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Reedsburg relies on rushing attack to earn upset victory over Madison Edgewood

Fri, 10/31/2025 - 10:03pm
Will Mikonowicz and the Reedsburg rushing attack lifts the Beavers to a playoff win over Madison Edgewood.

3 things that stood out from Wisconsin women's hockey first loss in 38 games

Fri, 10/31/2025 - 9:07pm
Minnesota scored four goals in the third period, the most by a Badgers opponent in Madison in 23 years, to hand Wisconsin its first loss.

Live scoreboard: High school football second-round playoff scores

Fri, 10/31/2025 - 5:55pm
The second round of the high school football playoffs kick off, so stay up to date with all the scores.

No evidence Whitehorse Middle School staff abused student, Madison police say

Fri, 10/31/2025 - 5:31pm
A social media post that police say has no basis in fact sparked protests outside the school and a nearby home.

Local digest for Saturday, Nov. 1, 2025

Fri, 10/31/2025 - 5:10pm
Nakoma Road reopens; utility work remains

Madison civil rights department director cleared

Fri, 10/31/2025 - 4:36pm
Norman Davis had been under investigation over allegations from 10 people that he bullied employees and discriminated against them based on sex and disability.

Obituary index for Sat., Nov. 1

Fri, 10/31/2025 - 3:19pm
HEIMLICH, Gregory Martin, 72

'Real' food joins the candy amid SNAP halt

Fri, 10/31/2025 - 2:30pm
When KC Neufeld announced on her Denver neighborhood’s Facebook page that her family would hand out out ramen and packs of macaroni and cheese in addition to candy this Halloween, she wasn’t expecting much of a response.

Wisconsin's governor signs Kennedy-inspired bill allowing candidates to withdraw from the ballot

Fri, 10/31/2025 - 2:30pm
Wisconsin's Democratic governor on Friday signed a bipartisan bill that will allow candidates to remove their names from the ballot, addressing an issue that arose last year when Robert F. Kennedy Jr. tried to get himself removed from the presidential…

Wisconsin becomes latest state to ban cellphone use in K-12 schools

Fri, 10/31/2025 - 1:54pm
The ban allows exemptions for emergency situations, a student’s ability to manage their health or for educational purposes authorized by teachers.

Judges: Use contingency

Fri, 10/31/2025 - 1:47pm
BOSTON — Two federal judges ruled almost simultaneously Friday that President Donald Trump’s administration must continue to fund SNAP, the nation’s biggest food aid program, using contingency funds during the government shutdown.

Wisconsin judge puts on hold his ruling that required citizenship check of voters

Fri, 10/31/2025 - 12:35pm
It now appears unlikely that the case will be resolved before elections in February and April and it may remain in limbo beyond the 2026 midterm election.

Man arrested after slashing tires, stealing vehicle on Near East Side

Fri, 10/31/2025 - 12:20pm
The man was jailed on tentative charges of criminal damage to property, disorderly conduct, operating a motor vehicle without consent and a probation violation, Madison police said.

Giuffre family welcomes move but wants more

Fri, 10/31/2025 - 12:01pm
LONDON — British politicians, the public and the family of Virginia Roberts Giuffre on Friday praised King Charles III's decision to strip his brother Andrew of his princely title and spacious home, a banishment that left the disgraced royal increasingly…

Nakoma Road in Madison to reopen Friday night following reconstruction

Fri, 10/31/2025 - 11:10am
The area had been under construction for most of the summer.

6 retail theft citations issued in school lunch hour operation at Monona Walgreens

Fri, 10/31/2025 - 9:20am
The special operation was designed to “address ongoing issues of retail theft, fighting, and other disturbances that have occurred during the school lunch hour” at the store, police said.

Driver faces OWI after car without bumper seen weaving on Far East Side

Fri, 10/31/2025 - 8:20am
After the driver was removed from the vehicle, officers saw alcohol and medication in the vehicle, Madison police said.

How a senior (briefly) matched Wisconsin men's hockey royalty in an emphatic rivalry victory

Fri, 10/31/2025 - 8:17am
Christian Fitzgerald scored six goals as a Badgers junior. He already has matched that total through seven games this season after a big performance against Minnesota.

First Business Financial Services Q3 earnings top analysts’ expectations

Fri, 10/31/2025 - 8:05am
First Business Financial Services reported third-quarter earnings of $14.4 million, or $1.70 per share, on revenue of $73.4 million.

92-year-old angler remembers his first fish from 1938

Fri, 10/31/2025 - 8:00am
Jack Hurst was just 5 years old when he bagged a brook trout near Poynette.

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