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I was delighted to find agreement with former Lt. Gov. Rebecca Kleefisch's column last Sunday ,voicing her concern that trust in our elections is eroding. She offered assurance: "I can say that Wisconsin's elections are as secure as any state's."

Recently, I was traveling on a Sydney Harbour ferry in Australia when three young people speaking German sat in front of me. After a while, I spoke in German, asking them where in Germany they were from. Surprised, they replied…

President Joe Biden's Executive Order 14019 provides federal influence in state elections. Secretaries of state from nine states have joined legal action against the Biden administration.

The Badgers are getting players from Ohio State and Bemidji State to add to the 2024-25 roster.

The right-hander struck out eight Wednesday night as Milwaukee won two of three in Anaheim.

The challenge for the finale was for the three finalists to make the best four-course meal of their lives.

There are 27 states that allow use of the shot clock in high school basketball games. Wisconsin voted against becoming No. 28.

Juneteenth, which became a federal holiday in 2021, marks the day in 1865 enslaved people in Galveston, Texas found out they had been freed.

The crash closed Highway 33 for about three hours.

Madison, Fitchburg, Monona, Shorewood Hills, Maple Bluff, the Henry Vilas Zoo, Camp Randall Stadium and UW-Madison were most at risk the weather service said.

Chief Justice Annette Kingsland Ziegler called the decision to remove Prosser's name from the library "another petty and vindictive maneuver" by the court's new liberal majority.

The punishment for unruly spectators was on the agenda at the June meeting along with wrestling tournaments, electronic seedings and more. Here are a few noteworthy decisions from Wednesday's meeting.

The Badgers bolstered their freshman class with another versatile wing player whose family has strong athletic ties.

Anna Alberici opened Greenbush, named for its bygone neighborhood, in 1993 in the Italian Workmen's Club. She closed it Saturday.

As the picture might suggest, I was dumbstruck. What do you say to one of the greatest baseball players of all time? In my case, very little. I'm just immensely grateful somebody got the photo.

About 3,500 Madison-area households have signed up for the program, MGE said.

Fire crews were sent to 301 N. Broom Street at 7:52 a.m. for a possible fire and several manhole covers in the area showing smoke, authorities said.

Anyone who sees the vehicle and/or suspect should call 911 and not approach either, Madison police said.

The crash into the pond happened shortly before 3 a.m. Sunday in the area of 4 Collins Court, Madison police said.

"(Y)our circumstances don't define you, and I'm a real living testimony," graduate Brandon Payton, a father of five, said.