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If "flushable" wipes are terrible for our sewer systems and cause back-ups like the kind that happened on Madison's South Side, why don't we ban them?

I want to share why I’m proud to support Lisa Janairo for mayor of Middleton. Our city is at a critical point of rapid growth and change. As the city council member representing my district, Janairo has proven that she…

As a teacher, I taught my students the difference between liberals and conservatives, and to see the constant tug back and forth between these two forces throughout our nation’s history. I tried to have my students search for reasons why…

Some people say that America is a Christian country. But when I look around at the vast diversity of cultures and religions, that doesn’t seem right.

U.S. Rep. Gwen Moore, D-Milwaukee, is right. Now is the time for the Wisconsin Supreme Court to decide court cases challenging the constitutionality of federal-level voting maps.

The Clean Lakes Alliance's annual Frozen Assets Festival, based at the Edgewater Hotel on Lake Mendota, has raised more than $1.2 million for lake improvement projects, educational programs and water quality monitoring since 2012. Above: A figure skater dances on…

The Buckeyes were aggressive from the start and the Badgers weren't ready for it. Here's what stood out from Ohio State's win at LaBahn Arena.

The Badgers addressed, immediately, postgame about the last 15.1 seconds of contested calls in their loss to the Hoosiers on Saturday. They urged there's more they could have done earlier.

Human qualities such as personal experience, values and emotional intelligence cannot be coded.

The Badgers seemed to be on their way to competing a comeback but failed to capitalize twice, including in the dying seconds of overtime.

Hilary Knight scored to tie a U.S. Olympic women’s hockey career goal record, and the Americans wore down Finland, who spent much of the week dealing with a stomach virus.

The forward is coming off perhaps his best game of the season against Ohio State.

Wisconsin is at a pivotal moment -- one that will determine if women with increased risk for breast cancer can access the screenings they need, when they need them. The passage of Senate Bill 264, known as Gail’s Law, will…

Oscar Fox and Lewis Crane chow down on soup during the Super Bowl in this week’s Mendota Marsh. When the Packers aren’t playing, who needs the Super Bowl when you can have a Souper Bowl?

Reduced-credit degrees commonly require students to earn 90 credits rather than a minimum of 120.

Green Bay has plenty of areas that need fixing but limited cap space to work with.