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Sandbags available for Middleton residents to build temporary levees
MIDDLETON, Wis. (WMTV) - Sand, sandbags and plastic sheeting has been approved for residents in Middleton to protect their homes against potential flooding, officials announced on Tuesday. The Middleton Public Works department explained that the water level in Lake Mendota is currently at 851.6 feet above sea level and could...
FAB FIVE: Middleton ties record with five state titles in 2023-24
Middleton's boys volleyball team won the state championship in Nov., 2023, one of five state titles MHS won in the 2023-24 school year./Times-Tribune photo by Rob Reischel. Middleton boys soccer coach Kevin Pauls called it “amazing.”. Cardinals girls swimming coach R.J. Leiferman used terms like “exciting” and “proud.”...
Developer celebrates construction of two affordable projects in Madison
The developer of The View and The Victoria at Huxley Yards, two affordable housing projects with a combined 553 units, celebrated construction with a groundbreaking on June 27 in Madison. Developers said it’s the largest ground-up affordable housing project in Wisconsin. The developments will introduce affordable housing to families...
Watch our Wisconsin Assembly District 47 Democratic candidate debate
Democratic Party voters in Assembly District 47 will have a choice when they head to the polls on Aug. 13 between two candidates to represent them: Fitchburg Ald. Joe Maldonado and Dane County Board member Randy Udell. The district's current representative, Jimmy Anderson, is not running for reelection in order...
Dane County launches energy program to help underprivileged households access clean energy
MADISON, Wis. -- The US Department of Energy announced Dane County will receive in $266,890 in Energy Efficiency & Conservation (EECBG) funds in a home energy and efficiency campaign called Home Energy Guides which will target underprivileged households.
Tammy Baldwin, locked in her own re-election race, won't appear with Joe Biden in Madison
WASHINGTON – If Democratic Sen. Tammy Baldwin wanted to show her support for President Joe Biden following his shaky debate performance last week, she'd have her chance Friday. But the Madison Democrat, in a tight reelection race that will help decide the balance of the Senate, will not appear with Biden when he...
Two strangers and Wisconsin natives become lifelong friends after life-saving organ donation
MADISON, Wis. (WFRV) – Shelley Hawbecker, originally from Stevens Point, who now lives in Portland, Oregon, decided to become an organ donor after coming across a billboard about kidney donations. “It’s an honor, really; I was like so excited that I was healthy enough to do it,” said Hawbecker....
Media literacy game from UW–Madison’s Field Day Lab wins big at Games for Change Awards
An educational video game focused on media literacy created at UW–Madison’s Field Day Lab won two top honors at the 2024 Games for Change Awards last week. The Games for Change Awards recognize the best social impact games and extended reality experiences of the year from across the country, highlighting creativity, innovation, and powerful storytelling. Field Day Lab’s Headlines and High Water, a game aimed at giving middle school students crucial media literacy skills by allowing them to step into the shoes of a journalist, won the Best in Learning and Best in Civics categories.
UW–Madison’s Hora to share insights on internships in upcoming webinar
UW–Madison’s Matthew Hora will join a panel of experts next week on a national webinar hosted by Inside Higher Ed that is titled, “From College to Career: Increasing Access to Quality Internships.”. Hora is an associate professor of adult and higher education with the Division of Continuing...
Pro baseball; Wisconsin rowing to be represented in the Olympics
We talk about the Brewers and Major League Baseball with podcast hosts Ryan Topp and Paul Noonan. Then, it’s all about rowing and the Summer Olympics with Vicky Opitz, the Badgers head coach. Brewers and MLB update. The Milwaukee Brewers are at the top of their division, and are...
10 places to see fireworks around Madison for Fourth of July
Fourth of July festivities will be in full swing this week. The Cap Times assembled a list of where to go for music, parades, food and fireworks to celebrate the holiday. Stick around after the Madison Mallards game, which starts at 5:35 p.m., to catch over 20 minutes of one of Madison’s largest fireworks displays. The city announced some streets around Warner Park will be closed for the show.
Former Wisconsin volleyball assistant coach joins Columbia staff
Former Wisconsin volleyball assistant Angel Agu joined Columbia University as its newest assistant coach on June 28. Agu, a former four-year volleyball player at the University of Dayton, served as a volunteer assistant coach in Madison from 2018-19. In her two years on the Badgers’ sidelines, Wisconsin pocketed eight AVCA All-America awards and amassed a 52-14 mark — including 19 wins over nationally-ranked squads and a staggering 33-7 record in Big Ten play.
A summer league baseball team will cosplay as Chris Farley, live in a van by the river for 1 night
The Madison Mallards are the most popular college baseball summer league team in the country. Years of attendance numbers, owing in part to the team’s ever-expanding all-you-can-eat/drink Duck Blind and the city’s thirst for live sports, back this up. That means the Mallards don’t need gimmicky name changes...
Wisconsin football offers talented multi-sport class of 2025 specialist
The Wisconsin Badgers extended an offer to class of 2025 long snapper Kallen Cosper on Tuesday. Ranked a 4.5 star via Rubio Long Snapping, the 6-foot-5, 200-pounder has also received an offer from Lamar University in Beaumont, Texas. The outlet also ranks the Texas native as the No. 26 long-snapper recruit in his class.
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