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E15 ethanol sales put corn surplus to work

Matt Raboin puts the finishing touches on a 25-foot-tall troll figure constructed of wood scraps and repurposed shipping pallets Monday as he prepares for Saturday’s third annual Burning Troll festival on his farm in Mount Horeb. The highlight of the…

About 50 college campuses across the United States in recent weeks received hoax calls about armed gunmen and other violence.

The first national rankings for the 2025-26 women's hockey season are in. Here's where the defending NCAA champion Badgers stand.

Mid Town Road closing for water pipeline

Suffocating defensive efforts and a high-scoring offense thriving behind offseason tweaks helped area teams continue impressive starts to the season. Here are three things we learned.

As Trump prepares to embark on a state visit with King Charles this week, here's a look back at some of the better-known faux pas, including one of Trump's own.

A team led by researcher Brendon Baillod found the wreck of the F.J. King, which sank off Door County during a ferocious storm almost 140 years ago.

The motorcyclist was not wearing a helmet and was pronounced dead at the scene by the Grant County Coroner.

Madison police didn’t provide any details on the man's injuries or condition.

The crash resulted in a secondary collision involving two more vehicles, with one of the drivers receiving injuries that were not considered life-threatening.

No one was reported injured after firefighters respond to plume of smoke from an unattended pot of baked beans.

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The Great Dane will continue to operate its other three Madison-area restaurants: The original Downtown location, Fitchburg, and East Madison.

A 68-year-old woman left seven Great Danes in her van from about 10:30 a.m. until about 4 p.m., when a caller reported the dogs in distress, Madison police said.

The NWS is a clear example of the benefit accrued to societies wise enough to trust in, and invest in, expertise.

Police gave an all-clear after a reported “suspicious package” at UW-Madison Enzyme Research Institute Monday.

As for why, Leonard figures that Take 5 had replaced his old drain plug with one that was either defective or the wrong model, and that led to the crack.

There were no injuries and the damage was limited to the driver’s vehicle.

24 districts in the study have largely reverted to compensation systems that only consider how many years of experience and what degrees a teacher has.