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Justus Benson goes 2-for-2 for Sun Prairie and scores the game's only run in the fourth inning.

Madison drafts Ryan O'Reilly, a 16-year-old Nebraska-Omaha commit, with its top selection.

MILWAUKEE — Jimmy Nelson pitched seven strong innings and drove in the go-ahead run to lead the Milwaukee Brewers past the Los Angeles Angels 8-5 on Monday night. Nelson (4-2) retired 15 of 16 batters before giving up a solo…

One of three potential material witnesses to a homicide on the city's Far West Side was taken into custody on Monday, police said.

The Panthers and Sugar River Raiders hold the No. 5 rankings in Divisions 2 and 3, respectively.

Middleton senior Perrin Hagge and Lake Mills sophomore Ben Dunkleberger hold top spots in the latest Athletic.net state honor roll for Wisconsin prep boys track and field.

Three area track and field athletes held top spots in four events in the latest WisconsinTrackOnline.com state honor roll.

The five-time WIAA Division 4 state boys champs have jumped to Division 3, but none of the area's 54 teams will change divisions.

The change affects only team membership, not the ability to compete in games.

Obituary|Tom Mohs, 77

Mark Ripp’s spring turkey hunt during Period A was short and successful. He was out of the blind, the woods, and on his way back home in Belmont by 8 a.m.

On Sunday, Bishop Robert Morlino celebrated the confirmation service and Mass for about 100 area high school students at Maria Goretti Church. The service usually celebrates and prays for a new and deeper connection with the Holy Spirit.

I see and hear lots of complaints about the poor condition of Wisconsin roads. I think it is time for Wisconsin to start charging tolls on interstate highways.

On the announcement that Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice David Prosser is retiring, Gov. Scott Walker indicated he will appoint a successor. He has stated his appointee will not necessarily have judicial experience but could be a lawyer.

If the state's newly appointed "charter czar," Gary Bennett, really wanted to improve education in the Madison or Milwaukee, he had some easy options: Run for a seat on the locally elected school boards in those districts. If he wanted…

Lt. Gov. Rebecca Kleefisch on Monday announces roughly $24.8 million in Wisconsin Housing and Economic Development Authority low-income housing tax credits over 10 years for four Madison projects.

The letter to U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch cites reports of long lines at polling places in Wisconsin's April 5 primary -- the first high-turnout statewide election in which the state's voter ID requirement was in place.

Soglin and nine council members said in a letter Monday they support a South Side Campus and closure of MATC's West Side location.