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UW system may permanently ditch ACT, SAT requirement

UW system may permanently ditch ACT, SAT requirement

  • SABINE MARTIN

The UW system first temporarily allowed test-optional admissions for all schools, except UW-Madison, during the COVID-19 pandemic and is proposing to make that change permanent.

UW system may permanently ditch ACT, SAT requirement

UW system may permanently ditch ACT, SAT requirement

  • SABINE MARTIN

The UW system first temporarily allowed test-optional admissions for all schools, except UW-Madison, during the COVID-19 pandemic and is proposing to make that change permanent.

State files tax lien against Ridglan Farms for unpaid employee taxes

State files tax lien against Ridglan Farms for unpaid employee taxes

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Fifty-one activists face charges in a March 15 break-in at Ridglan that freed 22 dogs. No charges have been filed in a later attempted break-in at the facility on April 18.

National Democrats target Republican Bryan Steil’s congressional seat

National Democrats target Republican Bryan Steil’s congressional seat

  • MITCHELL SCHMIDT

Republican Bryan Steil faces Democrat Mitchell Berman, a Racine County emergency room nurse, in Wisconsin’s Nov. 3 general election. Steil first won the seat since 2018.

UW-Platteville puts cross country coach on leave amid hazing probe

UW-Platteville puts cross country coach on leave amid hazing probe

  • SABINE MARTIN

UW-Platteville has suspended its men’s cross country season and put its coach on paid leave as it investigates hazing and other student-athlete conduct violations, the university announced Tuesday.

UW-Madison summer water main failure prompts $40 million budget increase request

UW-Madison summer water main failure prompts $40 million budget increase request

  • SABINE MARTIN

The water main break upended air conditioning on campus, forcing employees to work remotely from mid-June to August.

Epic 'build-a-thon' lets healthcare providers dream up AI tasks

Epic 'build-a-thon' lets healthcare providers dream up AI tasks

  • KIMBERLY WETHAL

The event was Epic’s second this year, after one held in May produced nearly a dozen working AI programs.

Epic 'build-a-thon' lets healthcare providers dream up AI tasks

Epic 'build-a-thon' lets healthcare providers dream up AI tasks

    The event was Epic’s second this year, after one held in May produced nearly a dozen working AI programs.

    Second gubernatorial debate is called off over ‘scheduling issues’ with the candidates

    Second gubernatorial debate is called off over ‘scheduling issues’ with the candidates

      In a joint statement, the host groups said they were “deeply disappointed” that scheduling did not work out for the debate to continue.

      First case of West Nile virus confirmed in a Brown County horse this year

      First case of West Nile virus confirmed in a Brown County horse this year

        West Nile Virus risk is highest when mosquitos are most active from middle to late summer until the first killing frost.

        UW-Superior’s floating classroom and research lab sets sail to campus

        UW-Superior’s floating classroom and research lab sets sail to campus

          UW-Superior has a new classroom. This one, though, is different. The two-level research vessel and floating classroom, the Sadie Ann, will serve students from all majors.

          UW-Madison’s challenge: How to teach AI when AI is always changing

          UW-Madison’s challenge: How to teach AI when AI is always changing

            UW-Madison’s new College of Computing and Artificial Intelligence launched this summer, even as AI company leaders are urging more caution in advancing AI.

            Our top Omaha staff photos & videos of August 2026

            Our top Omaha staff photos & videos of August 2026

              See our top Omaha staff photos & videos from August 2026

              UW-Madison College of Computing and AI dean talks how the division plans to keep pace with growing AI

              UW-Madison College of Computing and AI dean talks how the division plans to keep pace with growing AI

                The college is the first academic unit at UW-Madison in more than 40 years.

                Local News

                Lake Geneva neighbors: Obituaries for September 16

                Lake Geneva neighbors: Obituaries for September 16

                Read through the obituaries published today in Lake Geneva Regional News.

                Lake Geneva Fire Chief John Peters

                Lake Geneva Fire Chief John Peters

                Lake Geneva Fire Chief John Peters reads a proclamation during the Lake Geneva Fire Department’s 9/11 memorial ceremony.

                Williams Bay Middle School student wins regatta title

                Williams Bay Middle School student wins regatta title

                George Geye, eighth-grade student at Williams Bay Middle School, recently secured the Inland Regatta Championship individual title for his age group, using a Double Black Diamond boat. The first step to receiving the title was winning the Lake Beulah Sailing School Regatta on June 22, which included four races with 51 competitors. Geye completed the event with a 17-point lead .Geye won the Dinghyfest Regatta in Lake Geneva, which was held July 6-8, and featured five races and 62 competitors. He finished the race with a six-point lead. He remained undefeated during the International Optimist Dinghy Association Championship Regatta, which took place July 24-26 in in Clear Lake, Iowa. The event featured seven races with more than 49 competitors. Geye was eight points ahead of his nearest challenger. Geye is the son of Cheston Geye and Gretchen Witowich, and has been sailing since the age of 5.

                Chapel on the Hill Community Church to conduct rummage sale

                Chapel on the Hill Community Church will conduct a rummage sale from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Friday, Sept. 25 and Saturday, Sept. 26 in the church’s parish hall, N2482 Cisco Road in the town of Linn. The sale will feature antique items, books, compact discs and household items. Proceeds will go towards the church’s food pantry, which is open from 9 a.m. to noon Tuesdays and Thursdays in the parish hall. Attendees who bring one or more non-perishable food item will receive a 10% discount. For information, call 262-245-9122 or send an email message to chapelonthehill1@gmail.com.

                State & Regional

                Photos: A look back at Barry Alvarez's tenure with the Wisconsin Badgers

                Photos: A look back at Barry Alvarez's tenure with the Wisconsin Badgers

                Memorable images from his coaching, athletic director stretches at Wisconsin.

                Throwback photos: The evolution of Wisconsin's Bucky Badger over the years

                Throwback photos: The evolution of Wisconsin's Bucky Badger over the years

                Bucky Badger wasn't always Bucky. And he wasn't always huggable, either. Scroll on for a history in photographs of one of the best mascots in college athletics.

                Photos: Women won the right to vote on Aug. 18, 1920, and Wisconsin had a starring role

                Photos: Women won the right to vote on Aug. 18, 1920, and Wisconsin had a starring role

                When the 19th Amendment, granting women the right to vote, was ratified in 1920, Wisconsin played a starring role in the effort: it was the first state to ratify the measure on June 10, 1919. The last of the required 36 states ratified it on Aug. 18, 1920.

                Photos: Women won the right to vote on Aug. 18, 1920, and Wisconsin had a starring role

                Photos: Women won the right to vote on Aug. 18, 1920, and Wisconsin had a starring role

                When the 19th Amendment, granting women the right to vote, was ratified in 1920, Wisconsin played a starring role in the effort: it was the first state to ratify the measure on June 10, 1919. The last of the required 36 states ratified it on Aug. 18, 1920.

                Nation & World

                Detainees confined to small metal cages at Alligator Alcatraz, report finds

                Detainees confined to small metal cages at Alligator Alcatraz, report finds

                The state-run immigration detention center in the Florida Everglades known as “Alligator Alcatraz” violated a host of federal and state detention standards, according to a new government report.

                What Canada’s ‘unique’ EU alliance might look like

                What Canada’s ‘unique’ EU alliance might look like

                Prime Minister Mark Carney says Canada is pursuing a ‘unique’ economic alliance with the European Union, but as CBC’s Chris Brown explains, the potential partnership faces practical hurdles, including the risk of backlash from the Trump administration.

                RAW: DC: BLANCHE: NEW INFORMATION ON BUTLER/TRUMP SHTG

                RAW: DC: BLANCHE: NEW INFORMATION ON BUTLER/TRUMP SHTG

                Attorney General Todd Blanche holds a press briefing in the White House Rose Garden.

                Kennedy Center board votes to close for renovations

                Kennedy Center board votes to close for renovations

                The move came shortly after a federal judge again blocked the center from adding President Donald Trump's name to its facade.

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                National Democrats target Republican Bryan Steil’s congressional seat

                National Democrats target Republican Bryan Steil’s congressional seat

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                Crime

                COLLECTION: Kenosha County Cold Cases

                COLLECTION: Kenosha County Cold Cases

                Like cities and towns big and small, Kenosha and Kenosha County have their share of unsolved murders and cold cases.

                23 photos from inside the Macon County Jail through the years

                23 photos from inside the Macon County Jail through the years

                Check out the inside of the Macon County Jail through photos from the Herald & Review archives. More archive photos at herald-review.com.

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                Photos: Remembering the Tony Robinson shooting protests in Madison

                Photos: Remembering the Tony Robinson shooting protests in Madison

                On March 6, 2015, Madison police officer Matt Kenny, who is white, shot and killed 19-year-old Tony Robinson, a black man, after an altercation at a home on Williamson Street. Robinson's death sparked weeks of demonstrations. Kenny was cleared of any wrongdoing by Dane County District Attorn…

                Politics

                WisEye Morning Minute: Absentee Ballots on Their Way to Voters

                WisEye Morning Minute: Absentee Ballots on Their Way to Voters

                On this episode of WisconsinEye's Rewind: Your Week in Review, Wisconsin Public Radio Capitol Reporter Anya van Wagtendonk and Associated Press Statehouse Correspondent Scott Bauer discuss absentee ballots being sent to some Wisconsin voters, even as President Donald Trump’s executive order …

                WisEye Morning Minute: State Agency Oversight of Certain CAP Expenditures Audit

                WisEye Morning Minute: State Agency Oversight of Certain CAP Expenditures Audit

                As reported by Jesse Lin of the Green Bay Press-Gazette, "Wisconsin's Joint Legislative Audit Committee on Aug. 25 unanimously voted to audit money given by state agencies to shuttered anti-poverty nonprofit Newcap and WISCAP, the larger family of anti-poverty agencies in the state." In an A…

                WisEye Morning Minute: Wisconsin Elections Commission on Milwaukee Central Count

                WisEye Morning Minute: Wisconsin Elections Commission on Milwaukee Central Count

                During a special meeting, the Wisconsin Elections Commission discussed a proposed letter directing the Milwaukee Election Commission to take a series of actions, including making public the audit logs of each tabulator used at central count to show no unauthorized activity occurred relating …

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