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Nolan Winter knows he could have gotten more money elsewhere, but he wants to play in the NBA, and he believes the Badgers provide him the best opportunity.

The Packers' new defensive edge has developed a connection with his new position mate over the years thanks to Parsons' connection with Penn State.

Madison's traffic engineers shouldn't exclude cyclists from Regent Street.

The U.S.–Israeli war against Iran isn’t some distant geopolitical chess match — it’s more like two tectonic plates crashing, sending shockwaves straight into your household budget.

The United States has always had a world-class public health system. But some recent policies are so unscientific and unthoughtful that we are tarnishing that reputation.

I am writing from Florida, but the suffering of beagles at Ridglan Farms in Wisconsin has now become national news, and it reaches far beyond state lines.

Outfielders could only look up in awe as home runs were littered throughout high school baseball games this past week. Vote for your favorite performer in this week's Supernova poll.

Milwaukee is a game over .500 after a handful of both positive and negative streaks in the first 27 games of 2026. Here's where things stand.

If things break the way the Milwaukee Brewers hope, Kyle Harrison is going to be around for a long time and do some special things.

A witness, who said he knew the 68-year-old victim, told police that the woman walked with a cane and would not have tried to cross Branch Street against the light.

The AI-focused college will be the first new academic unit at UW-Madison since 1983.

A Kaukauna teacher has been placed on leave after a post circulated from his X account about the April 25 White House Correspondents' Dinner shooting.

Mandela Barnes was the only Democrat who split from the governor’s executive order allowing commutations for murder convictions.

The Badgers secured a commitment from an athlete whose length and ball skills make him an intriguing fit for the back end of the secondary.

As the weather gets warmer, ticks will become more prevalent across Wisconsin, putting both people and their pets at risk.

The lieutenant governor's comments suggest she could take a budgeting approach that departs from the longstanding practice of crafting a state budget largely in public view.

Patterson can often be found out on a local trail with his binoculars in hand. In 2021, he co-founded the BIPOC Birding Club of Wisconsin, where he champions an open, inclusive birding community.

If only "Bug" were a quaint period piece, we could watch it and laugh at how people in the '90s were paranoid nutjobs.

The 70-year-old was using a tractor to pull a disabled tractor when the tractor he was driving overturned.