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Man arrested for attacking speaker during demonstration, UW-Madison police say

Mon, 05/13/2024 - 12:50pm
The Madison man reportedly was yelling and agitated when he punched one man twice in the back of the head and another in the face and on the shoulder.

Wisconsin Supreme Court's liberal justices appear poised to flip ballot drop box ban

Mon, 05/13/2024 - 12:27pm
The court's eventual decision could have considerable impact on Wisconsin's upcoming August 13 primary and November 5 presidential election.

Madison's 'Chimney Doe' finally has a name, after nearly 35 years

Mon, 05/13/2024 - 11:50am
The DNA Doe Project has identified the person whose bones were found at the bottom of a chimney in a since-demolished building on University Avenue in September 1989.

Madison School District hires new communications director

Mon, 05/13/2024 - 11:25am
Edell Fiedler most recently worked as director of communications and engagement for the city of Elgin, Illinois. Fiedler's first day was April 22.

Much of Wisconsin under alert as Canadian wildfire smoke chokes upper Midwest again

Mon, 05/13/2024 - 11:20am
Nearly 90 fires are currently burning in Canada, and northeastern British Columbia, northwestern Alberta and the southern Northwest Territories are suffering from an intense drought

Tom Still: Why has Microsoft picked Wisconsin for its AI data center? Just ask AI

Mon, 05/13/2024 - 9:40am
The project at the Foxconn site in southeastern Wisconsin, on paper, offers oodles of potential for the state's manufacturing.

Man on probation for robbery arrested after fleeing Janesville police on dirt bike

Mon, 05/13/2024 - 9:20am
The 20-year-old driver of the dirt bike was arrested and jailed on tentative charges of fleeing/eluding officers and a felony probation violation, Janesville police said.

Arrest made after man shot, critically injured at Reindahl Park on Far East Side, Madison police say

Mon, 05/13/2024 - 8:50am
A gathering was taking place at Reindahl Park at the time of the shooting and it appears that the man who was shot was targeted, Madison police said.

Motorcyclist hospitalized after crash that closed Highway 18/151 near Dodgeville, authorities say

Mon, 05/13/2024 - 8:40am
The crash happened about 1:50 p.m. Sunday on Highway 18/151 near milepost 53, about 10 miles east of Dodgeville, the Iowa County Sheriff’s Office said in a statement.

SOS: Vrbo's handling of condo cancellation leaves couple short $3,701.96

Mon, 05/13/2024 - 8:00am
Expedia was telling the Cychoszes that it bore no responsibility for a reservation made on its platform and botched by its business partner.

Exact Sciences blood test for many cancers is going to patients this summer

Mon, 05/13/2024 - 7:35am
Meanwhile, a competitor has received federal approval for a stool-based colon cancer screening test to rival Exact Sciences' similar Cologuard.

As Madison Children Museum prepares to welcome world conference, MCM's president says goodbye

Mon, 05/13/2024 - 7:25am
A key requirement for hosting the international conference of the Association of Children's Museums? You have to be a great museum everybody wants to see.

Wisconsin man gets 15-year prison sentence for 2022 building fire that killed 2 people

Mon, 05/13/2024 - 7:20am
The February 2022 fire killed two tenants who lived above a Sturgeon Bay bar and seriously injured a third tenant.

5 questions with Oregon boys lacrosse player Israel Mikkelson

Mon, 05/13/2024 - 7:13am
From his favorite music to what he enjoys about lacrosse, meet Israel Mikkelson.

Democratic ads try to chip away at Trump support among rural voters in Wisconsin, 2 other key states

Mon, 05/13/2024 - 6:50am
The ads, from American Bridge 21st Century, will begin airing Monday in the northern battleground states of Pennsylvania, Michigan and Wisconsin.

Is Jaire Alexander in the process of making a fresh start with the Packers?

Mon, 05/13/2024 - 6:37am
The veteran cornerback is working in an overhauled defensive system with new coaches and a new teammate in the secondary,

Wisconsin Supreme Court considers expanding use of absentee ballot drop boxes

Mon, 05/13/2024 - 6:10am
If the court were to overturn a ruling that all but eliminated absentee ballot drop boxes it could impact what is expected to be another razor-thin presidential race in Wisconsin.

3 ways Wisconsin football helped build its 2025 recruiting class this spring

Mon, 05/13/2024 - 5:37am
The Badgers had a rocky start to the spring recruiting calendar but rebounded. Here's where things stand before an important month ahead.

2-time defending champion Steve Stricker finishes third at Champions Tour major, withdraws from PGA

Mon, 05/13/2024 - 4:45am
The Madison resident was three shots off the winning score set by Doug Barron on Sunday in Birmingham, Alabama.

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