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  Updated: June 16, 2019 @ 3:40 am
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IN DEPTH: Wisconsin schools welcome safety improvement funds

Education

IN DEPTH: Wisconsin schools welcome safety improvement funds

NOAH VERNAU nvernau@wiscnews.com

Peter Warning pointed to the “156-L” written above his office door to illustrate what’s different about school safety in Portage.

Summer theater for Portage youth begins Monday

Regional news

Summer theater for Portage youth begins Monday

Portage council adopts streamlined animal procedure

Regional news

Portage council adopts streamlined animal procedure

Lodi man pens book about overcoming depression

Regional news

Lodi man pens book about overcoming depression

State regulators grudgingly OK 34% Lodi utility rate increase

Regional news

State regulators grudgingly OK 34% Lodi utility rate increase

The Latest

PREP GIRLS BASKETBALL: Rio's Hutzler goes out in style at WBCA All-Star Games

PREP GIRLS BASKETBALL: Rio's Hutzler goes out in style at WBCA All-Star Games

Jun 14, 2019

PREP SOFTBALL: Poynette's Casey Fountain picked as top player in Capitol North

PREP SOFTBALL: Poynette's Casey Fountain picked as top player in Capitol North

Jun 13, 2019

PREP BASKETBALL: Considine, others from area set to play in WBCA All-Star Games this weekend

PREP BASKETBALL: Considine, others from area set to play in WBCA All-Star Games this weekend

Jun 12, 2019

PREP SOFTBALL: Westfield has 4 unanimous All-SCC first team selections

PREP SOFTBALL: Westfield has 4 unanimous All-SCC first team selections

Jun 12, 2019

PREP SOFTBALL: Portage has 6 earn all-conference recognition

PREP SOFTBALL: Portage has 6 earn all-conference recognition

Jun 11, 2019

Police notebook for June 12, 2019

Police notebook for June 12, 2019

Jun 11, 2019

DAVIS COLUMN: Taking outdoors into account

DAVIS COLUMN: Taking outdoors into account

Jun 11, 2019

WALTERS COLUMN: Fishing in bluegill paradise

WALTERS COLUMN: Fishing in bluegill paradise

Jun 11, 2019

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State & Regional News

Madison's 40th Paddle & Portage plies mostly clear waters

State-and-regional

Madison's 40th Paddle & Portage plies mostly clear waters

Photos: 40th Annual Paddle and Portage

State-and-regional

Photos: 40th Annual Paddle and Portage

UW-Madison precollege programs revamped after alleged sexual assaults, lawsuit

State-and-regional

UW-Madison precollege programs revamped after alleged sexual assaults, lawsuit

WisEye Morning Minute: Evers Jumpstarts Pardon Process That Walker Ignored

State-and-regional

WisEye Morning Minute: Evers Jumpstarts Pardon Process That Walker Ignored

In Depth

IN DEPTH: Wisconsin schools welcome safety improvement funds

Education

IN DEPTH: Wisconsin schools welcome safety improvement funds

IN DEPTH: Small businesses carry on

Regional news

IN DEPTH: Small businesses carry on

IN DEPTH: LGBT citizens thrive despite lack of sense of community

Regional news

IN DEPTH: LGBT citizens thrive despite lack of sense of community

IN DEPTH: Organizations support local communities while battling receding growth

Regional news

IN DEPTH: Organizations support local communities while battling receding growth

Sports

PREP GIRLS BASKETBALL: Rio's Hutzler goes out in style at WBCA All-Star Games

Girls basketball

PREP GIRLS BASKETBALL: Rio's Hutzler goes out in style at WBCA All-Star Games

PREP SOFTBALL: Poynette's Casey Fountain picked as top player in Capitol North

Softball

PREP SOFTBALL: Poynette's Casey Fountain picked as top player in Capitol North

PREP BASKETBALL: Considine, others from area set to play in WBCA All-Star Games this weekend

Baseball

PREP BASKETBALL: Considine, others from area set to play in WBCA All-Star Games this weekend

PREP SOFTBALL: Westfield has 4 unanimous All-SCC first team selections

Softball

PREP SOFTBALL: Westfield has 4 unanimous All-SCC first team selections

Entertainment

Big entertainment events in next two weeks that Southern Wisconsin people want to see.

Entertainment and Lifestyles

Big entertainment events in next two weeks that Southern Wisconsin people want to see.

Meet the perfectly preserved Ice Age wolf discovered in Siberia

Entertainment and Lifestyles

Meet the perfectly preserved Ice Age wolf discovered in Siberia

Movie reviews: 'Late Night,' 'Men in Black: International' and more

Entertainment and Lifestyles

Movie reviews: 'Late Night,' 'Men in Black: International' and more

Stars we've lost so far in 2019

Entertainment and Lifestyles

Stars we've lost so far in 2019

Kraft introduces 'Salad Frosting' as a new way to trick kids into eating veggies

Entertainment and Lifestyles

Kraft introduces 'Salad Frosting' as a new way to trick kids into eating veggies

10 new iOS games people are loving

Entertainment and Lifestyles

10 new iOS games people are loving

What are the best-selling video games of all times?

Entertainment and Lifestyles

What are the best-selling video games of all times?

Opinion

Zweifel column: ‘Pro-life’ term meaningless if it’s only about abortion

Opinion

Zweifel column: ‘Pro-life’ term meaningless if it’s only about abortion

Little substance from candidates in British vote

Opinion

Little substance from candidates in British vote

Nash column: Hypocrisy abounds among ‘Christian’ conservatives

Opinion

Nash column: Hypocrisy abounds among ‘Christian’ conservatives

Mailbag

Sauk County Dairy Breakfast hosts 2,400 people

Mailbag

Medicaid expansion an easy moral and financial decision

Let’s not politicize flags on Capitol

Opinion

Let’s not politicize flags on Capitol

Frostman column: Evers foments controversy with rainbow Capitol flag

Opinion

Frostman column: Evers foments controversy with rainbow Capitol flag

Mailbag

Wisconsin should enact popular vote legislation

Do you think Wisconsin's public schools are doing enough to keep students safe?

Obituaries

Robert Hoffer, 80, Portage

Obituaries

Robert Hoffer, 80, Portage

Robert Hoffer, 80, Portage

Obituaries

Robert Hoffer, 80, Portage

Roger Hendrickson, 92, Lodi

Obituaries

Roger Hendrickson, 92, Lodi

Linda J. (Velma) Bradley, 76, Pardeeville

Obituaries

Linda J. (Velma) Bradley, 76, Pardeeville

Life & People

SAVVY SENIOR: How to protect yourself from the Social Security impostor scam

Celebrations, announcements, events

SAVVY SENIOR: How to protect yourself from the Social Security impostor scam

Dr. Zorba Paster: Turn off the TV and maybe lose weight

Celebrations, announcements, events

Dr. Zorba Paster: Turn off the TV and maybe lose weight

BLUE ZONES: 100 years to live

Celebrations, announcements, events

BLUE ZONES: 100 years to live

SAVVY SENIOR: Thrifty Travel: How retirees can find cheap travel accommodations

Celebrations, announcements, events

SAVVY SENIOR: Thrifty Travel: How retirees can find cheap travel accommodations

Photos

GALLERY: Poynette softball wins program's 5th state title

Lucy Cuff bunt

Fountain leaps

Fountain double

Fountain pitching

Galleries

GALLERY: Poynette softball wins program's 5th state title

GALLERY: 30th annual Sauk County Dairy Breakfast

Galleries

GALLERY: 30th annual Sauk County Dairy Breakfast

Photos: Relive draining of Lake Delton in epic 2008 floods

State-and-regional

Photos: Relive draining of Lake Delton in epic 2008 floods

GALLERY: Poynette softball blanks Prescott in a WIAA Division 3 state semifinal

Galleries

GALLERY: Poynette softball blanks Prescott in a WIAA Division 3 state semifinal

GALLERY: Poynette softball walks off on Dodgeville to head back to state

Galleries

GALLERY: Poynette softball walks off on Dodgeville to head back to state

Community

Hodgeman awarded $1K Valedictorian Scholarship

Community

Hodgeman awarded $1K Valedictorian Scholarship

Realtor to celebrate 40 years in area

Community

Realtor to celebrate 40 years in area

Reilly awarded $750 scholarship

Community

Reilly awarded $750 scholarship

Winners of Elks fisheree named

Community

Winners of Elks fisheree named

Nation & World

Washington state waterfront owners asked to take dead whales

Washington state waterfront owners asked to take dead whales

OJ Simpson on Twitter: 'I got a little gettin' even to do'

OJ Simpson on Twitter: 'I got a little gettin' even to do'

Former student who reported rape says college betrayed her

Former student who reported rape says college betrayed her

Police: Store shooting took place after man hit officer

Police: Store shooting took place after man hit officer

Trending topics

Badly made fake license plate leads to arrest, and more of this week's weirdest news

Badly made fake license plate leads to arrest, and more of this week's weirdest news

Meet cuddly baby dugong Marium, a manatee-like mammal and internet hit

Meet cuddly baby dugong Marium, a manatee-like mammal and internet hit

This week in not real news: 'Natural birth control' and another doctored campaign video go viral

This week in not real news: 'Natural birth control' and another doctored campaign video go viral

A brief history of firings and resignations from Trump's White House

A brief history of firings and resignations from Trump's White House

10 genuinely surprising ways to save money on your weight-loss journey

Health-med-fit

10 genuinely surprising ways to save money on your weight-loss journey

Balancing Act: Help! It’s June and my kids have to be at a band concert/track meet/baseball game/school carnival/graduation party!

Parenting

Balancing Act: Help! It’s June and my kids have to be at a band concert/track meet/baseball game/school carnival/graduation party!

The Conversation: Divorced dads often dissed by schools

Parenting

The Conversation: Divorced dads often dissed by schools

Does hitting the snooze button really help you feel better?

Health-med-fit

Does hitting the snooze button really help you feel better?

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