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MADISON - The Friends of the Madison Public Library will offer two new mini-courses for the winter 2024 semester to begin on Monday, Jan. 29 and Wednesday, Jan. 31.

From making a fish-shaped bowl to sculpting more than 10 menorahs, former Northwestern Transportation Library Assistant Joe Ellison has created a host of ceramic work at the ARTica Studios in Norris University Center’s Underground over the last 20 years. ARTica is an art studio in Norris offering a range of pottery classes and firing services...

Inna Melnikov worked in a steel mill in the Soviet Union for two years after she graduated from college. Now, she is a doctor of traditional Chinese medicine starting her 13th year teaching a tai chi Mini Course at Northwestern. Melnikov’s class is one of 26 Mini Courses offered this quarter through Norris University Center....

DAVID WAHLBERG Wisconsin health officials have repeatedly declined to say how many residents have acquired COVID-19 after being fully vaccinated, even though they’re tracking such “breakthrough” infections and federal officials have reported more than 7,000 cases nationally. A new clinical study shows the Johnson and Johnson vaccine is about 66 percent effective against moderate to severe COVID-19.That also includes variants. Its the same number the company release...

Today Cloudy skies this morning followed by thunderstorms during the afternoon. A few storms may be severe. High 69F. Winds SE at 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 90%.. Tonight Thunderstorms - some may contain locally heavy rain, especially this evening. A few storms may be severe. Low 61F. Winds SSE at 10 to 20 mph. Chance of rain 100%. 1 to 2 inches of rain expected. Updated: April 23, 2021 @ 9:43 am

U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson took center stage Thursday in a Republican effort to slow down the passage of a $1.9 trillion Democratic COVID-19 relief bill the Senate is expected to debate into the weekend. Johnson, R-Oshkosh, who has described the massive stimulus package as unnecessary, forced a full reading of the more than 600-page document, which began Thursday afternoon and was expected to last into the early hours Friday. He said he also plans to work with his Republican colleagues to introduce ...

U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson took center stage Thursday in a Republican effort to slow down the passage of a $1.9 trillion Democratic COVID-19 relief bill the Senate is expected to debate into the weekend. Johnson, R-Oshkosh, who has described the massive stimulus package as unnecessary, forced a full reading of the more than 600-page document, which began Thursday afternoon and was expected to last into the early hours Friday. He said he also plans to work with his Republican colleagues to introduce ...

Others eligible Teachers and child care workers on Monday joined other groups eligible for COVID-19 vaccination, including frontline health care workers, nursing home and assisted-living residents, police officers, firefighters, correctional workers and residents 65 and older. Also eligible starting Monday, but prioritized after teachers and child care workers, are: people in Medicaid long-term care programs, including those with disabilities; workers in public transit, all parts of the food in...

ELIZABETH BEYER Parents of children in a Madison, Wisconsin, suburb objected after photos began circulating online of a “fort” a high school teacher built around his desk to protect him from COVID-19 after the district returned to in-person instruction last month. The enclosure, built out of what appeared to be a clear plastic tarp and wood, surrounded the in the McFarland School District teacher’s desk from the floor almost to the ceiling, complete with a door on ...

Republican U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson hasnt yet announced if hell run again.