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NASA Testing Aims at Supercooled Large Droplet Aviation Safety

NASA is leveraging its expertise and enhancing its test facilities to help address a rare but persistent aviation hazard: icing that occurs when aircraft encounter unusually large, very cold water droplets in clouds.   The problem, known as “supercooled large droplet icing,” occurs when aircraft fly through clouds containing unusually large drops of water that are […]

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Dede Dinius · October 5, 2026 at 11:27 AM

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Letter questions Sun Prairie school district vehicle costs

A Sun Prairie resident calls for a review of school district fleet use and suggests ways to reduce vehicle-related costs.

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Roberta Baumann · October 5, 2026 at 9:54 AM

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Winnowings revisits Sun Prairie events from past decades

An archival roundup recalls local news from 2016, 2001, 1976, 1951, 1926 and 1901.

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Roberta Baumann · October 5, 2026 at 9:36 AM

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Sun Prairie swim teams approach East-West rivalry meet

Both Sun Prairie girls swim programs posted notable Big Eight results ahead of their Oct. 8 head-to-head meet.

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Ryan Gregory · October 5, 2026 at 6:00 AM

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Prairie Lanes reports bowling scores from early October

Results cover youth and adult bowling groups at Prairie Lanes on Oct. 1 and Oct. 3.

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Ryan Gregory · October 4, 2026 at 5:00 PM

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Mapping the Gaps in NASA’s Return to the Moon, featuring Richard Spolzino

“I want to be able to look at a rocket launch and say, ‘I touched a piece of this.’” That’s how Richard Spolzino describes the thing he’s chasing. Not a title, not a specific mission, not even NASA itself, just the ability to point at something real and know his work made it possible. At […]

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Sondra Woodward · October 4, 2026 at 3:10 PM

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Sun Prairie West competes at Kratochwill cross country invite

Emma Lagerwall placed third in the girls race as the Wolves competed at Middleton's eight-team meet.

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Ryan Gregory · October 3, 2026 at 4:00 PM

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Sun Prairie West shut out by Monona Grove in football

The Wolves lost 42-0 to the undefeated Silver Eagles, their third straight scoreless game.

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Ryan Gregory · October 3, 2026 at 8:30 AM

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Marshall falls 8-6 to Horicon-Hustisford on homecoming

Turnovers, penalties and a missed two-point conversion shaped Marshall's narrow homecoming loss.

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Ryan Gregory · October 3, 2026 at 8:00 AM

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Sun Prairie East earns 21-18 football win at Milton

The Cardinals used timely defense and two Braylon Peterson touchdowns to secure a road victory over Milton.

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Ryan Gregory · October 3, 2026 at 7:30 AM

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DeForest, Marshall and Sun Prairie East run at Nightfall Classic

DeForest's boys won their Division 1 cross country race at the Nightfall Classic, which also featured strong local individual runs.

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Ryan Gregory · October 3, 2026 at 7:00 AM

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Sun Prairie East girls tennis takes ninth at Big Eight meet

Two doubles teams finished sixth as the Cardinals completed conference tournament play in Madison.

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Ryan Gregory · October 3, 2026 at 6:30 AM