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Just 2 days into camp, a pair of Packers rookies are impressing safety Xavier McKinney

Tue, 07/23/2024 - 6:17pm
While the linchpin of Green Bay's defense says he isn’t playing any favorites, there are two young players who've stood out over the first two days of training camp.

How Wisconsin football is preparing for paying players directly

Tue, 07/23/2024 - 5:43pm
One of the Badgers' star recruiters looks like he'll be taking on even more responsibility once the framework for colleges paying athletes takes shape.

Madison man arrested in 2023 shooting death of 15-year-old

Tue, 07/23/2024 - 4:43pm
Donivan Douglas, 21, was booked into the Dane County Jail on Sunday.

Perception of Wisconsin football is changing in the Big Ten, and not in a good way

Tue, 07/23/2024 - 4:29pm
The Badgers, once a regular in Indianapolis for Big Ten football championship games, are trying to get back to contender status after dipping to the also-ran category.

Wisconsin, in a first, to unveil a statue of a Black woman at its Capitol

Tue, 07/23/2024 - 3:30pm
About a thousand people are expected at a gala event this weekend in honor of former Wisconsin Secretary of State Vel Phillips.

Cleared of Tree Lane homicide, Milwaukee man will serve no more time

Tue, 07/23/2024 - 3:00pm
A judge ordered a time-served sentence for a man convicted of gun possession by a felon but acquitted of homicide.

Hands on Wisconsin: Joe Biden decides to retire with dignity -- sort of

Tue, 07/23/2024 - 1:00pm
Joe Biden announced on Sunday that he was dropping out of the race for president, and endorsed his vice president, Kamala Harris, in hopes she can defeat Donald Trump in November.

Sharp increase in whooping cough cases reported in Dane County

Tue, 07/23/2024 - 12:50pm
It's a rate of increase that hasn't been seen in years, and for an illness for which there has long been an effective vaccine.

5 things the Big Ten commissioner said about revenue sharing, expansion and more

Tue, 07/23/2024 - 12:46pm
Tony Petitti said this is "the most transformative period in college sports" when he talked at Big Ten football media days.

4 people, pets displaced by fire on Southwest Side, authorities say

Tue, 07/23/2024 - 12:25pm
No injuries were reported, and the American Red Cross is assisting the displaced residents.

Wisconsin Democrats optimistic their recent political roller coaster ride is close to over

Tue, 07/23/2024 - 12:18pm
"President Biden has been a very good president ... but I think people also believe that putting Vice President Harris forward now puts us in a much better position."

Madison launches citywide air pollution monitoring project

Tue, 07/23/2024 - 11:15am
The network of 65 air quality monitors will measure concentrations of particulate matter, which can cause respiratory and cardiovascular problems.

Authorities identify man who died Saturday after being shot May 11 in Beloit

Tue, 07/23/2024 - 11:10am
Two men were arrested for the shooting on May 28 in Indiana, authorities said.

Wheel & Sprocket to close Fitchburg bike shop

Tue, 07/23/2024 - 10:15am
The closing comes less than two years after opening in the space formerly occupied by

Wisconsin football shut out of Big Ten preseason honors

Tue, 07/23/2024 - 10:14am
None of the Badgers top players was recognized by a Big Ten media panel.

Residence hit, shell casings found after shots reported on East Side, Madison police say

Tue, 07/23/2024 - 10:10am
At about 6:10 a.m. Saturday, officers were sent to reported gunshots in the Worthington Avenue and Rethke Avenue area, Madison police said.

Harris visits Wisconsin in first rally as Democrats coalesce around her for president

Tue, 07/23/2024 - 9:50am
Harris is traveling to Milwaukee, where she will hold her first campaign rally since she launched her campaign on Sunday with Biden's endorsement.

Sustain Dane's compost program grows, adds Westside farmers' market collection site

Tue, 07/23/2024 - 9:25am
The program seems to have worked through the problems that have plagued other composting programs, saving more than 37,000 pounds of scraps from landfills since it began in 2022.

US Rep. Derrick Van Orden calls on Harris to invoke 25th Amendment, remove Biden from office

Tue, 07/23/2024 - 7:05am
Several other Republican officials, including Sen. Eric Schmitt of Missouri and Rep. Nancy Mace of South Carolina, have also called on Biden's Cabinet to invoke the 25th Amendment.

Draft Queen: Mustard and sausage and beer, oh my!

Tue, 07/23/2024 - 6:45am
Let's prepare to celebrate the first Saturday in August.

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