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Several arrested for drug, weapons charges

MADISON, Wis. -- The Madison Police Department reported that a series of drug-related search warrants were executed throughout the Dane County area on Wednesday.
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Raging Granny’s teaching career inspires activism

There’s no mistaking Jeanne Nye for a Raging Granny. Her rubber ducky earrings bounce as she laughs, her wide grin is contagious and she energetically waves her hands as she speaks. But before Nye ever picked up a protest sign, she spent 44 years in the classroom, teaching children in Michigan, Texas and Wisconsin.
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Lincoln Park Zoo parts ways with beloved polar bear Siku

After nearly a decade of living at Lincoln Park Zoo, Siku the polar bear is saying goodbye to Chicago.
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21-year-old head of security guard service in Wisconsin arrested after reportedly drawing gun on...

MADISON, Wis. (WFRV) – A Wisconsin man who is the head of a security guard service was arrested after officials became aware of a June incident where he reportedly drew his gun at a citizen. According to the Madison Police Department, officials became aware of the incident in September, obtaining a video of the...
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Opinion | GHC must recognize vote and end discriminatory practices

Founded in 1972, Group Health Cooperative has until recently been something of a progressive’s dream: a democratic, cooperative model of health care where a racially and otherwise diverse membership of consumer-owners could call the shots in a nonprofit dedicated to affordable patient care. But the GHC of 2025 has...
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Wisconsin wood scientists say government shutdown is stopping vital research

For over a century, the federal government has headquartered its research into wood at an outlet of the Forest Service, part of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, in a hulking stone building on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus. The Forest Products Laboratory has even expanded in recent years to more...
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One adult, two children hospitalized following six-vehicle crash on I-90

MADISON, Wis. -- An adult and two children were transported to the hospital following a six-vehicle crash on westbound I-90 just past the Cottage Grove Road exit Thursday, the Madison Fire Department said.
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Driver faces charges after crashing into vehicle, home on Madison’s north side

MADISON, Wis. (WMTV) - A driver was arrested after allegedly crashing into a vehicle and a home in September on the city’s north side, the Madison Police Department reported on Thursday. According to MPD, officers responded in the early morning hours of September 27 to the 1700 block of...
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Francesca Hong will lean in on ‘working class’ credentials in WI governor race

Wisconsin State Rep. Francesca Hong announced her candidacy for governor in 2026, joining a crowded Democratic primary field that now includes four men and four women.
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Woman sentenced to prison after attacking bus driver, causing crash

MADISON, Wis. (WISC/CBS NEWSPATH/WKRC) - New video footage reveals the moment a woman attacked a Madison Metro bus driver, leading to a crash into a restaurant building. Prosecutors said 26-year-old Raeven Johnson on Feb. 25 assaulted the driver, unprovoked, after being informed the route wouldn't reach her...

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