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Former Badger Olympian turns Olympic artist-in-residence
MADISON, Wis. (WMTV) - A former Badger-turned-Olympian is heading back to the Games this year with a very different role. Grace Latz was on the Badgers rowing team until her graduation from UW-Madison in 2011. In 2016, Latz made Team USA’s Olympic rowing team, continuing a long-standing legacy. UW has...
Hunter Wohler bringing new level of physicality to Badgers’ defense
INDIANAPOLIS — After finishing second in the Big Ten in tackles last season, the senior safety is approaching fall camp with confidence in Wisconsin’s defense. Hunter Wohler is a tackling machine, who eats ball carriers for breakfast. His 120 stops last year were the most by a Badger since 2012. Not to mention he finished 10th nationally in solo tackles per game. Wohler’s natural instincts often puts him in position to be around the ball making plays, and when he strikes he rarely misses. Which is why he takes pride in physicality.
Wisconsin women’s basketball adds Serbian wing
Wisconsin’s women’s basketball program announced the addition of Serbian wing Jovana Spasovski to its 2024-25 roster on Friday. Spasovski will become the second international player on the Badgers’ roster this fall, joining Spanish guard Alba Martìn Mesa. Both will suit up in Madison this winter as first-time Badgers. A native of Belgrade, Serbia, Spasovski enters the American basketball scene with a boatload of experience. As a member of basketball club Akson Ilirija, Spasovski registered 9.5 points, 4.2 rebounds and 1.2 steals per appearance across 23 games during the 2023-24 season. Spasovski also helped guide the Serbian National Team to a fourth place finish at the at the 2023 FIBA U20 Women’s European Championship in Lithuania. We are so excited to welcome Jovana to our Badger fam! 📖 | https://t.co/HP9KVpJlkK#OnWisconsin pic.twitter.com/90bqUGzlPj — Wisconsin Women’s Basketball (@BadgerWBB) July 26, 2024 The Badgers will bring in five new players entering the 2024-25 season, including Spasovski, Martìn Mesa, walk-on Reese Jaramillo, former Northern Kentucky center Carter McCray and former Duquesne guard Tess Myers. UW will look to build off its 15-17 record from2023-2024. Wisconsin clinched a berth to the WNIT a season ago, its first postseason appearance in over 10 years.
Car-Semi Accident Injures Platteville Woman
A Platteville woman was injured in a car-semi truck accident. The Grant County Sheriff says the accident happened Thursday afternoon shortly after noon on Highway 151 at the intersection with Hill Climb Road near Dickeyville. Authorities say a vehicle driven by 77-year old Elaine Shanley was stopped at the intersection and then pulled out to cross the southbound lanes and was hit by the oncoming semi driven by 59-year old Henry Chamberlain of Fort Atkinson.
Wisconsin football student season tickets sell out for 31st straight season
Wisconsin Badgers football student season tickets have sold out for the 31st consecutive year, per an announcement from Wisconsin Athletics. Of Camp Randall Stadium’s 80,321-seat capacity, 14,000 of those seats are allocated for students underneath the arena’s Jumbotron. The seats are positioned in sections K, L, M, N, O, and P, as well as part of section J.
Wisconsin football extends offer to promising class of 2026 tight end
Wisconsin football extended an offer to promising class of 2026 tight end Lincoln Watkins on Friday. Watkins’ offer arrives on the same day he took an unofficial visit to Madison. The 6-foot-4, 221-pound TE represents Port Huron Northern High School in Fort Gratiot, Michigan. 247Sports ranks Watkins as the...
Where Wisconsin football lands in NCAA graduation rates for 2022-23 year
Wisconsin football boasted an 89% graduation for the 2022-23 academic year, or for the 2016 student cohort. The Badgers are tied for No. 10 among the 66-team list. As of this season, 68 schools will make up the Power Four this fall. In addition to Wisconsin, Michigan, Nebraska, SMU, UCF and West Virginia also held an 89% college football graduation rate last year. Clemson, Boston College, Cincinnati, Northwestern and Wake Forest make up the top five — with each school at a 97% graduation rate or higher. For reference, Big Ten rivals Penn State, Minnesota, Illinois, Indiana and Ohio State also post an...
Watching for more weekend rain
MADISON, Wis. (WMTV) - We’ve been alerting you to warmer temperatures in the extended forecast for the past few days, but thankfully this weekend doesn’t look unbearably hot. We can actually thank the storm chances on Sunday for lower the day’s expected high temperature!. This weekend’s weather...
Alliant Energy Crews Return Home After Helping In Illinois
(Wisconsin) Dozens of Alliant Energy workers returned home safe this past weekend after helping another utility recover from the major storms in Illinois. ComEd, an energy company serving northern Illinois, recently requested additional resources to help restore power after at least 25 confirmed tornadoes hit Chicago and surrounding areas last week. At one point, ComEd had approximately 430,000 customers without power. Seventy-one Alliant Energy employees from across Wisconsin and Iowa answered the call for mutual assistance and went to help-including crews from Ripon, Beloit, Janesville, Mauston, Fond du Lac, Portage, Verona, and Baraboo. Mutual assistance refers to voluntary partnerships with other energy providers in the region. During major restoration events, these partnerships enable energy companies to bring in additional workers and equipment as needed to safely restore power for all affected customers.
Wisconsin Forecast: Clear Skies Today, Storms Expected Soon
Milwaukee, WI – Wisconsin residents can look forward to a pleasant Saturday with mostly clear skies and light southerly winds. Highs will range between 82 and 86 degrees, and tonight’s temperatures are expected to drop to between 64 and 66 degrees. According to the US National Weather Service...
Miller Found Dead Following Amherst Standoff
AMHERST, WI (WSAU) — The subject of a lengthy standoff that led to a shelter-in-place order in Amherst has been found dead. Portage County Sheriff Mike Lukas says 32-year-old Jeffery Miller was deceased inside the Amherst home where he had been barricaded for nearly 24 hours. Miller had been wanted on several outstanding warrants.
Latest Manitowoc County real estate transfers show top selling price of $545,000
MANITOWOC – Here's our weekly list of real estate transfers in Manitowoc County, courtesy of the Manitowoc County Register of Deeds Office. To determine the purchase price of the real estate, divide the transfer fee by 0.003. For...
Green Bay Forecast: Rain Showers to Return This Weekend
Green Bay, WI – Summer weather will be in full swing as July comes to a close. Today marks the last precipitation-free day, with chances for showers and thunderstorms returning on Sunday. These weather patterns are expected to continue intermittently through at least Wednesday. According to the US National...
Winners and losers from the first week of Packers training camp
The Green Bay Packers have only been at it for about a week, but there are clearly some early winners and losers from training camp in 2024 so far. The Packers have a chance to be one of the top contenders in the NFC this season, and training camp is all about finding the best 53 players possible to make a run in the NFC North and the playoffs in January.
Frustrated: Neenah waterfall remains dry as contractors encounter another glitch
Question: Will Neenah ever turn on the waterfall at the Harrison Street stormwater pond? It's been years of empty promises. Answer: I wrote about the troubles with the limestone waterfall a year ago. ...
Beaver Dam & Waupun Square Off In AA Legion Regional On DDTV
Beaver Dam Post 146 and Waupun Post 210 19U American Legion baseball teams will square off at 1pm today in a AA Regional matchup winners bracket game. Waupun blew out Port Washington 16-1 while Beaver Dam had no problem with Kewaskum 16-2 on Friday night. You can watch the game on DailyDodge TV.
Brown County Dems launch canvassing efforts, as GOP says Harris offers familiar failed policies
GREEN BAY, Wis. (WFRV) – One hundred days out from the November election, Wisconsin Democrats have launched a statewide mobilization blitz to try to energize voters ahead of the election. “A couple weeks ago, Democrats were arguing about who should be the candidate (for president) and whether there is a path forward,” said Democratic Party […]
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