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The sportsbooks favor Rutgers to pick up their first-ever win over the Badgers.

The beginning of October marks the unofficial start to leasing season as University of Wisconsin-Madison students look to find housing for next school year. A recent analysis from RentCafe found Madison apartments lease faster than anywhere else in the country, with the average apartment taking 23 days to lease. Madison was also the most competitive small rental market, according to the analysis.

This is the Trech Kekahuna everyone has been waiting for, including the receiver himself. The Wisconsin Badgers redshirt freshman had a day to remember against Purdue on Saturday at Camp Randall Stadium, hauling in six catches for 134 yards, with two touchdowns, a celebratory call from his parents in Hawaii and a postgame...

MADISON, Wis. (WMTV) - A Wisconsin family is celebrating a major milestone, it’s been seven months since their newborn baby has been out of surgery. At 20 weeks pregnant, Sarah Evans-Townsend went to her doctor in Green Bay for a routine checkup. “It was pretty clear up front that...

Any glimpses of the aurora borealis in Wisconsin are usually reserved for the northern parts of the state. But Wisconsinites from Milwaukee to Madison were treated to a dazzling light show Sunday evening, as strong geomagnetic activity brought the northern lights to skies statewide. Several Milwaukeeans reported pink-green aurora sightings from Atwater Park,...

MADISON, Wis. -- More than 1,100 people turned out Sunday to take part in the 2024 Walk to End Alzheimer's at Warner Park in Madison.

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.

Oregon School District business manager Andy Weiland was one of two people honored last week by the Wisconsin Association of School Business Officials (WASBO). Weiland and Verona Area School District director of finance Pete Grender received the 2024 Mike Roshar Shining Star Award during WASBO’s fall conference in Elkhart Lake on Oct. 3.

The Scarlet Knights are coming off their first loss of the season. Rutgers fell to Nebraska, 14-7, in Lincoln on Saturday. The team will return home to host Wisconsin on Saturday. Head coach Greg Schiano spoke with the media ahead of this matchup:

MADISON, Wis. — Memorabilia from the life of one of the most decorated combat officers of the 82nd Airborne Division is now on display at the Wisconsin Veterans Museum in Madison. James “Maggie” Megellas left behind quite the legacy. He served in the U.S. Army during World...

Wisconsin defeated Purdue at home Saturday 52-6, snapping a two-game streak and improving to 3-2 on the season. Although the team built positive momentum with an impressive win, it remains absent from the latest US LBM Coaches Poll. The US LBM Coaches Poll is conducted weekly throughout the college football...

Nationally, hate crimes against college students increased 38% between 2018 and 2022, according to a January 2024 F.B.I. report. The number of hate crimes on UW-Madison’s campus more than doubled from 2022 to 2023, from six to 14. That’s according to the campus’ 2023 Clery report, a federally mandated report of campus crime statistics.

MADISON, Wisc. – Washington's unbeaten start to the season came to a halt in Madison today as the 9th-ranked Badgers beat the 25th-ranked Huskies in straight sets in front of 7,229 fans at the UW Field House. Washington (13-1, 3-1 Big Ten) struggled out of the gate and despite getting more comfortable as the match progressed, could not grab the close third set to extend things against Wisconsin (9-4, 3-1 Big Ten).

MADISON, Wis. (WMTV) - One year after Hamas terrorists attacked a music festival in Israel, the Jewish community in Madison is mourning the people killed. Jewish holidays Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur are supposed to be times for people to reflect and celebrate one another, but this year October 7th is also a time for mourning. The Hamas attack on the Tribe of Nova Trance Music Festival in 2023 still haunts Temple Beth El Rabbi Jonathan Prosnit.

On Saturday, Purdue football (1-4, 0-2 Big Ten) traveled North for their first road game on the conference schedule. Despite trailing by just one score late in the first half, the Boilers were outmatched by Wisconsin (3-2, 1-1) in all aspects of the game and never found the endzone in a 52-6 loss. The beat goes on in West Lafayette as Purdue has now lost four straight games following their 49-0 win in the season opener against Indiana State.

The playoff picture is coming into focus in the Big Eight Conference, see where your team stands. Madison Memorial (6-1, 4-1 Big 8) Middleton (4-3, 3-2 Big 8) With a game against 1-win Madison La Follette this week, the Cardinals should lock down a playoff spot, unless the upset bug bites.

MADISON, Wis. (WMTV) - The weekend started on a windy note yesterday, with wind gusts around 30 mph for much of the afternoon! The gusty conditions will continue today but shift from the northwest to bring cooler air into the region. That will make Sunday feel a lot more like fall compared to the 80s that we had on Saturday.

The Wisconsin Badgers easily beat the Purdue Boilermakers 52-6 on Saturday for their third win of the season, thanks to an explosive offensive performance and stout defensive day. It was an all-around good day for the Badgers, who needed a game like this after two poor showings against the Alabama...

Madison-area residents may hear F-35 aircraft in the sky this week as the 115th Fighter Wing conducts nighttime training.

Dear Editor: I am writing to encourage residents of the McFarland School District to vote "yes" on the Nov. 5 referendum. As a parent of a student who is nearing the end of their educational journey in the McFarland schools, I can personally attest to the quality of education being provided to students.