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Learn about the Badgers' 1946 home opener, a blowout of Marquette and the first sellout at Camp Randall Stadium after WWII,

Players from Sun Prairie West and Deerfield earned a spot on this week's list. Watch those long rushes and others from Week 3 of the high school football season.

Twenty-five years ago, on Sept. 11, 2001, I walked my 5-year-old daughter, ErynDae, to school and went to work. ErynDae’s mom was in New York for business. Then came the news about a plane hitting one of the World Trade…

U.S. Rep. Derrick Van Orden, R-Prairie du Chien, said that Islam “does not comport with modern Western thought” and that, when practiced as written, it is “a violent religion.”

President Donald Trump seems to admire the strongman dictatorship form of government. So when he leaves the presidency and avoids prison, let’s get him a free pass to live under Vladimir Putin in Russia or, if he prefers, under Kim…

BadgerExtra columnist Jim Polzin answers a Wisconsin football question from a reader in his mailbag.

Tennis, golf and cross country athletes are among the performances spotlighted this week. Vote for your favorite as the Supernova.

The Milwaukee Brewers continue their nearly half decade of dominance over the National League Central, winning their fourth consecutive division title.

The Milwaukee Brewers put themselves one step closer to clinching the National League Central with a win over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Tuesday.

The fall harvest is looming, and you might think Illinois’ farmers and landowners would be preoccupied with bringing in the corn and soybean crops. But they’re also focused on reaping taxpayer money from a federal government that just keeps pouring…

A Marathon County resident has tested positive for measles, DHS said Tuesday.

At the heart of many offensive setbacks in the Packers' loss to the Vikings was the play of the offensive line. Here's three concerns with the unit after Sunday's loss.

Republican Bryan Steil faces Democrat Mitchell Berman, a Racine County emergency room nurse, in Wisconsin’s Nov. 3 general election. Steil first won the seat since 2018.

UW-Platteville has suspended its men’s cross country season and put its coach on paid leave as it investigates hazing and other student-athlete conduct violations, the university announced Tuesday.

The Envision Downtown Madison planning initiative kicked off late last year.

The event was Epic’s second this year, after one held in May produced nearly a dozen working AI programs.

In a joint statement, the host groups said they were “deeply disappointed” that scheduling did not work out for the debate to continue.

The Madison School District is hosting school 14 community input sessions in September and October, part of a rea review process that could reassign many families to different schools.

Green Bay let the Vikings defense into the backfield several times on Sunday. Here’s what the coaching staff is looking to do in response.