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President Donald Trump hasn't taken many actions in his second term that draw near-universal praise from across the political spectrum.

The vandals taped letters to the doors of both homes with a list of demands and left fake blood, a police spokesperson said. Air horns were used and discarded at both houses, police said.

The Badgers completed their 2025-26 roster with the addition of one final transfer last week. Here's what looks solid, and what still is unknown about the group.

Brandon Woodruff struck out eight batters and allowed just two hits in his first start since September 2023 as Milwaukee won 3-1 to defeat the Marlins in a three-game series.

A collection of the state's top high school girls soccer athletes came from the Madison and WiscNews area. Here's a look at this season's All-Supernova honorees.

One of the state's all-time scoring leaders punctuated her high school career with a record-breaking season, in which she reached the 50-goal mark for a second straight year.

NFL

PHILADELPHIA — Zack Wheeler threw a one-hitter for his first complete game since 2021 in the Philadelphia Phillies’ 3-1 victory over the Cincinnati Reds on Sunday.

CHICAGO — Shane van Gisbergen burned out his tires in celebration, sending white smoke into the air. He signed a rugby ball and punted it into the stands in downtown Chicago.

HOUSTON — Edson Álvarez scored a tiebreaking goal in the 77th minute after a video review reversed an offside call, and Mexico beat the United States 2-1 on Sunday night for its record 10th CONCACAF Gold Cup title.

The pitcher struck out eight batters and allowed just two hits in his first start since 2023. Milwaukee won 3-1 to defeat the Marlins in a three-game series.

SILVERSTONE, England — Lando Norris survived an incident-packed race in the rain to win Formula 1’s British Grand Prix on Sunday and cut the gap to his teammate and title rival Oscar Piastri.

BOULOGNE-SUR-MER, France — Dutch cyclist Mathieu van der Poel won the hilly second stage of the Tour de France on Sunday after holding off defending champion Tadej Pogacar and two-time winner Jonas Vingegaard in a sprint to the line.

LONDON — A ball that clearly landed long in a match at Centre Court wasn’t called out Sunday because the electronic system that replaced line judges at Wimbledon this year was shut off.

During the tortured congressional debate prior to Thursday's House approval of the legislative monstrosity that President Donald Trump dubbed “the one big beautiful bill” — and that detractors have more accurately described as “the one big ugly bill" — U.S.…

At about 6:10 a.m., a passerby contacted UW police dispatchers after spotting what appeared to be a body roughly 50 feet offshore near the Memorial Union.

The incident remains under investigation by the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, Vernon County Sheriff’s Office, and Vernon County Coroner’s Office.

At about 9:25 a.m., multiple 911 callers reported the crash at Highway 11 and Highway JS in the town of Spring Prairie, the Walworth County Sheriff's Office reported.

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Neighbors call it a “monstrosity.”