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New Wisconsin undergrads will pay in-state tuition at Iowa university
The in-state tuition rates will save students from Iowa's neighboring states $12,000 annually.
Trump administration will launch a new private health tracking system
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration will launch a new program that will allow Americans to share personal health data and medical records across health systems and apps run by private tech companies, promising that will make it easier to access…
Could this cheesemaking bacterium become Wisconsin's state microbe?
The microbe is crucial to the state's nearly $53 billion dairy economy.
Airlines add direct flights from Madison airport for Wisconsin football road games
Badgers football fans can avoid connections in flying from Madison to destinations near opposing team stadiums this season.
Advisory for wildfire smoke for Wisconsin runs to noon Friday, could be extended
Widespread “Unhealthy” levels of PM2.5 are expected across Wisconsin on Thursday, with values in the “Very Unhealthy” category possible, the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources said.
15 things to do around Madison this weekend
We have some cool options jumping into August.
Man arrested for armed robbery with a box cutter at South Side bus stop
A 51-year-old man was arrested for armed robbery and resisting arrest after stealing a man's wallet at a South Side bus stop.
Excluded from budget, program to preserve Wisconsin land hinges on GOP proposal
Now, as renewing Knowles-Nelson takes the form of a standalone proposal in the Legislature, conservation groups are banking on the future of the program.
Woman faces second OWI after crash with 3 kids in car on East Side
The two-vehicle crash happened around 4:30 p.m. Saturday near the intersection of Commercial and Packers Avenue.
Lawmakers see new momentum to study why Black women go missing, are murdered at higher rates
What's changed? The make-up of the Legislature, and the absence of a lawmaker who previously held the bill up in committee.
Sheriff says driver in fatal OWI crash should face justice, not deportation
Deporting Noelia Martinez before her trial would also deny the family of the victims in the fatal drunken-driving crash justice, Sheriff Kevin Barrett said.
The big stinky corpse flower is back at Olbrich Botanical Gardens
For the first time at the gardens, curators have pollinated a corpse flower hoping to produce two seeds that will grow more flowers.
Madison Savoyards' bring comic opera 'Iolanthe' to Bartell stage
Since that initial performance, the company has found its footing in a big way. August's production of "Iolanthe" will mark the seventh time the group had performed the operetta.
Madison races to catch up with the pickleball game
Pickleball was invented 60 years ago, but now it's a national craze. Does the city have enough courts to keep up?
Scoring in pickleball is unlike scoring in tennis
Scoring is often one of the most difficult adjustments for tennis players who take up pickleball.
Meet our Wisconsin football's All-Badgers Quarter Century Team defense
BadgerExtra football beat reporter Colten Bartholomew breaks down his picks for the Wisconsin football All-Badgers Quarter Century Team's defense, which features a who's-who of stellar front-seven players.
Overstaffed Sauk County jail costs more than nursing home | Tom Kriegl
When Sauk County Board members say the county nursing home lost money, they are hypocritically criticizing the Sauk County Health Care Center in Reedsburg for what other county departments and services do: use some property tax dollars.
Donald Trump's policies aren't making America great | Richard Peidelstein
We are six months into the current Trump administration. The plan to "make America great again" is now enshrined in executive orders and legislation. Let us examine the plan for greatness:
Don't let Sauk County shut down my nursing home | Robert (Bob) Leopold
I'm a retired teacher and resident at the Sauk County Health Care Center in Reedsburg. It has been my home for the last 18 months and will be for the rest of my life.
Let's make a more welcoming future for transgender children | Mark Stover
I am the grandparent of both a transgender child and a nonbinary child. They are ages 10 and 7. My wife and I often struggle to remember to use the appropriate pronouns (or no pronouns, as the case may be).…