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Mount Horeb/Barneveld's Eli Leonard accomplishes dream of winning wrestling state title
Using great technique, conditioning and speed, Mount Horeb/Barneveld's Eli Leonard completed an undefeated season with a WIAA Division 2 state title at 190-pounds.
How this Wisconsin men's basketball senior bench guard has grown into volume-shooting star
Braeden Carrington has hit 58 3s at 42.3% this season after a record-breaking performance against Washington. He's simply become a 3-point shooter who needs volume because he can handle it.
3 things that stood out in Wisconsin women's hockey's playoff OT win over Bemidji State
Laila Edwards sent the Badgers into the WCHA Final Faceoff with an overtime goal, but they looked disconnected at times. Here's what stood out.
3 things that stood out from Wisconsin men's basketball's road victory over Washington
The Badgers bounced back from a disappointing loss by cruising to a Big Ten Conference road victory on Saturday.
Hotline AI is an accent, not Spanish
SEATTLE — Press 2 for Spanish … accent?
Robin Vos retires in this week’s You Toon caption contest
This week's contest features state Rep. Robin Vos, R-Rochester, who is leaving office as the longest-serving Assembly speaker in Wisconsin history. Fill in the caption with a clever quip by Tuesday evening and win publication of your line with the…
How Wisconsin receiver Vinny Anthony II fared at the NFL Scouting Combine
Anthony believes he can be a better NFL player than the one he showed in four years with the Badgers. Here's how things have gone so far.
Cattle prods, bullwhips fire up the fight
BRADENTON, Fla. — Just as Florida’s theme parks make fictional stories come to life, the Florida Man Games create competitions based on the stranger-than-fiction headlines generated by wild and wacky shenanigans in the Sunshine State.
Have Madison F-35 fighter jets been deployed to the Middle East?
"For about three weeks now, we've deployed about 50% of the entire U.S. deployable combat aircraft to the region," retired Gen. Robert Abrams said Saturday.
Highway 51 could be moved in Madison for airport runway extension
The runway extension is part of the Dane County Regional Airport’s plan to reduce residential exposure to aircraft noise.
Wisconsin man gets 16½ years in prison for forging threats against Trump in deportation scheme
A Milwaukee County jury in January convicted 52-year-old Demetric DeShawn Scott of felony identity theft, witness intimidation, bail jumping and reckless endangerment.
Stolen license plate on stolen vehicle leads to police pursuit from Maple Bluff to Sun Prairie
The driver faces tentative charges of fleeing/eluding an officer, operating a stolen vehicle, reckless endangerment, resisting/obstructing, and related offenses, Maple Bluff police said.
Democrats' pouting at State of the Union will make great campaign ads | David J. Rizzo
Per Article II, Section 3 of the U.S. Constitution, the president "shall from time to time give to the Congress information of the State of the Union, and recommend to their consideration such measures as he shall judge necessary and…
Sandhill crane hunting season sends wrong message | Douglas Towne
I see that our state government is considering the creation of a hunting season for sandhill cranes because they damage Wisconsin's output of corn.
Wisconsin data centers could build their own power plants under GOP bill
The bill would need to be fast-tracked at a breakneck speed to become law this legislative session.
Warrant: Man in double poisoning case faked a persona to trick co-defendant
Paul Van Duyne and Andrea Whitaker, both of Madison, are charged with multiple felonies in what law enforcement has described as an elaborate conspiracy to poison two women.
Packers face difficult choices with unrestricted free agents on defense
Here's why Green Bay would re-sign their defensive free agents, why they won’t, and a prediction on which direction the organization will take with each.
Don't let Beltline's reckless drivers push you to road rage | Rich Roberts
Few activities remind me how to control my behavior as much as driving on Madison's Beltline.
Mount Horeb/Barneveld senior receives rare forfeit into state wrestling title match
The Vikings' standout 190-pounder was left with mixed emotions after not needing to wrestle in order to earn his spot at championship Saturday.
Middleton senior gets better of Waunakee training partner in Division 1 state semifinal
The Cardinals standout held on to win the rubber match between the duo, earning a victory that will send him to his first Division 1 state championship match.






