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Old Man Winter may not have put his feet on the ground quite yet, but he’s certainly been stirring in his icy quarters the last couple weeks, scattering fallen leaves with his glacial breath.

This week's girls sports five stars feature cross country runners who excelled at their conference meets and two athletes who made their mark at the state tennis tournament.

This week's 5 stars includes one of the top teams in the state. Vote for your favorite performance as the Supernova.

Construction workers in the area called 911 to report that a worker driving a lift truck had hit a ground-level gas meter at Qdoba around 12:51 p.m., according to a statement from Madison Fire spokesperson Cynthia Schuster.

Featured images by the Wisconsin State Journal's photo team of Amber Arnold, John Hart and Owen Ziliak.

Several conservative news outlets said Wednesday they had agreed to a new press policy rejected by virtually all legacy media organizations and will take their place in the Pentagon to cover Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and the U.S. military.

As our surroundings start resembling an autumn illustration by Beatrix Potter, people are clamoring for those cinnamon-stick and cider-scented activities. Here are 12 events fit for Peter Rabbit’s to-do list.

Madison has a growing number of great vegan restaurants, including this one. Owner Daijah Wade makes this mostly takeout operation even more appealing.

The number of students at the UW system branch campuses offering classes on their campuses next year increased at three and fell at two.

The church is asking the city to delay issuing a building permit for the 15-story student housing project until the dispute is resolved.

Badgers players give their thoughts on their coach's demeanor through a brutal stretch of losses and loud conversations about his job security.

The Badgers will likely have some still-unproven talent contributing to the bench this season. Here's who BadgerExtra is predicting could emerge.

“Antifa” is short for “anti-fascist.” My dad and uncles, and all the dads and uncles of my neighborhood pals, were once antifa. That label didn’t exist yet, but they were anti-fascists. They risked their lives to fight the fascist threat…

Kudos to last Thursday's letter to the editor "Don't blame Fickell for broken college system."

Multiple intriguing storylines will come to life when the high school football playoffs officially kick off Friday. Here are five to watch when the action begins.

With the postseason officially underway, learn how area high school volleyball coaches and players prepare for critical fifth-set tiebreakers.