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Badgers men's basketball: Frank Kaminsky, Sam Dekker, Duje Dukan, Ben Brust reunite in Madison

Thu, 05/05/2016 - 3:25pm
Former University of Wisconsin men's basketball players Frank Kaminsky, Sam Dekker, Duje Dukan and Ben Brust were all in Madison this week.

Paul Ryan: I'm not ready to support Donald Trump

Thu, 05/05/2016 - 3:21pm
House Speaker Paul Ryan is refusing to support Donald Trump as the Republican nominee for president.

Man sought for questioning in West Side murder wore wig to elude police

Thu, 05/05/2016 - 2:55pm
Billy Richmond, one of three men who Madison police said last week was present outside a West Side bar when a man was shot to death in April, was wearing a wig when he ran from police as they tried…

Badgers football: ESPN's Football Power Index predicts 7-5 season for Wisconsin

Thu, 05/05/2016 - 2:55pm
ESPN'S FPI ranks UW 32nd in the country coming out of spring practice, but the Badgers' tough schedule pulls down its projected win-loss record.

High could soar to 84 on Friday; back to normal 60s on Saturday

Thu, 05/05/2016 - 2:30pm
It could be warmer in Madison than in Las Vegas on Friday.

Badgers women's tennis: Lauren Chypyha named first team All-Big Ten for third straight year

Thu, 05/05/2016 - 2:06pm
Chypyha, who owns a 30-7 singles record this season, is the first Badger to earn three All-Big Ten first team selections since Caitlin Burke from 2005-07.

Hop Head Beer Tours expands to Milwaukee

Thu, 05/05/2016 - 2:05pm
The beer-tour business in Madison has been good for the founders of Hop Head Beer Tours, so the company is expanding to the east.

Boston Herald: Trump must provide answers

Thu, 05/05/2016 - 1:55pm
And so it ends for the GOP — in Indiana, the heartland, and in May.

Teen allegedly involved in gunfire incidents flees from Madison police

Thu, 05/05/2016 - 1:45pm
A 16-year-old boy believed to be a person of interest in recent gunfire incidents in Madison was chased in his car by police on Wednesday, but escaped arrest when officers stopped the chase due to safety concerns.

Badgers softball: Wisconsin pitcher Taylor-Paige Stewart named Academic All-District

Thu, 05/05/2016 - 1:44pm
Stewart, a two-time Academic All-Big Ten pick and three-time NFCA Division I All-America Scholar-Athlete, holds a 3.85 grade point average.

Hook, line, sinker and devotion assembled for state fishing opener

Thu, 05/05/2016 - 1:00pm
A few panfish and trout limits have changed, but the lure hasn't, as the state prepares for Saturday's inland fishing opener.

Emerald ash borer found for first time in Wood County; bug now in majority of state's counties

Thu, 05/05/2016 - 1:00pm
The discovery of the tree-killing emerald ash borer in Wood County means the insect has now been found in a majority of Wisconsin's 72 counties.

Woman knocked down in East Side park, Madison police say

Thu, 05/05/2016 - 12:30pm
A woman running in an East Side park Thursday was knocked down by a man, the man then fleeing into the woods.

Prep sports: Sandy Botham leaves job as Madison West athletic director

Thu, 05/05/2016 - 11:50am
Botham, a former star athlete at West, took over as the Regents' athletic director last July.

Scammer using 'shutting off power' ruse, Dane County Sheriff's Office says

Thu, 05/05/2016 - 11:45am
A man claiming to represent a local power company is working on getting cash from area businesses by threatening to turn off the juice if cash is not sent immediately.

Oversized load hits railroad bridge in Dodge County, nobody hurt

Thu, 05/05/2016 - 11:30am
Highway 33 in Dodge County was down to one lane for several hours on Wednesday after a piece of equipment too tall to fit crashed into a railroad trestle.

Badgers sports: Longtime UW communications director Tam Flarup to retire in August

Thu, 05/05/2016 - 10:55am
Flarup first joined UW's athletics department in 1977 and has worked in numerous roles in her 39 years with the Badgers.

Prep boys golf: Tee times for Thursday's final round of the Morgan Stanley Shootout

Thu, 05/05/2016 - 10:14am
Tee times for Thursday's second and final 18-hole round of the Morgan Stanley Shootout boys golf tournament at University Ridge Golf Course:

Restaurant News: Lupe's Taqueria set to open in Middleton Hills

Thu, 05/05/2016 - 10:10am
The casual Mexican restaurant could open this weekend in a spot that has been vacant since the Mediterranean restaurant Palmyra closed in 2012.

College basketball: UNLV hires former UW-Milwaukee coach Rob Jeter as assistant, report says

Thu, 05/05/2016 - 10:05am
Jeter was fired in March after 11 years as the head coach at Milwaukee.

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