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Analysis: Slumping Brewers must improve their approach at the plate to have any hope of coming back in NLCS
The Brewers ranked third in runs and batting average. But they’ve totaled just five hits through the first two NLCS games and one run in each of them.

Rainy weekend with a big temperature swing
Rain and warm air kickstart the weekend.

Brewers fans stay optimistic despite loss
While the Brew Crew started off strong, the LA Dodgers ended up winning game two of the National League Championship Series.

Cool, cloudy and rainy start to Wednesday
Cooler temperatures and rain kickstart our Wednesday.

Yamamoto throws 3-hitter as Dodgers beat Brewers 5-1 for 2-0 lead in NLCS
The last Dodgers pitcher to throw complete game in the postseason was Jose Lima against the Cardinals in Game 3 of the 2004 NL Division Series.

Dennis Krause Blog: Dodgers go up 2-0, take control of NLCS
The “average Joes” of the Brewers are so far coming up short against the expensive and star-studded Dodgers.

Lawmakers honor first responders, pass ban on cell phones in classrooms
While the government is at a standstill in Washington, D.C., state lawmakers were back to work in Madison on Tuesday for the fall session.

Ohtani's NLCS starting pitching assignment for Dodgers won't come until Game 4
Ohtani made his postseason pitching debut Oct. 4 in a 5-3 win over Philadelphia in the first game of the NL Division Series.

Wisconsin Republicans push Sen. Baldwin to vote for GOP government funding bill
Sen. Tammy Baldwin responded by saying, "Wisconsin House Republicans have been on vacation for a month."

Trump honors Charlie Kirk with Presidential Medal of Freedom on what would be his 32nd birthday
Trump praised Kirk at his funeral as a "great American hero" and a "martyr" for freedom.

Brown County seeks $2.6 million update at Bay Shore County Park
Project elements include a new entrance road, development of a ranger station and work on the upper parking lot.

WIC at risk of funding lapse if government shutdown continues into November
Approximately 59,000 families benefit from WIC in Wisconsin, according to the state Department of Health Services.

Fed chair leaves door open for future rate cuts as 'important' data less available amid shutdown
Powell cited numbers he said showed declines in both the labor supply and demand, potentially signaling that the Fed was on track to cut rates again.

Media outlets of different stripes widely rebuff new Pentagon press policies
The Pentagon document asks for acknowledgment of new standards for where reporters can go in the building and the information they can seek.

Hegseth calls for higher fitness standards after Texas National Guard members go viral for seemingly overweight appearance
In March, Hegseth took the first steps toward changing combat arms standards for men and women.

Drought has muted this year's leaf-peeping season, but pockets of brilliant colors remain
Weeks of drought have muted this year’s autumn colors, and sent leaves fluttering to the ground earlier than usual.

PHOTOS: A look inside the enchanted world of 'Beauty and The Beast' as it heads to Appleton
This tale as old as time stars Kyra Belle Johnson as Belle and Fergie L. Philippe as the Beast.

New research sheds light on neurodegenerative disorder CTE
Experts say it's repetitive injury, more than major hits, that lead to long-term damage

Everyday Hero: ‘Dr. Tubes’ keeps Meriter Hospital running fast
A hidden highway of pneumatic tubes moves medicine and lab samples in seconds.

UnitedHealthcare, Ascension Wisconsin reach new contract agreement
This multi-year agreement is effective immediately, per UnitedHealthcare.

World News

Reeves says she is looking at tax rises ahead of Budget
The chancellor also said she was considering further measures on public spending, in a bid to put the UK's finances on a firmer footing.

Vets must publish prices so pet owners not overcharged, watchdog says
Vet prices have risen at nearly twice the rate of inflation, the Competition and Markets Authority found.

Reports of sexual offences on trains up by a third since 2015
A BBC investigation reveals a 37% increase in reports of sexual offences across England, Scotland and Wales.

Pictured: Winning entries for Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2025
Photographer Wim van den Heever got the winning shot beside an abandoned diamond mining settlement.

'He transformed R&B forever' - Stars pay tribute to D’Angelo, after his death at 51
The Grammy-winning singer, who died of cancer, "transformed R&B forever", says Beyoncé.

Man guilty of murdering girlfriend in hot tub
Aren Pearson stabbed fellow Canadian Claire Leveque, 24, to death at his mother's home in 2023.

Stephen Graham hopes father-son book will 'continue the message of Adolescence'
Graham is asking dads for their experiences raising sons for an upcoming book of letters.

Asylum hotel a 'feeding ground for unrest', High Court told
Lawyers for a council are trying to stop The Bell Hotel in Epping from housing asylum seekers.

UK must prepare for 2C rise in global warming by 2050, government warned
The Climate Change Committee said the UK should make climate change adaptions beyond the Paris Agreement.

'Time to begin healing together': Israeli hostage couple reunited after 738 days
Avinatan Or and Noa Argamani were kidnapped from the Nova music festival on 7 October2023 but held in separate locations.

Trump demands Hamas disarm, as group moves against 'collaborators' in Gaza
BBC Verify analyses footage of Hamas fighters in Gaza, including one of an execution in the centre of Gaza City.

Bowen: Trump's role in Gaza ceasefire was decisive, but not a roadmap to peace
Trump's Middle East visit was a victory lap - but peace does not emerge just because a president decides it.

My friend Bipin threw back Hamas grenade - and saved my life
Bipin Joshi tried to save fellow Nepalese students before being taken hostage, his mourning friend tells the BBC.

Which celebrity Traitor are you? Take our quiz to find out
Many of us like to think we could handle the pressure of being a traitor, so choose the tactics you'd deploy.

I said goodnight to my mum's ashes for five months, then I found out it wasn't her
Brian Allison says an unexplained mix-up with his mother's ashes tormented his late sister as she battled cancer.

AI couldn't picture a woman like me - until now
Paralympic swimmer Jess Smith, says representation means being seen as part of the AI world that's being built.

'I never used the word retirement' - Daniel Day-Lewis is back on screen after a seven-year break
The three-time Oscar winner appears in the family drama Anemone, his first film since 2017's Phantom Thread.

How singing with other mums is helping women with postnatal depression
New research suggests singing can be clinically effective at treating the symptoms and cost effective for the NHS.

Mum grows 58-stone pumpkin and squashes son's effort
Frances Crickmore "spoilt" her "flea-bitten" plant with manure and water to produce the whopper, she says.

Royal Mail fined £21m after missing post delivery targets
It is the third-largest fine the communications watchdog has ever issued.

'Father of our democracy': Kenya's Raila Odinga dies in India aged 80
Odinga unsuccessfully ran for the presidency five times but shared power several times.

Migrants will need A-level standard English to work in UK
The tougher rules will come in force in January as part of wider plans to cut immigration.

Bangladesh garment factory fire kills at least 16
The dead have been burned beyond recognition and officials have warned that the toll could rise.

British social media star 'Big John' detained in Australia over visa
Fisher says his visa is "legit" but that authorities were unhappy he would be working while in the country.

Bitcoin worth $14bn seized in US-UK crackdown on alleged scammers
The UK has also frozen assets linked to the alleged scammers, including a £100m London office building.

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Some of music history’s most shocking stories revealed
The untold stories behind the most controversial music of the 1980s

Supernatural horror based on Stephen King's novel
A repressed and bullied teenager discovers that she has special powers. Horror.

Paratici returns to Spurs after 30-month Fifa ban
Tottenham Hotspur announce that Fabio Paratici will return to his role of sporting director two-and-a-half years after he was banned by Fifa.

England's Ford turned down R360 to stay at Sale
England fly-half George Ford turns down R360 to sign a new three-year contract with Prem side Sale Sharks.

People remembering Ryder Cup for 'wrong reason'
Rory McIlroy says he wants to "shift the narrative" after claiming people are remembering Europe's Ryder Cup win in New York last month for the "wrong reason".

Football, fashion & the rise of the replica shirt
How football shirts have evolved from one kit per club per season, with simple designs, to fashion statements.