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Dane County is booming. We’ve become a magnet for young, tech-savvy folks who bring incredible energy to our region.

The result of Madison voters approving three spending referendums in November 2024 arrived in mailboxes this month.

The students showed empathy and kindness that adults should aspire to.

The Badgers hope to rebound from a rough stretch back at home.

Error after error in critical moments led to the Packers’ collapse as they saw their best shot at a divisional crown fade. Here's how the opportunity slipped through their fingers.

The Badgers coach has to move quickly in the current era of the sport, but took a moment to reflect on the team's run to the Final Four.

I’ve been thinking about Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's seasonal poem, "Christmas Bells." It starts out:

Wisconsin’s next governor will face serious responsibilities, from budgeting to public safety to education. These aren’t symbolic roles — they require judgment shaped by experience.

While both the Madison School District and the city of Madison have waste resulting in excessively high property taxes, the city's waste and inefficiencies are more obvious:

Milwaukee's frontcourt anchor hasn't performed as well as he'd like as the team struggles to contend in the Eastern Conference. Here's where things stand.

How to tune in as the Badgers return home to the Kohl Center looking for a bounceback win.

The Packers were in control late before suffering a devastating overtime loss in Chicago. Here are five takeaways from the NFC North showdown.

The Badgers made their first addition of the transfer portal cycle, replenishing the middle blocker position with a third-team All-American who shined at Florida this season.

Pew Research Center asked more than 5,000 U.S. adults if they could “definitely,” “probably,” “probably not” or “definitely not” tackle various everyday tasks.

American Sign Language teacher and deaf athlete Taylor Koss captured a silver medal in the track and field 4X100 relay at the 2025 World Deaflympics, an international athletic competition for deaf and hard-of-hearing athletes, according to a statement from the…

A counselor with the Madison School District has been named the inaugural recipient of Advancement Via Individual Determination’s Global Achievement Award for Counselor of the Year, according to a statement from the district.