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Men's college basketball: List of Big Ten transfers and early NBA Draft entries
A running list of transfers and early NBA Draft entries for each team in the Big Ten.
April was 4th safest for traffic deaths in last 70 years, State Patrol says
April of 2016 was the fourth safest April on Wisconsin roads in terms of traffic deaths since the end of World War II more than 70 years ago, according to the State Patrol.
Stoughton man arrested for alleged 6th drunken driving offense
A Stoughton man stopped by police Saturday night was arrested for his alleged sixth drunken driving offense.
Packers: Pick of Dean Lowry has Rockford residents switching allegiance from Bears to Packers
Lowry, a 6-foot-6, 296-pound defensive tackle, was a three-year starter at Northwestern who was the defensive anchor on back-to-back undefeated state champion teams at Rockford Boylan High School.
High speed chase ends with arrest of Beloit man in Janesville, police say
A high speed chase in Rock County ended when the car being chased became disabled and the driver arrested in Janesville.
School officials want to drop oversight of Middleton 'Jesus Lunch' event
The district wants to end lease of park where the controversial Christian event meets, moving responsibility for oversight to the city and police.
Chris Rickert: 911 center acts on response times; firefighters stuck on the border
Madison hasn't done much in the last 14 months to move toward border-dropping.
Prep roundup: Kasey Bass singles home game-winning run as Sun Prairie edges Madison East
Justus Benson goes 2-for-2 for Sun Prairie and scores the game's only run in the fourth inning.
USHL draft: Capitols add 11 players, including two from their own U16 team
Madison drafts Ryan O'Reilly, a 16-year-old Nebraska-Omaha commit, with its top selection.
Brewers: Jimmy Nelson goes seven innings as Milwaukee tops Angels
MILWAUKEE — Jimmy Nelson pitched seven strong innings and drove in the go-ahead run to lead the Milwaukee Brewers past the Los Angeles Angels 8-5 on Monday night. Nelson (4-2) retired 15 of 16 batters before giving up a solo…
Police take in custody 1 of 3 witnesses in Far West Side homicide
One of three potential material witnesses to a homicide on the city's Far West Side was taken into custody on Monday, police said.
Prep girls soccer: Oregon, Belleville/New Glarus ranked in weekly state coaches' poll
The Panthers and Sugar River Raiders hold the No. 5 rankings in Divisions 2 and 3, respectively.
Prep boys track: Two area athletes earn spots atop the state honor roll
Middleton senior Perrin Hagge and Lake Mills sophomore Ben Dunkleberger hold top spots in the latest Athletic.net state honor roll for Wisconsin prep boys track and field.
Prep girls track: Three area girls top state track and field honor roll
Three area track and field athletes held top spots in four events in the latest WisconsinTrackOnline.com state honor roll.
Prep sports: Dominican moves up, but area basketball programs hold their divisional spots
The five-time WIAA Division 4 state boys champs have jumped to Division 3, but none of the area's 54 teams will change divisions.
Hoping to boost academic outcomes, Madison School District to ease athletic eligibilty rules
The change affects only team membership, not the ability to compete in games.
Placon Corp. founder was plastics packaging innovator
Obituary|Tom Mohs, 77
Jerry Davis: Mark Ripp credits early turkey hunting success with preparation
Mark Ripp’s spring turkey hunt during Period A was short and successful. He was out of the blind, the woods, and on his way back home in Belmont by 8 a.m.