needed,” said John Anzalone, who was Biden's chief campaign pollster in 2020.

Fewer UW system students have applied for financial aid. Will enrollment drop, too?

Wed, 07/31/2024 - 8:05am
UW-Madison attributes a significant drop in first-year student financial applications to the error-plagued rollout of the revised federal financial aid form that has caused monthslong delays.

Woman faces OWI homicide charges for April crash that killed 4 in Rock County, authorities say

Wed, 07/31/2024 - 7:50am
The crash happened when a van driven by Lexus D. Boedecker failed to stop at a stop sign and was hit by an SUV and a truck.

Woman hospitalized, another arrested in stabbing, Fitchburg police say

Wed, 07/31/2024 - 6:55am
Fitchburg police said a 22-year-old woman was stabbed when an argument escalated outside an apartment building in the 2600 block of Post Road.

Hands on Wisconsin: George Washington didn't have kids. Is he a childless cat lady, too?

Wed, 07/31/2024 - 6:40am
Republican vice presidential candidate JD Vance has argued that Democrats like Kamala Harris are childless cat ladies. What's worse is that Vance has argued that people without children don't have a "direct stake" in the future the nation.

Survey: More than half of Wisconsin teens say had a mental health challenge in last year

Wed, 07/31/2024 - 5:50am
The Department of Public Instruction's youth mental health survey shows nearly a fifth of Wisconsin teens have suicidal thoughts while more than half have had a mental health challenge.

How Wisconsin men's basketball landed 'one of the most talented guards' to come from New Zealand

Wed, 07/31/2024 - 5:43am
The Badgers landed a key part of New Zealand's "golden age" of prospect development. Here's how and why he's joining Wisconsin.

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