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Student work is rated as “advanced,” “proficient,” “developing” or “emerging.” Ratings are converted to traditional letter grades later on.

Some high-powered medical endorsements are at least comforting.

A recent full-page article in the Wisconsin State Journal outlined the “10 housing developments that will change Madison in 2026.”

This weekend, Madison’s Memorial Union hosted a large group of people dedicated to keeping folk dance alive by living in it themselves.

Like the team that went on to win the NCAA championship 20 years earlier, the Badgers have lost four straight games, all at home. It's "getting old," Mike Hastings said.

The media keeps reporting a ceasefire in Gaza, and then we are told about the latest bombing of -- where else -- Gaza? Which is it? A ceasefire or bombing? It cannot be both.

There's a nationwide effort to reduce single-use plastic pollution by getting restaurants to “skip the stuff." This means excluding single-use plastic utensils, straws and condiment packets in to-go orders, unless they are specifically requested.

It wasn’t that long ago that online banking and bill paying were considered cutting-edge innovations. But technology advanced, we grew to trust it, and now it’s part of everyday life.

We have now entered unknown territory where the whim of one authoritarian who happens to be the “leader” of the most powerful country in the world is unleashed.

President Donald Trump claims that America needs to own Greenland for "national security" reasons and wants to buy it or maybe take it by force.

You may have seen these signs around Dane County: "Foster parents needed."

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Republics rarely collapse suddenly. More often, they decay slowly — legally and in plain sight — through the corruption of elected officials by concentrated wealth.

Here are some burning questions that I (and others) wonder about. And what are the answers?

I'm a proud American of Danish and English heritage. Both my brothers and I volunteered and served in the 1970s. In high school, if you asked my middle brother to show you his girlfriend, he'd pull out a picture of…

January 6, 1939 - January 19, 2026

The Badgers tightened up their defense on Saturday night at the Kohl Center, but it wasn't enough for a series split. Here's what stood out from the series finale.