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The Prairie Hawks shook some early timidity but failed to fully recover in their WIAA Division 4 state semifinals debut..

The Verona girls volleyball team’s postseason journey ended at the Resch Center on Thursday.

County supervisors said this was the first of several compromised budgets, as Dane County grapples with a structural deficit that will lead to additional cuts to the region’s government next year.

Montrae K. Stalling was 17 when he shot 19-year-old De’Shawn L. Sturkey once in the heart on Madison’s Near West Side on April 16. He pleaded guilty in September to negligent homicide.

The Cardinals hadn't lost more than a handful of sets entering their state semifinal match against Waukesha Catholic Memorial. However, they had to fight through a third-set loss to advance.

The Badgers have gone backward since Chris McIntosh decided to swing for the fences in 2022. But the Wisconsin athletic director is doubling down on his choice.

Badgers athletic director Chris McIntosh explains why he still believes in Luke Fickell, what changes will be made to improve the football program and more.

Madison began testing the change in early September in an effort to stop cars from crashing into buildings on Willy Street.

The fourth-seeded Regents took advantage of a pair of mistakes to punch a ticket to their first WIAA Division 1 state championship game since 1990.

At Dane County Regional Airport this week 15 of 16 nonstop destinations are on the list of affected airports.

WASHINGTON — A former Justice Department employee who threw a sandwich at a federal agent during President Donald Trump's law enforcement surge in Washington was found not guilty of assault Thursday in the latest legal rebuke of the federal intervention.

The forum marked the first major gubernatorial candidate forum before next year’s election for the seat held by Democratic Gov. Tony Evers.

The Federal Aviation Administration is forcing airlines to cut 10% of their flights at 40 of the nation’s busiest airports to reduce pressure on air traffic controllers.

Eduardo Flores-Ruiz, 31, pleaded guilty in September to illegally reentering the country after he reached a deal with prosecutors to not fight deportation.

Judge Barbara McCrory also sentenced Koty Diaz, 33, to 10 years of extended supervision for his convictions for two counts of homicide by intoxicated use of a motor vehicle.

A select team of college hockey players is going to the Spengler Cup in Switzerland in December, and a Badgers forward is on the roster.

The second-seeded Guardians were on the wrong end of multiple scoring runs during a WIAA Division 5 state semifinal loss to Rib Lake on Thursday in Ashwaubenon.

The races begin at 7 a.m. and are expected to be done by 1:30 p.m.

Because it is considered an officer-involved death investigation, the Wisconsin Department of Justice Division of Criminal Investigation is handling the investigation.

Santas, reindeer and brightly colored lights are going up all around. When will yours join them?