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The Badgers look to rebound from a road loss when they host conference foe Iowa on Sunday at the Kohl Center.

These five boys hockey players know how to make plays and even help teammates around them better. Here are five that could lead their teams deep into the postseason.

The current wave of unrest over police misconduct throws new light on how our democracy actually works at the local level.

A trio of area individuals earned career-best finishes at Friday's WIAA Division 2 state meet. Here are three things that stood out.

December 28, 1965 - January 31, 2026

After sitting behind the three-time reigning 100-yard breaststroke champion, the Vikings senior broke out for the program’s first pair of title wins at state in his final high school meet.

Ryan Rollins made a career-high seven 3-pointers and scored 27 points to help Milwaukee continue to win with Giannis Antetokounmpo sidelined.

The Spartans' junior standouts made state history again, combining for four state records to key the program's state runner-up finish.

The Badgers scored three times in the second period and got 22 saves from Eli Pulver for a massive victory over No. 2 Michigan.

GOP leaders and Gov. Tony Evers have been trying to hammer out a deal that would spend much of the state’s budget surplus on a mix of property tax cuts and increased school funding.

The bipartisan measure, which passed both chambers by a 2-1 ratio, aligns the state with new federal tax policy that eliminates income taxes on cash tips and goes even further.

The sophomore forward has been playing his best basketball of the season of late, but has missed two of the last four games due to the same illness.

The bill seeks to regulate crypto kiosks as a way to protect senior citizens from scammers who convince them to turn their life savings into digital currencies.

Family members were home at the time of the shooting, a police spokesperson has said, adding that those who witnessed the shooting also were teenagers, and everyone involved knew each other.

The redshirt sophomore guard played 10 minutes in the first half against the Buckeyes before subbing out with 8 minutes, 13 seconds remaining before halftime.

The amendment limiting the governor’s veto will join two others: One looking to bar discrimination by any government entity, and another limiting a governor’s emergency declarations

Work will resume 7 a.m. Monday on the the East Main Street and South Hancock Street reconstruction project that started last year.

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At a Wisconsin Watch panel, emergency dispatchers and educators recommended improving pay and working conditions, using therapy and artificial intelligence to reduce burnout, raising the profession’s profile and officially classifying dispatchers as first responders.