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The Badgers added a cornerback with some experience and multiple years left to play at Wisconsin.

The Badgers looked ready to make the game competitive in the first half but could not hold together in the second to lose to another high-major opponent.

Columnist Jim Polzin shares his thoughts after the Badgers fell to the fifth-ranked Boilermakers on Saturday night at the Kohl Center.

The Badgers added experience and explosiveness to their backfield with a transfer from Iowa State.

The Badgers on Saturday added a strong red-zone threat and a tight end who has multiple years of eligibility left.

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Madison firefighters, medics and city salt trucks responded to a house fire on the city’s North side Friday night.

It's a homecoming for a Kaukauna native, who became Wisconsin football's first addition of the portal cycle after transferring in from a Big 12 program.

Embattled Milwaukee Judge Hannah Dugan, who was convicted of obstruction last month for helping an immigrant evade federal officers, has sent her resignation letter to the governor.

As of late December, flu rates were considered moderate and rising by the state Department of Health Services. The rates of COVID and RSV, however, remain low, but are also on the rise.

Playing time was difficult to come by for the libero who came to Madison as a highly rated libero from Illinois.

Imagine a patient goes to her doctor with a worsening illness with frequent fevers, painful rashes that feel like burning skin, and unexplained bruising, as if she has been battered by a storm. She asks: What causes this, and how…

Respondents to an annual Michigan college survey of overused and misused words and phrases say "6-7" is "cooked" and should come to a massive full-stop in the new year.

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The crash happened about 12:55 p.m. Friday in front of Duane F. Bowman Park on Fish Hatchery between Carver Street and Plaenert Drive.

The crash remains under investigation by Janesville police and the Rock County Medical Examiner’s Department.

Badgers offensive line coach Eric Mateos shared thoughts on how he attacks transfer recruiting, what he looks for in high school linemen and more.

Forensic autopsies were done between Sunday and Tuesday and the cause and manner of death are pending, with more testing being done.

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This State Journal editorial ran on Jan. 3, 1991: