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Bob Uecker mural draws tributes, memories during parade
Brewers fans honored Bob Uecker at Milwaukee’s Parade of Champions, stopping by his downtown mural to remember the voice long-tied to the team.

LIVE POLL: Keep changing the clocks or stop? Vote as time “falls back”
Clocks fall back Sunday, but the time-change debate isn’t going anywhere.

Measles cases climb to nearly 400 in Wisconsin so far this year
According to health officials, 333 of the 335 cases were in unvaccinated individuals.

PHOTOS: Brewers celebrations underway in Milwaukee
Happy "Brewers 'Won Our Way' Day," Wisconsin.

Brewers fans get firsthand experience with players during championship parade
Thousands of fans flooded downtown Milwaukee to celebrate the first-ever World Series championship in Brewers history.

Eau Claire State Senate race could determine control of the chamber
Democrat Jeff Smith is seeking re-election and is being challenged by Republican Michele Skinner.

Brewers fans to flood Milwaukee streets for a long-awaited World Series victory parade
Brewers fans were lining the streets of Milwaukee early Friday morning, with thousands expected for the parade.

Few showers into Saturday
The best chance will be in southern Wisconsin.

UW announces its next president
The UW Board of Regents announced on Friday it voted unanimously to make Dr. Tonjanita Johnson its president.

Republican incumbent faces a run for his money in southeast Wisconsin
Democrat Mitchell Berman is trying to unseat Republican Congressman Bryan Steil, who’s seeking a fifth term.

Packers' Jacobs says TD celebration that drew criticism was modeled after a gospel song
He says he was paying homage to a gospel song rather than making light of his recent arrest.

Love throws 3 TD passes as the Packers beat the Panthers 27-19
Love went 30 of 41 for 288 yards with touchdown passes to Tucker Kraft, Matthew Golden and Jacobs plus an interception.

Dennis Krause Blog: Packers did what they had to do
The Green Bay defense of Jonathan Gannon bottled up the Carolina offense

Could rain chances bring some fright to Halloween?
Clouds fill back in this weekend with highs in the 50s and 60s.

Brewers fans bring World Series spending to businesses near Lambeau Field
The World Series boosted business for Green Bay-area bars and restaurants, adding crowds and spending during an already busy Packers season.

MLB's 2027 season threatened with lockout looming when labor deal expires Dec. 1
When Jake Bauers gloved the final out of the Brewers' World Series triumph, it might have ended the last Major League Baseball game for a long time.

Halloween Forecast: Will there be any frights?
Rising rain chances could spoil trick-or-treating across parts of the U.S.

Brewers championship gear draws crowds at Green Bay sports stores
Green Bay Brewers fans packed Rally House and Dick’s Sporting Goods for championship gear, with one store bringing in a second shipment after opening.

Green Bay fans say Brewers' victory felt statewide
Some fans said they expected the celebration to carry into the end of the work week.

Driftless duel: Candidates in western Wisconsin congressional district campaign ahead of second showdown
Congressman Derrick Van Orden (R) is trying to defend his seat and win a third term. Rebecca Cooke (D) hopes she can beat him in the rematch.

World News

Crypto giant Binance attempting to recover $6.3bn stolen in hack linked to North Korea
The cyber-attack, which the company describes as complex, is believed to be the largest ever of its kind.

What we know about Binance's $6.3bn hack
Cyber correspondent Joe Tidy explains more about what is suspected to be the biggest hack in history.

Hundreds evacuated from Russian-occupied Oleshky during rare Ukraine ceasefire
Hundreds of people are also understood to have stayed in the front-line town, despite the dangers.

Celebrity Traitors comes to a climax in nail-biting final
The second series of the hit series reached its climax on Friday after attracting 15 million viewers.

Driver guilty of hitting cyclist and dragging him to death under car
Simon Richardson is convicted of murdering head teacher Michael Mullins and will be sentenced on Monday.

Police deployed during stand-off over control of top Poland court
The escalation came after the government suspended two senior justices and moved to bring criminal charges against them.

US inmate Christa Pike says she woke up 'confused and in pain' after failed execution
It is Pike's first public statement since she survived an execution attempt by lethal injection in September.

King visits Guyanese slave rebellion site on Caribbean tour
Hundreds of slaves were killed by colonial leaders in the Demerera rebellion of 1823, with many survivors executed.

Police Scotland carrying out 'active inquiries' into Andrew and Epstein Balmoral visits
The force said it had received information and stressed its inquiries were at "an early stage".

Russell Brand accusers 'haunted' for years by alleged crimes, court hears
The women involved in the case had "nothing to gain" apart from "some closure", the prosecutor says.

They strangled us, says founder of Russian newspaper shut under pressure from authorities
Novaya Gazeta has been one of the most high-profile independent news outlets in Russia over the last three decades.

US tech stocks see sharp falls as AI spending nears $1tn
Shares in Intel continue to fall while the tech-heavy Nasdaq opens at its lowest level in more than two months.

Democrats in the US have an identity crisis - it won't be an easy fix
Whatever the result of the midterm elections, the party is facing tough questions over what they stand for and who should represent them.

Set up to fail? Where England's World Cup campaign went wrong
England's men and women endured different types of disappointment at the Rugby League World Cup on Friday - and the inquests have already begun.

How a passenger's confession helped convict her cousin of murder
Simon Richardson hit cyclist Michael Mullins with his car and dragged him along for over a mile.

Who could be behind the Binance hack and what we know so far
Binance has been hit by what could be the biggest crypto hack ever - here's what we know so far

We went on holiday with our neighbours and swapped families - it tore us apart
Rachel Stone tells how her parents swapped partners, the chaos it caused and how she came to forgive them.

G20 'family photo' cancelled after protests over presence of Russian minister
UK Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband confronted his Russian counterpart at the meeting and accused his government of killing innocent civilians in Ukraine.

Canada stops using 'avalanche dogs' for rescues in Rocky Mountains, stirring outrage
A 55-year-old dog rescue programme that has found missing hikers and children in the Canadian wilderness was axed as part of government budget cuts.

Sir Ian McKellen leads tributes to 'beloved actor' Sir Patrick Stewart after his death at 86
The actor died in Los Angeles following a "a brief and poignant journey" with Alzheimer's Disease and Lewy Body Dementia.

Spain transport minister says he won't resign over high-speed rail disaster
Óscar Puente has been facing calls to resign after two high-speed trains collided earlier in the week, killing at least 69 people.

Police watchdog to investigate Met over letter about Meghan's father
The police force faces probe over its handling of a letter containing allegations about Meghan's father.

'No nation left behind' says Burnham after meeting first ministers in Glasgow
The meeting involved representatives from the UK's four nations to discuss devolving more powers to regions and cities.

Ex-football chief admits offences linked to woman's drugging and rape by husband
Karl Lindsay resigned from non-league Taunton Town Football Club in Somerset before he was charged.

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From her own Barbie doll to bench - how Ellie Kildunne slipped from Red Roses' XV
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