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Previewing The 2024 Wisconsin Football Defense
After previewing the Wisconsin football offense earlier this week, today I switch over to the defense. There is a lot to like about this side of the ball. Luke Fickell and the coaching staff were aggressive in the transfer portal at defensive line and linebacker. There is more depth and talent not only this year, but beyond 2024. Here is my preview of the 2024 Wisconsin football defense.
UWL library is broadening its digital archives
LA CROSSE, Wis. (WLAX/WEUX) – The library at UW La Crosse is looking to broaden its archives through the Driftless River Initiative. The initiative aims at expanding collections related to the Driftless Area and the Upper Mississippi River. Being located so close to the western coast of the state means La Crosse attracts more artifacts relating to the history of the area.
World’s Deadliest Creature Infests and Infects Iowa, Illinois, & Wisconsin
As summer progresses, residents of Iowa, Illinois, and Wisconsin should be aware of the risks posed by mosquito-borne diseases. With much wetter weather and voracious mosquito populations, the region is seeing increased cases of several diseases. Certain invasive blood-suckers have now raised concerns again in the Tri-States, with the Asian Tiger Mosquito being reported in both Iowa and Illinois, and now West Nile virus-infected mosquitos have been confirmed in Ames. Did you know there have already been several cases of mosquito-borne illnesses across the Tri-States reported in 2024?
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...
West Dayton Street westbound traffic lane reopens
MADISON, Wis. (WMTV) - The westbound lane of traffic on West Dayton Street has been reopened, City of Madison officials announced on Thursday. The lane had been closed since October 2023 while work was done for a UW steam tunnel project at the intersection of West Dayton Street and Park Street.
Meet the Democratic candidates running for Wisconsin's 3rd Congressional seat
Rebecca Cooke, Katrina Shankland and Eric Wilson will face off in the Aug. 13 partisan primary to represent the Democratic Party in the November general election for Wisconsin's 3rd Congressional District. The winner of the primary will face Republican Derrick Van Orden, who has held the seat since 2022. Prior to Van Orden, Democrat Ron Kind was elected to 13 terms between 1997 and 2023. ...
Editor's Pick: It Started Here
In 2009, one book-sharing box in Wisconsin sparked a phenomenon. Today, there are 175,000 registered (plus countless unregistered) Little Free Libraries in 50 U.S. states and 121 countries around the world. The late Todd Bol created the very first box in Hudson, Wisconsin, then partnered with Madisonian Rick Brooks in 2010, and Madison became the first place the concept really took off. Neighbors place books in the miniature houses for any and all to enjoy. In 2023, Little Free Library, now a nonprofit, partnered with the National Education Association to build 500 Little Free Libraries for teachers. That feels fitting, since Bol initially came up with the idea to honor his late mother, a former schoolteacher. littlefreelibrary.org
UW program administrators unenroll disabled student from study program, spark calls for accommodations reform
When Nikhita Steward-Trivedi searched for academic programs this summer, the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s Accelerated Learning Program (ALP) caught their eye. Steward-Trivedi —who has Goltz syndrome, causing vision and mobility impairments — saw the three-week summer intensive as an opportunity to pursue their career goals and a place where it would be easier to receive accommodations for their disability, in their mother Lina Steward-Trivedi’s view.
Pertussis outbreak hints at possible spread of more preventable illnesses
A health care provider bandages a child after giving a vaccination shot. (Scott Housely | CDC) Add yet another respiratory illness to those cropping up in the last year in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic: whooping cough. On Tuesday, Public Health Madison & Dane County reported an outbreak 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.
Packers Cut Ex-Badgers Standout to Make Room on Camp Roster
With training camp underway, the Green Bay Packers will now use this preseason ramp-up period to determine the best roster they can field heading into Week 1. While most jobs are already locked in, there's a few spots still up for grabs, like at backup quarterback as Green Bay embraces a full-scale position battle.
One last look around the Shell before it's demolished
The Camp Randall Sports Center is due to be demolished in the final months of 2024 to make way for Wisconsin's new indoor practice facility. Here's a look inside taken on July 15, 2024. A last look at the Shell before it's demolished for Wisconsin's new practice facility. The 68-year-old...
Pertussis outbreak hints at possible spread of more preventable illnesses
Add yet another respiratory illness to those cropping up in the last year in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic: whooping cough. On Tuesday, Public Health Madison & Dane County reported an outbreak of pertussis — whooping cough — in the county. The outbreak has affected 43 people over the last eight weeks, most of […]
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