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Having a child is a glorious time, a happy time — that is, when everything goes right with the pregnancy and delivery.

Connect with neighbors Saturday at Celebrate South Madison Festival or Peace in the Park block party. Fitchburg offers a Bridging the Gap Between Cultures block party on Saturday, as well.

As the sun beat down on the practice fields behind the University of Wisconsin Hospital complex, two strength and conditioning assistants for the UW women’s soccer team observed the final shooting drills of a sweltering summer practice, 48 hours prior…

FOOTBALL

GREEN BAY — It had been almost a year since anyone saw Green Bay Packers quarterback Brett Hundley take a snap in a game setting.

He finishes with nine carries for 45 yards

There are 25 Wisconsin athletes competing at the 2016 Olympics in Rio.

Dominique Heaggan, identified by the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel as the black officer at the center of a fatal shooting that sparked two nights of violence, has lived near the shooting scene since at least 2012 and was assigned to patrol…

Johnson, a Republican locked in a tight race with Democratic challenger Russ Feingold, appeared at a downtown Milwaukee luncheon as Wisconsin's largest city grapples with the aftermath of two nights of unrest this past weekend.

While the task of replacing wide receiver Alex Erickson lingered as a major issue for the University of Wisconsin football program this offseason, perhaps the more pressing need was finding enough depth behind new No. 1 Robert Wheelwright.

The proposed amendment to the county's "living wage" ordinance would gradually increase the minimum wage to $15 for county employees and government contractors before eventually tying it to inflation.

WASHINGTON — This week Russian bombers flew out of Iranian air bases to attack rebel positions in Syria. The State Department pretended not to be surprised.

CHICAGO — The Milwaukee Brewers were patient at the plate, and that's something they want to improve. Yet despite drawing a career-high seven walks from Jake Arrieta, they weren't able to overcome a big day by Kris Bryant.

This State Journal editorial ran on Aug. 18, 1941:

Harley-Davidson manufactured and sold about 340,000 Screamin' Eagle Pro Super Tuners since 2008 that allowed users to modify a motorcycle's emissions control system to increase power and performance, according to court filings by the Justice Department and Environmental Protection Agency.

In response to Wednesday's editorial "Cop camera provides clarity to controversy," it is quite apparent Gov. Scott Walker is using this tragedy as an opportunity to "pose for holy pictures" again (just like when he took credit for the strength…

Allow me to point out to all the whining Republican detractors of Donald Trump three significant points.

For a while now I have felt a certain anger, viciousness and maybe even hatred has been lurking beneath the surface of some Donald Trump supporters. Sunday's letter to the editor "Trump fans will be heard on Election Day" tends…

Donald Trump called Monday for "extreme vetting" of immigrants. He said those "who support bigotry and hatred will not be admitted for immigration into the country." That's Trump himself.