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UW-Madison and the U.S. Navy have ended a controversial study involving sheep and oxygen decompression.  Earlier this week, animal activist group People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals put out a statement saying its protests had pushed the Navy to nix the partnership with UW-Madison.  But it was lack of funding that prompted the university and the Navy to jointly agree to end the experiments.  The study, which involved putting sheep in hyperbaric chambers simulating ocean depths, examined how the

An investor group wants to create a new neighborhood centered on low-cost housing, farming, racial justice and wealth building.  It’s a first for Madison and maybe the country.  The plan is being proposed for an area of mostly wetlands and open agricultural land on the Far East Side.  An anonymous group of investors, Bt Farms LLC, has engaged a team with local, national and international experience to help forward the “agri-hood” proposal, which will be shaped through input from the

Hello. Thank you for making us part of your day. We know the week can sometimes feel like a juggling act. That’s why we like to slow things down a bit on the weekend and ease into Saturday with a simpler “scroll down memory lane.” It’s a look back on the pages of history and events that have happened on this day before we head out into this new one. So, grab your favorite sippin’ drink and let’s scroll! On

President Biden is coming to Wisconsin next week.  The White House announced on Friday that Biden will be in the Madison area on Wednesday.  He’ll make the case that his economic plan is creating good-paying, union jobs, and delivering and delivering what his administration calls “real results for the American people.”  Biden will be in Madison the day after he delivers his State of the Union address, which is expected to tout job growth, rising wages, and what he’ll describe as “record

On February 03, 2023, at 7:55am, Sawyer County Sheriff’s Deputies assisted by the Sawyer-Washburn-Burnett County SWAT Team and the Barron-Rusk County SWAT Team responded to a reported stabbing at the Get Hooked bar in the Village of Radisson. While en route to the scene deputies learned the victim was able to flee the bar to a residence next door. The victim identified the suspect as Mason C. Forest, 31, of Radisson. After unsuccessful attempts in negotiating with the suspect, SWAT

Wisconsin is announcing its first public football practice for the spring.  The Badgers are calling their April 22nd practice at Camp Randall Stadium The Launch, kicking off the season and the Luke Fickell era.  The Badgers plan to release more information about The Launch at a later date.

 “It’s a scientific fact that the gray wolf has recovered well past its recovery goal…” -TIFFANY Yesterday, Congressman Tom Tiffany (WI-07) and Congresswoman Lauren Boebert (CO-03) led 22 Members of Congress in reintroducing the Trust the Science Act. This legislation follows the scientific recommendation of wildlife experts that the gray wolf should be removed from the Endangered Species List and that gray wolf populations should be managed by states instead of one-size-fits-all federal government regulation. Congressman Tom Tiffany said, “It’s a scientific fact that

There are many times it seems our best friends are here to save us, in literal and metaphorical ways. For this week’s Friday Feel Good we hear about a chance for two legs to return the favor and save four.  An Arizona man is being called a hero after jumping into a canal to save another man and his dog from drowning. Rich Zuccarello talks about how he ended up in the canal with his dog Smokey Bear, and Ryan Correa, talking about

Above Photo: Rachel Croft celebrates at commencement.  Rachel Croft completed the near-impossible – earning a bachelor’s degree in just five semesters, all while maintaining an honors status. “I made an effort to go all in and to get the most out of this experience,” she said.  “My education at UW-Stout has prepared me to enter the job field with a competitive edge and attain a full-time job in the industry,” Croft, of Scandia, Minn., graduated from University of Wisconsin-Stout on

The Dane County deputy who shot and killed a man who tried to run him down in a pickup truck will not face any criminal charges. The Dane County D.A’s Office yesterday cleared the deputy for the shooting last October at the Super 8 motel in Windsor. Investigators say the deputy fired only after the suspect tried to speed away from his arrest, almost hitting the deputy in the process.