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Local digest for Thursday, Nov. 20, 2025

Wed, 11/19/2025 - 6:03pm
Crash closed Hwy. 14 for hours

Former Miss America returns to UW-Madison as commencement speaker

Wed, 11/19/2025 - 5:30pm
Grace Vanderhei won the title of Miss America in December 2022, when she was a 20-year-old undergraduate student at UW-Madison studying nuclear engineering.

Man sentenced to life for 2023 fatal shooting at Harmony apartments

Wed, 11/19/2025 - 5:15pm
Devonte Gafford, 34, will not be eligible for release on extended supervision for at least 45 years, Dane County Circuit Judge Mario White ruled on Wednesday.

Abandoned home on East Side burned in ‘phenomenal’ real-world fire training exercise

Wed, 11/19/2025 - 4:45pm
Firefighters first put out several smaller blazes before torching the whole structure Wednesday.

Exact Sciences could be sold to Abbott Laboratories, report says

Wed, 11/19/2025 - 3:40pm
A deal could be announced in the coming days, Bloomberg reported.

Assembly Republicans dash Democrats’ bid to force a vote on expanded postpartum care

Wed, 11/19/2025 - 3:38pm
The proposal has been backed by dozens of Republicans and would allow pregnant women to receive Medicaid benefits for a year after they give birth, up from the current standard of 60 days.

Wisconsin QB Billy Edwards Jr. on his knee injury, future and notion he quit

Wed, 11/19/2025 - 3:00pm
Billy Edwards Jr. set the record straight on his injury, his attempts to return the field and more in an interview Wednesday morning.

Prepare for a long detour Thursday as part of Milwaukee Street closes for water main work

Wed, 11/19/2025 - 2:30pm
Drivers will be detoured south along Atwood Avenue from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m..

Wisconsin can force wedding barns to get liquor licenses or reduce events, judge rules

Wed, 11/19/2025 - 1:51pm
Wedding barns that fail to obtain a liquor license by December 31 will face severe limitations on how many events they can hold each year.

Here’s where each of the 16 ancient canoes found in Lake Mendota were discovered

Wed, 11/19/2025 - 12:53pm
Madison’s largest lake has changed dramatically over the centuries but for now, the only canoes that have revealed themselves are along the Shorewood Hills shoreline.

Online sports betting bill hits snag, pulled from Assembly calendar

Wed, 11/19/2025 - 11:47am
The bill had been fast-tracked through the Legislature despite opposition from some conservatives, national sports betting groups and anti-gambling advocates.

Wisconsin football loses 2nd commitment along offensive line this week

Wed, 11/19/2025 - 11:37am
Another three-star offensive lineman has backed off his pledge to the Badgers. Here's what to know.

UW-Madison School of Nursing Dean Linda Scott, a leader in her field, dies at 69

Wed, 11/19/2025 - 11:15am
Under Scott’s leadership, the school expanded clinical learning opportunities for students through a partnership between the university and UW Health.

Wisconsin men's basketball star guard named to Wooden Award watch list

Wed, 11/19/2025 - 10:50am
The Badgers junior is averaging 19.5 points per game so far this season, a hot start that has him in the early running for another prestigious honor.

Photo of the day: Team effort

Wed, 11/19/2025 - 8:35am
Featured images by the Wisconsin State Journal's photo team of Amber Arnold, John Hart and Owen Ziliak.

2 women arrested after gunshot fired into adjacent apartment on Far West Side

Wed, 11/19/2025 - 8:20am
At about 10:30 p.m. Tuesday, police were sent to the 8100 block of Blakton Road for a gunshot fired into an occupied, adjacent apartment, Madison police reported.

Driver seriously injured in crash that closed Highway 14 south of Oregon for hours

Wed, 11/19/2025 - 7:40am
The 2-vehicle crash happened shortly after 5:30 p.m. near the intersection of Highway 14 and Hill Road in the town of Rutland, the Dane County Sheriff's Office reported.

Bar Corallini chef opening Italian restaurant on Near West Side

Wed, 11/19/2025 - 6:40am
Osteria Novella will be in the Quarry Shoppes & Apartments where Novanta served Neapolitan pizza for five years.

One of Wisconsin football's biggest problems lies in the 'middle 8'

Wed, 11/19/2025 - 6:37am
The Badgers aren't just losing in a crucial portion of their games, they're getting smoked.

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