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I would like to say "thank you" to all the people who shovel their sidewalks down to the pavement after every snowfall. I especially appreciate the people who clear the curb cuts.

The transition from defense to offense happens in a matter of seconds. Learn how area defensemen prevent goals on one end and quickly create scoring opportunities on the other.

'Everybody has mattered' in the Badgers getting to the winter break at 12-2-2, coach Mike Hastings said. Depth is only one driver of first-half success.

I do not mind paying taxes and am aware of the benefits they provide. But the state Department of Revenue has given me reason to question its practices.

A senior forward making school history headlines the past week of high school boys basketball action. Vote for your favorite performer as this week's Supernova.

Wisconsin volleyball will take on Kentucky in the semifinals of the NCAA Tournament. Here's how you can attend and watch the match, which is slated for Thursday night.

While it’s going to be all hands on deck after Micah Parsons tore an ACL in Sunday's loss, this team captain will be called on to shoulder an even larger load.

Gavin Thompson appeared before Iowa County Circuit Court Judge Craig Day, who found that Thompson is incompetent but will likely regain competency.

March 5, 1971 - December 10, 2025

Elma Joan Hardy Metzloff, 92, December 12, 2025. She is survived by three sons, Christian, Kurt, and Kyle (Elizabeth); and six grandchildren. Formerly of Tonawanda, NY, she was a Classroom Teacher and Reading Specialist at Tonawanda Schools, then Supervisor of…

The crash happened about 6:20 a.m. Sunday as the pedestrian was crossing the 4400 block of East Washington Avenue, Madison police reported.

Police release ID of shooting victim

Anthony Geary, who rose to fame in the 1970s and '80s as half the daytime TV super couple Luke and Laura on "General Hospital," has died. He was 78.

Jonathan L. Britton is charged with first-degree reckless homicide and possession of a firearm by a felon in the Nov. 17 shooting that killed J’Marr M. Willis, also of Madison.

The Badgers will be reshaping their front office for the second straight offseason after another departure.

Above: Theresa Freund, director of the Mad City Ukes, leads the group Monday as it performs during Holiday Tunes in the Terminal at Dane County Regional Airport. Below left: Eva Sokol, of Lodi, and 2-year-old son Clark listen as they…

Jim Troupis, Ken Chesebro and Mike Roman have been charged with 11 counts of felony forgery for his involvement in the fake electors scheme

Federal prosecutors charged Judge Hannah Dugan in April with obstruction and concealing an individual to prevent arrest.

NEW YORK — Wall Street drifted through a quiet day of trading on Monday, ahead of economic reports this week that could drive where interest rates go.

Attorney General Josh Kaul has said the hiring of outside environmental legal fellows is needed to help the department hold polluters accountable.