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Law enforcement belatedly told a shaken public Saturday that the 14-year-old student who terrorized Mount Horeb Middle School on Wednesday morning was carrying a pellet rifle.

The news business is unpredictable.

Lewis Crane is excited to see students protesting in this week's Mendota Marsh, but Oscar Fox is concerned about the repercussions.

Green Bay drafted three players who will compete for the opportunity to line up alongside free-agent pickup Xavier McKinney this season. Here's how they're approaching the challenge in rookie camp.

The Saddlery is the latest project from Middleton-based NCG Hospitality and features guests rooms that more resemble fully furnished apartments,

The success of the $9 million gathering place, part of the Bayview Foundation's $60 million redevelopment of "the Triangle" Downtown, could shape future low-income housing projects in Madison and beyond.

The Horizon League's top rebounder and fifth-leading scorer chose the Badgers, and has three years of eligibility.

Why should we rely on Minnesota and Illinois?

Half of Wisconsin football's 2024 scholarship class enrolled early in January. Here's how they looked during the Badgers' 15 spring practices.

You don’t have to be a judge to know there cannot be immunity for trying to block the transfer of power from one president to the next.

The recent arrests of peaceful demonstrators on college campuses across the country should be a wake up to anyone who believes we live in a free and just society.

For real power, don’t divest -- double down.

With apologies to Robert Lamm, founder of the rock band Chicago and composer of "When All The Laughter Dies In Sorrow," here is my poem for the protesters:

Last Sunday's letter to the editor “Density won't make life better in Madison's neighborhoods” described the authors' opposition to the Pierstorff lot redevelopment (and density in general) as stemming from their “wisdom.” It appears that wisdom is misguided.

University administrators, Madison police, city officials and the district attorney’s office should tread more lightly with UW-Madison students protesting the genocide happening in Gaza.

I disagree with last Sunday's letter to the editor "Wisconsin has shown it can't manage wolf hunt," condemning efforts to justify more wolf hunting.

Kudos to State Journal reporter Lucas Robinson for his excellent story on the shooting at Mount Horeb Middle School May 1. His coverage was thorough, succinct and clearly written.

The reprehensible and disgusting display of antisemitism being flaunted on college campuses should come as no surprise, given the leftist propaganda being openly taught and espoused by many faculty members today. It is eagerly adopted by many of the self-indulgent…

We are tragically witnessing a horrific conflict in Palestine. This trauma has sparked protests on U.S. college campuses.

As Joe Parisi retires as our Dane County executive, we should express our deep thanks for his work for over a decade successfully managing our complex county government.