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MCFARLAND, Wis. -- A gathering later this month will look to raise money in support of refugee communities in the Madison area and throughout the state.

LAKE MILLS — The L.D. Fargo Public Library is celebrating 122 years, and invited the community to visit the library for cake, coffee and to read about the history of the library Oct. 7. In 1899, L.D. Fargo offered to donate to Lake Mills so a library could be built in the historic home. Following construction, the library was opened by October 1902, and has since had updates to the rear, new shelving and updated technology. Now, the library is looking to expand the upstairs section that would still preserve the historic outside of the library. Library leaders have said the current size is not large enough to best serve the community.

Lakeside Lutheran’s girls cross country team finished third in Division 2 with 92 points at the Nightfall Classic on Friday. Sophomores Hannah Minning (ninth, 20:19) and Natalie Schultz (11th, 20:37), freshmen Iris Ingebrigsten (12th, 20:44) and Esther Bohl (17th, 21:17) and senior Mara Minning (43rd, 22:27) scored for the Warriors. “It was an exciting step forward for the girls team, which saw a majority of the group run lifetime bests...

Trump talks border, Hurricane Helene response at Dodge County rally. Former president repeated debunked claims on federal response to North Carolina devastation … “This country is in big trouble, we’re a failing nation, we are a failing nation,” Trump said during his speech. “We’re a nation in decline, we’re a nation in distress and we’re going to get it fixed very quickly. … As our cit...

The Wisconsin Badgers will square off against the Northwestern Wildcats at noon ET, 11 a.m. CT on Oct. 19 at the team’s temporary stadium in Evanston, Illinois. The contest will mark Wisconsin’s fourth consecutive conference game of the 2024 season: the first three were against USC (a 38-21 loss), Purdue (a 52-6 win) and Rutgers (Oct. 12). The game against the Wildcats will also be aired on Big Ten Network.

By blanking Deerfield 20-0 on Friday in an Eastern Suburban Conference clash, the Poynette football team moved above .500 for the season with only two more games remaining in the regular season. "It was another real good, all-around game in all phases,” said Puma Head Coach Greg Kallungi. “Offensively, we were able to run the ball for over 300 yards. Not only did our offensive line play well, but we also got real good blocking from our tight end and fullback as well as receivers...

Wisconsin head coach Greg Gard praised sophomore wing John Blackwell during his media availability on Monday. With just a few weeks until its 2024-25 slate commences, Wisconsin has returned to the hardwood for a series of preseason practices. It’s safe to say Gard has appreciated the outlook of his second-year 6-foot-4-inch playmaker.

One of the Midwestern juniors riding a recruiting heat-wave the last few weeks is Kirkwood (Mo.) athlete Jacob Eberhart who entered the season with a handful offers, none from Power Four programs, but has received Illinois, Boston College, Nebraska and Wisconsin offers this month. "It's a surreal moment," Eberhart said....

Two touchdown catches for the suddenly-explosive Wisconsin Badgers has led to wide receiver Trech Kekahuna being named the Big Ten Freshman of the Week.

MADISON, Wis. (WMTV) - The top two educators at Southside Elementary in Madison are “not serving at Southside” until further notice, MMSD communications confirmed Monday. Superintendent Dr. Joe Gothard sent a letter to parents with the announcement concerning Principal Candace Terrell and Assistant Principal Annabel Torres. MMSD previously...

Fresh off a 52-6 win over the Purdue Boilermakers in Week 6, the Wisconsin Badgers are heading back on the road for a contest with the Rutgers Scarlet Knights in another tough conference game. Wisconsin had their best game of the year against Purdue, as they exploded in the third...

MADISON, Wis.- The Madison West Civics Club and the League of Women Voters volunteered to spend the afternoon providing resources for students to register to vote in the upcoming Presidential Election. 

MADISON, Wis. — The U.S. Department of Agriculture on Friday announced $11.04 million in funding to support dairy businesses and producers under the Dairy Business Innovation Initiatives grant program, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced at the World Dairy Expo in Madison. The initiatives support small and mid-sized dairy businesses...

Wisconsin head coach Luke Fickell discussed Chez Mellusi’s recent departure from the Badgers program during his media availability on Monday. The news broke last Thursday that Mellusi was stepping away from the program, reportedly to ‘continue rehabbing injuries that prevented him from playing to his expectation.’. Fickell was...

MADISON, Wis. — On Monday, Scott Forester scrolled social media during a brief break from work. Sitting in his Madison office, he looked through pictures of his 2023 trip to Israel where he went to visit his daughter Rena, who lives there. On his Facebook Memories, Forester saw a...

LAKE MILLS — Fort Atkinson senior Mary Worden and junior Grant Heagney both earned top-five finishes in the Division 1 races at Friday’s Nightfall Classic held at the Lake Mills Golf Club. Worden placed fourth in the girls race with a time of 19 minutes, 45 seconds in the 167-runner field for the Blackhawks, who posted a 95 team score to finish third and after losing a sixth runner tiebreaker for second place with Oshkosh West. ...

The Karl Junginger Memorial Library collaborated with the Waterloo Fire Department to present a firefighter storytime in recognition of October being Fire Safety Month. Matthew Petrie presented to the families about the importance of fire safety including how to take care of home fire/smoke detectors. When the families went outside to see the fire truck up close, Aiden Ciha showed how much safety gear firefighters wear and how to get...

MADISON, Wis. (WMTV) - We once again have lots of sunshine in the forecast through this week. We are starting Monday morning off on a chilly note though. Temperatures have dipped into the 30s in many spots. There may even be some scattered frost north of Madison early today. The...

School District of Fort Atkinson officials have announced that the Fort Atkinson Equestrian Team competed last month in a Wisconsin Interscholastic Horseman Association (WIHA) district show where it earned the title of reserve champion. The title earned the team a place in the upcoming WIHA state-level competition, which will be...

MADISON, Wis. – A United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) rule requiring newly applied cattle and bison official ID tags to have both a visual and electronic component will go into effect on November 5, 2024. Currently, the only official tags that meet these requirements are 840 RFID tags. This requirement applies to official identification placed for any reason, including interstate movement, brucellosis vaccination, and tuberculosis testing. Cattle tagged with visual-only official tags prior to November 5, 2024, do not need to be retagged unless they lose their ID. These changes only apply to official ID for cattle and bison. The purpose of this rule is to improve livestock traceability. Electronic identification tags and systems provide many advantages over traditional metal tags, including faster information sharing, more accurate and precise identification of animals, and significantly faster record searches during disease outbreaks. Along with the transition to electronic identification, the rule also clarifies the definition of “dairy cattle” to include crossbred calves of any breed that are born to dairy cattle. This means these animals will need to be identified as dairy cattle for interstate movement. In addition, the rule requires that all dairy cattle, including dairy steers, have individual official ID included on certificates of veterinary inspection (CVIs). A statement on the CVIs that dairy steers are officially identified will no longer be sufficient.