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The Badgers were a period away from finishing the season as national champions after controlling 40 minutes. It wasn't enough.

President Donald Trump’s territorial ambitions (Greenland, Canada, Venezuela, Cuba and Iran) have been compared to the board game Risk, where the goal is to acquire more and more territory until total world domination.

Please join me in thanking the thousands of elected and appointed leaders and hardworking municipal staff of the greater Madison area for their steadfast, proactive service to our communities.

News outlets keep telling us that oil trades in a "global market." So when the worldwide benchmark price goes up, our gasoline prices must follow.

The Badgers had 81 attempts to 41 by Denver, but the Pioneers used shot blocks and solid goaltending to win the NCAA title.

Milwaukee was held hitless until a lead-off single by Joey Ortiz, the team's No. 9 hitter, in the sixth inning. The Brewers found some offense late, but it wasn't enough.

The Badgers sat quietly in their locker room after losing a third-period lead in the national championship game.

Denver scored a pair of third-period goals to erase the Badgers' lead and deny coach Mike Hastings' team a national championship. Here's what stood out.

Barry Alvarez, Bret Bielema and Paul Chryst weigh on on the death of longtime wide receivers coach Henry Mason, who died Friday of pancreatic cancer.

Here's how it looked as Badgers players, coaches and staff members arrived at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas for the national championship game.

Several factors contributed to some unique challenges in Saturday's training session. Here's what stood out.

In President Donald Trump's first term, many members of his Cabinet were establishment conservatives with tangible, executive experience. They were willing to follow the president far to the right, but had lines in the sand they were unwilling to cross.

Protecting our public lands isn’t a partisan issue. It’s something we need to do together to maintain the beautiful communities where we live, work and play.

A quiet shift is underway in Wisconsin with acute consequences for our universities.

Madison School District’s total is the highest of any school district in Wisconsin.

The Wisconsin Heights community celebrated the women Friday, after educational assistant Jamie O’Connell found out she was a perfect match to donate a kidney to teacher Kim Houser.

Ridglan Farms and the Dane County Sheriff’s office have declined to say how they intend to handle activists planning to take beagles from Ridglan’s Blue Mounds facility April 19.

The Badgers joined the group of teams that have gone from a losing record one season to a spot in the championship game the next. Denver's been there before.