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Vern Hacker has been dead since March 1989, but I recall his smiling face and deep respect for rough fish whenever someone makes news for catching a huge gar, burbot, sheepshead or another piscatorial pariah. That’s because Hacker was the Don Quixote of fisheries biologists during his career with the Wisconsin...

KEWAUNEE COUNTY – The University of Wisconsin-Madison has recognized students named to the Dean’s List for the fall semester of the 2025–26 academic year. Students who achieve at a high level academically are recognized by the dean at the close of each semester. To be eligible for the Dean’s List, students must...

Wisconsin isn't done completely but they've addressed every position they needed to address. The puzzle is put together.

Fitchburg’s Henry Pier earned the rank of Eagle Scout in September and recently held his Eagle Court of Honor ceremony at Salem United Church of Christ in Verona, celebrating the big achievement with his family and fellow scouting families. Henry has learned lifelong skills and has made many memories in scouting.

MONONA, Wis. (WMTV) - Monona police are investigating a rollover crash that happened along US 12 near Broadway in Monona Friday night. The crash happened just before 7 p.m., police said. The driver of the overturned car was taken to a local hospital and is recovering from non-life-threatening injuries. A...

MADISON, Wis. (WMTV) -Monona Police Department is searching for a person of interest after he led them on a car chase on Saturday morning. Monona police identified Shondrell Evans, 28, as a person of interest after the incident happened just before 1:45 a.m. when an unmarked MOPD squad noticed a vehicle speeding 100...

No. 2 Michigan barely survived a road trip to Penn State on Tuesday to stay undefeated. It didn't get so lucky on Saturday against Wisconsin.

Madison, Wis. — Madison police arrested two men and identified a woman as a suspect following an early morning robbery on the city’s east side, authorities said. The incident happened around 1:45 a.m. Friday in the 1700 block of Thierer Road, according to the Madison Police Department. Police...

MADISON, Wis. (WMTV) - A man’s Friday evening ice fishing trip turned into a multiday search to find his wallet after it fell into Monona Bay. Leo Draveling dropped his wallet out of his fishing bibs. He was joined by Hayley Slaski on the trip. The couple documented the ordeal on TikTok, racking up more than 19,000...

A hummingbird and a Mexican salamander, the axolotl, are outlined in black against pastel pinks and blues. A Black woman with an Afro is surrounded by flowers and a rainbow. An Indigenous woman dressed in traditional garments is set against a backdrop of stones and shells. These murals decorate the exterior of the...