A transfer setter got her first glimpse of the atmosphere at the UW Field House. Her play on Friday night helped to spark the spring season opener.
The Madison Police Department has said it will not send any of its six horses to the Midwest Horse Fair for fear of an equine virus that has begun showing up in the state.
Revenue from the Big Ten in fiscal year 2025 is projected to increase 18% over the current year at Wisconsin as money from new media deals starts flowing to schools.
"This decision does not clear Rep. Brandtjen of any wrongdoing, there is just not enough evidence to move forward to let a factfinder decide,” Susan Opper said.
A report released Friday details many issues that led to the collapse, which toppled about 30 people into Lake Mendota, and recommends fixes.
Coaches of Badgers winter sports had their contract terms extended through the 2028-29 season by the Athletic Board.
Although she's no longer headlining shows at Circus World, Viola and her co-star Kelly and still under contract to perform elsewhere.
The Badgers lost their fifth player to the portal this spring, and second this week. Here's the latest player heading out.
Wisconsin's cornerbacks group should have more players ready to play than a year ago. Here's what its position coach said Friday.
Eric Hovde said he doesn't oppose elderly people voting after saying that “almost nobody in a nursing home" is at a point in life where they are capable of voting.
The value of the average single-family home jumped 7.8% to $457,300 for 2024, and the city saw a record $949.4 million in new construction.
Florida, Arizona and Iowa are among states noted for actions against wrong-way driving. A new handbook offers tips for Wisconsin and other states.
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Do something nice for the planet — it’s Earth Day weekend. There’s much more in store, too.
Pop music superstar Taylor Swift's newest album, called "The Tortured Poets Department" is set to release Friday.
Over the last two decades, misconduct and behavioral issues have embroiled Council members and other officials. But a way to properly handle them has been elusive.
The most significant changes will be for students at Chavez, Crestwood and Thoreau Elementary Schools, who will now start school at 8:25 a.m. instead of 7:35 a.m.. The schedule for district high schools will not change next school year, apart from the elimination of early dismissal on Mondays.
Wisconsin sold its 2024 point guard signee on learning from a three-year starter for a season before taking over. Things have changed.
Wisconsin basketball is losing its veteran point guard, a move coach Greg Gard called "transactional." Here's why it's a hard pill to swallow for the Badgers.
Former President Donald Trump spent much of the week in a Manhattan court room facing charges related to his hush money payments to adult film actress Stormy Daniels. Trump thinks he won't get a fair trial claiming the jury and the entire legal system are biased against him. Of course, when …
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As Fitchburg police investigated the shots-fired incident, they were able to tie the man to a second shots-fired incident, Fitchburg Capt. Edward Hartwick said in a statement Friday.
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Inattentive driving appears to be the primary cause of the crash, which is under investigation, the Dane County Sheriff's Office said.
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The Wisconsin softball team crushed the ball in a lopsided win 12 years ago this week, and a Badgers baseball pitcher dominated on the mound 64 years ago this week.
The Wisconsin softball team accomplished two unusual feats — one in the circle, one at the plate — in games one year ago.
BadgerExtra columnist Jim Polzin discusses how 2013-24 Wisconsin men's basketball team, which reached the Final Four, came together and the likelihood a team like that could exist in the transfer portal era.
Former Madison Memorial standout Jake Ferguson, the grandson of Badgers legendary coach Barry Alvarez, announced his commitment to the Wisconsin football program eight years ago this week.
A collection of photos from Wisconsin volleyball vs University of Illinois Chicago in a spring match Friday at the UW Field House.
University of Wisconsin football assistant Nate Letton discusses how the Badgers' tight end group could increase production in 2023.
University of Wisconsin football assistant Nate Letton talks about tight end Jackson McGohan, who transferred from LSU in the offseason.
University of Wisconsin football assistant Nate Letton discusses the changes for those new to the Badgers' Air Raid system under offensive coordinator Phil Longo.
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On Friday, Taylor Swift released her 11th studio album, “The Tortured Poets Department.” But just how poetic is it? Is it even possible to close read lyrics like poems, divorced from their musical source material? The Associated Press asked four experts to give a close reading of the lead single “Fortnight," featuring Post Malone. They found that while songwriting and poems are different mediums, Swift regularly uses poetic devices such as metaphor, enjambed lines, rhyme and unexpected rhythm. She also uses literary paradigms to think about truth, says Professor Elizabeth Scala, who teaches a course on Swift’s songbook at the University of Texas at Austin.
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