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All articles featured in The Beet are creative, satirical and/or entirely fictional pieces. They are fully intended as such and should not be taken seriously as news. University of Wisconsin-Madison Chancellor Jennifer Mnookin sent an email to all UW students and staff at 12:18 a.m. Saturday morning. The email was...

Aho (“hello” in Ho-Chunk) and wa'iniginap (“thank you”) for reading the First Nations Wisconsin newsletter. Researchers are gaining new insights from 16 ancient canoes that were discovered in Lake Mendota starting in 2021, including the revelation that at least half may have been bio-engineered by ancient Indigenous...

Madison College will host its annual Hmong New Year Celebration on Saturday, Dec. 6, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Truax Campus Cafeteria Atrium (Room D1630) and Redsten Gymnasium. The free community event will feature Hmong music, dance, food, art, and cultural activities. The celebration will include local...

MADISON, WI (WSAU) — A Wausau man has been sentenced to seven years in federal prison on drug trafficking charges, according to a press release from the US District Court in Madison. Christopher Harter pleaded guilty to the charges on Tuesday and was sentenced by Judge William Conley on...

In a quiet Wisconsin parking lot, a bizarre scene unfolded that left a business employee shaken and the community concerned.

MADISON, Wis. — A bullet was fired into a vacant apartment building but did not injury anyone, the Madison Police Department said on Wednesday.

MADISON, Wis. – Members of the Wisconsin Agriculture Youth Council recently gained a deeper understanding of how Wisconsin balances farm productivity with environmental protection. Three representatives from the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade, and Consumer Protections shared how statewide programs help...

MADISON, Wis. — A small fire ignited at a Subway on Madison's west side Tuesday morning.

When the swim coach at West High School first approached Tora Frank to ask if her daughter wanted to join the team, Frank doubted it would be possible. Her daughter, Asha Shukla, was a rising sophomore at West High who had taken swim lessons for years and competed at All City Swim, where she now holds records in the...

MADISON, Wis. -- The Dane County Medical Examiner's Office identified a Madison man who was recovered from Lake Monona on Thanksgiving.