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Defendants in the lawsuit filed by six former Badgers women's basketball players said there's no violation of the Constitution or civil right law in the claims.

Green Bay is hoping to "embrace the challenge" in its final four regular-season games after moving into first place in the NFC North with Sunday's win at Lambeau Field.

The law creates a new felony crime specific to sextortion — a form of child sexual exploitation in which someone threatens or blackmails a child into sending them nude or sexual images, or money.

The Wisconsin State Laboratory of Hygiene partners with the UW School of Medicine and Public Health and government agencies, on such things as disease screenings and environmental health.

The former voice of Van Halen is heading to Summerfest.

The Cornhuskers, winners of nine straight games, host the Badgers on Wednesday. Here's an in-depth look at who Wisconsin is preparing for.

The second-ranked Badgers earned 21 of 50 first-place votes after closing the first half of the season with a 12-2-2 record.

The Badgers dominated both of their opponents this week, helping them rebound from a difficult stretch and improving their standing in the eyes of AP voters.

The Badgers are back as the unanimous No. 1 team after a pair of road victories against No. 2 Ohio State.

The star guard has started to back up the preseason hype that surrounded him with a string of dominant performances for the Badgers.

High school boys basketball standouts from across the Madison area guided their respective teams to conference wins in the past week. Vote for your favorite standout performer.

The officer who was shot was taken to a local hospital and later released. No other law enforcement personnel were injured during the incident.

Wisconsin sky watchers have just a few nights until one of the biggest meteor showers of the year.

After the weekend’s snow, the Dane County Regional Airport already has recorded 17.1 inches of snow for the snow season (since July 1), 11.1 inches above normal.

Are we heading into a long, cold, snowy winter?

The partial power outage that started on Saturday was restored by Sunday evening.

The longtime street performer is an accomplished musician, if you take that measure in the number of songs and albums he's put out: At least 1,000 songs and 55 albums.

The officer called for Sun Prairie Fire and EMS and the man was taken to a local hospital, where he was reported to be stable.

Adding general managers for football and men's basketball contributed toward a 15% increase in total salary for Badgers administrators.

The state budget provides school districts with an increase of $504.7 million more for special education funding over the previous budget.