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‘Fantastic Four: First Steps’ scores Marvel's first $100 million box office opening of 2025 (copy)

Sun, 07/27/2025 - 2:14pm
LOS ANGELES — Marvel’s first family has finally found box office gold. “The Fantastic Four: First Steps,” the first film about the superheroes made under the guidance of Kevin Feige and Walt Disney Co., earned $118 million in its first…

Teen arrested after Monona car chase that ended in Madison; driver at large

Sun, 07/27/2025 - 1:38pm
Police are still searching for the driver, according to a statement from Monona police chief Brian Chaney.

Dairy innovation fund will help Wisconsin farms | Greg Petras

Sun, 07/27/2025 - 12:30pm
America’s Dairyland is in trouble. Wisconsin lost nearly half of its dairy farms in the last 10 years. Small and medium-sized farms in particular continue to struggle with labor shortages, high operational costs and aging facilities.

Dave Zweifel: Risser's life is the story of Wisconsin politics

Sun, 07/27/2025 - 12:30pm
One detail in Fred Risser’s just-released autobiography speaks volumes: In all his 64 years serving Madison in the Wisconsin Legislature, he never once used an elevator in the state Capitol, even during the time he had a broken leg.

2nd teen victim of wrong-way crash near DeForest dies; mom decries 'preventable, reckless' decision

Sun, 07/27/2025 - 9:45am
Brady Allen Heiling, 19, was from Clara City, Minnesota, about 110 miles west of the Twin Cities. The other driver in the crash, who police say was intoxicated, already faces one homicide charge.

Why are data nerds racing to save US government statistics?

Sun, 07/27/2025 - 9:30am
After watching data sets be altered or disappear from government websites in unprecedented ways, statisticians, demographers and computer scientists have joined forces to capture and preserve data sets, sometimes clandestinely.

Kathleen Parker: Donald Trump’s yellow brick road doesn’t lead to Oz

Sun, 07/27/2025 - 9:09am
We owe author L. Frank Baum eternal gratitude for writing “The Wonderful Wizard of Oz.” In addition to entertaining generations of children, the story has proved endlessly useful to columnists in search of metaphors.

Scientists in Barbados overturn hundreds of rocks to rediscover world's smallest-known snake (copy)

Sun, 07/27/2025 - 8:30am
Some scientists worried that maybe the Barbados threadsnake had become extinct.

Poll shows how views of the Supreme Court have changed since 2022 abortion ruling

Sun, 07/27/2025 - 7:30am
A new poll shows Americans' views of the Supreme Court have moderated somewhat since overturning Roe v. Wade in 2022, but concern that it has too much power is rising.

Tony Evers' retirement excites young Democrats in latest cartoon by Phil Hands

Sun, 07/27/2025 - 6:40am
Wisconsin's Gov. Tony Evers announced this week that he will not seek a third term. The 73-year-old former teacher has decided he's had enough time running the state and is making way for a new generation.

OUR VIEW: Keep ginormous shows like Coldplay, Morgan Wallen coming to Camp Randall

Sun, 07/27/2025 - 6:00am
Coldplay, Morgan Wallen put Madison back on the map for big acts

Group wants to take the politics out of how legislative maps are drawn in Wisconsin

Sun, 07/27/2025 - 5:45am
The group seeks both legislation and a constitutional amendment to create a nonpartisan redistricting commission in Wisconsin.

Dr. Zorba Paster: Ketamine has value, but only used properly

Sun, 07/27/2025 - 5:30am
Dear Doc: I have a friend who goes to a ketamine clinic for fun. He doesn’t have depression or PTSD, but heard that ketamine was a great drug to get high on and so, why not? It’s legal.

CBS Sports analyst Gary Danielson breaks down Wisconsin football

Sun, 07/27/2025 - 5:03am
Longtime CBS analyst Gary Danielson gives his take on Wisconsin football's challenging schedule, quarterback Billy Edwards Jr. and more.

The wealthy already pay more than their fair share of taxes | Patrick O'Loughlin

Sun, 07/27/2025 - 5:00am
Letters to the Wisconsin State Journal have complained about tax cut “giveaways” or complaining about the wealthy “refusing to pay their fair share” of income taxes.

Meeting with Ghislaine Maxwell is the swamp in action | Aaron Brower

Sun, 07/27/2025 - 5:00am
Todd Blanche, President Donald Trump’s former personal attorney and current second in command at the Department of Justice, has opened direct conversations with Ghislaine Maxwell, who could be seeking a pardon for her 20-year sentence for conspiring with Jeffrey Epstein…

Voices on climate change crisis are being drowned out | Steven Reusser

Sun, 07/27/2025 - 5:00am
Environmental voices of the past included John Muir, Rachel Carson and Wisconsin's Aldo Leopold and Gaylord Nelson. We listened, trusted and acted out of concern.

Donald Trump is a threat to the soul of American democracy | Gerald Sternberg

Sun, 07/27/2025 - 5:00am
Both on domestic and foreign policy issues, President Donald Trump is flat-out wrong.

Horror in Gaza distracts humanity from pressing climate issues | Kevin Spitler

Sun, 07/27/2025 - 5:00am
The incessant, almost daily body count of desperate Palestinians in Gaza and the deliberate destruction of their infrastructure is an avoidable catastrophe of historic proportions. It's something decent and moral citizens of the world should not tolerate any longer.

Donald Trump is losing support from independent voters | Mark Quinn

Sun, 07/27/2025 - 5:00am
Six months into President Donald Trump’s term, this is a proper time to see how the American people are judging his presidency.

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