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Bucks fire Adrian Griffin as coach after just 43 games

Wed, 01/24/2024 - 5:35am
Despite having one of the top records in the NBA, Milwaukee is now on the hunt for a new coach for the second time in less than a year.

Wisconsin Republicans propose $2 billion in income tax cuts, retirement tax credits

Wed, 01/24/2024 - 5:30am
The proposal would decrease taxes by $2 billion per year in 2024-25 and $1.4 billion per year after that, according to the Legislative Fiscal Bureau.

La Crosse man allegedly shot stepfather to death, pointed gun at mother

Tue, 01/23/2024 - 10:05am
Alan R. Fry, 41, faces felony counts of first-degree intentional homicide and felon in possession of a firearm.

‘What are we going to do?’ Chippewa Falls patients, officials 'ticked off' about hospital closures

Tue, 01/23/2024 - 9:50am
Chippewa Falls residents and city officials are reeling from the news that two hospitals and all Prevea Health locations in western Wisconsin will close months from now.

Madison School District changes finals week, part of larger philosophical shift

Tue, 01/23/2024 - 9:25am
The Final Demonstration of Learning days are replacing "bridge week". Now, students will have to complete a final assignment or assessment in each class, regardless of their grades.

Woman faces OWI after beer, alcohol found following rollover crash of vehicle with toddler inside, Madison police say

Tue, 01/23/2024 - 9:20am
The 22-year-old Madison woman was taken to a hospital to be checked out and then arrested on tentative charges of first-offense OWI and neglect of a child, police said.

Officer a victim of hit-and-run while working hit-and-run of sergeant’s squad, Madison police say

Tue, 01/23/2024 - 8:10am
The hit-and-run vehicle was found unoccupied a short time later off of Monona Drive, Madison police said.

Madison City Council to consider 11-story hotel plan for former Downtown MATC site

Tue, 01/23/2024 - 8:00am
A Downtown block that has been little more than a fenced-off hole in the ground for years could get turned into an 11-story hotel.

Madison School Board eyes referendum for fall 2024

Tue, 01/23/2024 - 7:50am
The School Board on Monday began discussing the various middle and elementary schools that need to be renovated, likely with referendum dollars.

Direct flights to LAX returning to Dane County airport

Tue, 01/23/2024 - 7:45am
Low-cost airline Breeze Airways will operate the twice-weekly flights.

Lenin and his 'evil eminence' died 100 years ago

Tue, 01/23/2024 - 7:35am
This State Journal editorial ran on Jan. 25, 1924:

Packers give Madison woman ‘heart attack,’ niece reports in 911 call

Tue, 01/23/2024 - 7:20am
The woman said she had been texting with her niece in Missouri and during the tense late minutes of the game had texted, “I’m having a heart attack!”

One school is changing gym class for the better for special education students

Tue, 01/23/2024 - 5:50am
“I've seen some of these friendships grow outside of our class and even outside of the school day. It's just been unlike anything I've ever done," one teacher said.

Credit Union National Association to lay off 38 Wisconsin employees

Tue, 01/23/2024 - 5:45am
The Credit Union National Association, as the result of a recent merger, is now doing business as America's Credit Unions.

Madison could again allow streets to be named after people in proposed policy

Tue, 01/23/2024 - 5:40am
Resolutions creating an Honorary Street Name program and altering the city street-naming policy will be introduced at Tuesday's City Council meeting.

Joe Barry’s future? Unlike a year ago, Matt LaFleur evades ‘big-picture’ staff questions

Tue, 01/23/2024 - 5:35am
Packers coach Matt LaFleur refused to comment about whether there would be offseason coaching changes.

For emotional Jon Runyan, likely departure part of ‘business’ of football

Tue, 01/23/2024 - 5:35am
Packers right guard Jon Runyan, a soon-to-be unrestricted free agent, spent most of the second half of the season in a job-sharing arrangement.

12 Madison-area employees among 125 layoffs at video game studio Lost Boys Interactive

Tue, 01/23/2024 - 5:30am
Lost Boys Interactive, which has a physical office at 6417 Normandy Lane and has roughly 350 employees, said in the letter that separation of employment for affected workers is to begin in March.

Joe Parisi backs Melissa Agard's bid for Dane County executive

Tue, 01/23/2024 - 5:30am
With the election 10 months out, Agard has received endorsements from Parisi and former Dane County Executive Kathleen Falk.

President Joe Biden traveling to Superior, Wisconsin on Thursday

Tue, 01/23/2024 - 5:30am
Visits to the state this week from both the president and vice president underscore Wisconsin's considerable role in the upcoming presidential election.

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