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The Dane County Sheriff’s Office will continue to maintain the highest standards in our hiring practices. Doing otherwise is irresponsible and jeopardizes public safety.

Here is my “glass is two-thirds full of eggnog” 2026 prediction for Wisconsin football. The Badgers will finish 6-3 in the Big Ten, 8-4 overall. Here is why:

As a longtime subscriber to the Wisconsin State Journal, I need to thank all of the local newspaper delivery people who get our morning newspaper to us each day. Especially, we want to thank our local person, Bud McDonald, who…

Just in time to add to your holiday shopping list is the new line of presidential Cabinet action figures.

Ask a Democrat to solve a problem, and their answer is invariably to spend more money.

I had always suspected that the conservative justices on the Supreme Court were thinly veiled ideologues. But their slavish devotion to the doctrine of a unitary executive exposes them for who and what they truly are: rapacious partisans.

President Donald Trump is the last person who should be negotiating a peace deal “for” Ukraine.

The redshirt sophomore didn't have the best stats against Stanford but knows she can give the Badgers just what they need.

The team's second-leading back joined Josh Jacobs on the injury report, with both players' availability in question in an important contest against the Denver Broncos.

SAN FRANCISCO — Self-driving Waymo taxis have gone viral for negative reasons, including the death of a beloved San Francisco bodega cat and an illegal U-turn in front of police who were unable to issue a ticket to a nonexistent…

Baddoo agreed Thursday to a contract that pays $1.25 million while in the major leagues with the defending division winners and $845,000 while in the minors.

BRIGHTON, Mich. — Ed Bambas will soon ring up his last can of corn.

Featured images by the Wisconsin State Journal's photo team of Amber Arnold, John Hart and Owen Ziliak.

Since 1918, the Empty Stocking Club has provided Christmas toys to children in families in need in the greater Madison area.

We are enthusiastically endorsing Lisa Janairo for mayor of Middleton for the upcoming spring 2026 election.

Kimberly-Clark’s agreement to acquire Kenvue will create a U.S. consumer health and hygiene leader with the scale to compete globally and the incentives to deliver lower prices and better products at home.

The time has come to treat the Wisconsin Badgers football program like the professional sports organization it has become. It is time to sell the team.

With the 2026 midterm elections less than a year away, six states — including Wisconsin — are at the center of the redistricting fight — a critically important battle that may determine who controls Congress for the final two years…