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A last look at the Shell before it's demolished for Wisconsin's new practice facility
Events of all kinds have taken place under the arch of the 1,600-ton concrete roof in the Camp Randall Sports Center over the last 68 years. There have been college and high school track meets and a long-running college wrestling meet. The University of Wisconsin football team once held practices inside, as did the school's baseball and softball teams.
Officials report whooping cough outbreak in Dane County
MADISON, Wis. — There is a pertussis outbreak in Dane County, according to public health officials. Public Health Madison & Dane County said there have been 43 cases of pertussis — also known as whooping cough — in the county in the last eight weeks. Most of...
Funeral traditions merge with growth of ‘green burials’ in Wisconsin
When Tanya Mudrick searched in 2012 for a place to bury her stillborn son, Oren, she chose Circle Cemetery in Barneveld — one of the nation’s pioneer green cemeteries. Wrapped in a quilt and placed in a hand-weaved wicker basket, Oren is buried among 60 others inside a nature preserve lush with the wetlands, springs and sandstone rock of Wisconsin’s Driftless Area.
Foam on Wisconsin water bodies may contain high levels of 'forever chemicals'
MADISON - A new study of Wisconsin lakes found that naturally occurring foam created by churning water could carry high levels of "forever chemicals," warranting caution. The study, which involved researchers from the University of Wisconsin PFAS Center of Excellence, looked at the levels of PFAS in foam that typically collects along...
A groundbreaking program for kids with behavioral health needs folded in Dane County. The lasting effects for families are devastating.
MADISON – In one of the last happy moments Jennie Watters shared with her teenage son, he stormed off after one of their near-daily arguments, then returned home 20 minutes later, carrying a half sheet cake from the supermarket. It was such an absurd response to their argument that they burst into...
Black Wisconsin voters weigh in on Harris' candidacy
MADISON, Wis. — As Vice President Kamala Harris continues to gain the support of delegates and looks toward a potential Democratic presidential nomination at next month’s convention in Chicago, supporters said they hope the campaign will have new energy. What You Need To Know. More than 91% of...
Wisconsin Air National Guard shows off new F-35A fighter at AirVenture
OSHKOSH, Wis. (WBAY) -Oshkosh is known as the mecca of sport aviation, but Wisconsin can also now be called home to one of the military’s most state of the art aircraft. The 115th Fighter Wing of the Wisconsin Air National Guard in Madison received eight F-35A Lighting II aircraft in April of 2023, becoming only the second Air National Guard wing in the country to get them. The Vermont Air National Guard’s 158th Fighter Wing was the first.
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