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The U.S. stock market had its worst day since May on Friday after the government reported a sharp slowdown in hiring and President Donald Trump imposed sweeping tariffs on imports from several U.S. trading partners.

Above: Ridgewood swimmer Kira Wagner swims the butterfly portion of heat six of the women’s 100-meter individual medley preliminary Thursday in the 2025 All-City Swim Meet at Hill Farm Swim Club in Madison. Below left: Shorewood Hills’ Genevieve Hanson comes…

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WASHINGTON — U.S. hiring slowed sharply last month, the Labor Department reported Friday, as President Donald Trump’s erratic and radical trade policies paralyze businesses and raise doubts about the outlook for the world’s largest economy.

The Dane County Humane Society is reducing adoption fees during August as part of a nationwide adoption campaign.

SAVANNAH, Ga. — Former Food Network star Paula Deen announced Friday the abrupt closure of the Savannah restaurant that launched her to fame with its menu of fried chicken, banana pudding and other indulgent Southern dishes.

A woman who hit and killed a 66-year-old man and his dog with her car, while free on bail posted by “prison abolition” activists, was sentenced Friday to eight years in prison.

A jury convicted Maxwell Anderson in June of first-degree intentional homicide, mutilating a corpse, arson and hiding a corpse in connection with Sade Robinson's death last year.

The dog was taken to the Dane County Humane Society, Madison police said.

Although conditions have improved since Thursday, the Canadian wildfire smoke will continue to impact Wisconsin’s surface air quality over the next several days.

The incident was reported July 24 at a residential complex in the 6400 block of East Gate Road, Monona police said.

The fire was reported about 11:15 p.m. at an unspecified type of structure on Highway H in the town of Arena, Iowa County Sheriff Michael Peterson said.

LOS ANGELES — Justin Timberlake has been diagnosed with Lyme disease, the former NSYNC star said last week on Instagram.

The sprayground's opening comes about two years after the city opened a fully accessible playground at Rennebohm Park.

Dane County Judge Susan Crawford this week upheld a key city approval for a three-story apartment building on Old Sauk Road.

Sign Art Studio in Mount Horeb is building a new, 32-foot-long, 5,200-pound sign for the building that was constructed in 1915 on High Street.

Oscar Fox is excited to gobble down Wisconsin State Fair grub in this week's Mendota Marsh.

Former Hyatt Hotel security guard Todd Erickson entered the plea in connection with D'Vontaye Mitchell's death in Milwaukee County Circuit Court.

A University of Wisconsin-Madison program educates renters about how to find affordable housing, what to ask landlords and more. It also trains people to teach others in their community.Rent Smart training helps tenants navigate Wisconsin’s housing crunch is a post…

After a breakout junior season, the Badgers' best wide receiver could have tested the market by entering the transfer portal. Instead, he found plenty of reasons to stay in Madison.