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My younger daughter came skipping up the driveway through the sunlight after school on the first 50-degree day and announced she wanted to “do something outside tonight.” First there were chores — unload the backpack, empty the lunch bucket, collect…

If supercomputing weren’t being used to break up tasks and make processing faster, it would take years or decades to complete.

In Madison, there have been only three April days when the high temperature was at or above 90 degrees.

Baseball

The 6-foot-5, 195-pound Mike Ballard averaged 10.3 points per game last season for the Friars, who went 28-3.

Grant: Attic Angel Association has provided a grant of $50,000 to the Center for Families. The grant will allow the Center to expand a reading program for children 3 to 5 years of age living in poverty in Dane County.…

The Badgers, shooting 15-over 303, finished 14th at 57-over-par 921, three strokes back of Nebraska (918) in 13th.

The leader after the first and second rounds, the junior from Edgerton shoots even-par 72 again and leads UW to a fourth-place finish.

UW's Kelsey Jenkins tied her school record for walks in a single season with 42.

The Badgers (14-8, 4-7 Big Ten) lost their fifth consecutive match before heading into postseason play this week in the Big Ten Conference tournament.

He bumps teammate Kyle Busch out of the way and wins his second Sprint Cup race in as many weeks.

With all due respect to municipal Judge Beth L. Cox of Oregon, I must disagree with her thoughts on who should be fined when a minor gets served in a bar.

Perhaps the families sponsoring the "Jesus lunch" at Middleton Fireman's Park should follow the Pope's example.

Various reasons have been touted for MATC building a campus on the South Side of Madison. Among them are economic revitalization and more convenient access for South Side residents. These are myths. I trust the district board will see through…

Last December, 196 nations agreed to act against climate disruption. The recent El Nino winter brought record warm global average temperatures. Alarm bells and exhortations to reduce fossil fuel consumption from climate scientists ring loudly on a daily basis.

It seems rather ironic that a recent Wisconsin State Journal front page had two major headlines: "No arrests in fatal shooting," and "Students spar on 'Jesus lunch.'" The dichotomy is stunning. One group is about peace. The other is about…

Scooter Gennett and Alex Presley homered in the sixth inning, backing an encouraging outing by struggling starter Wily Peralta.

The Badgers (8-13, 5-6 Big Ten) will be the No. 9 seed in the 12-team event and will face No. 8 seed Minnesota at 9 a.m. Thursday in the opening round.

Organizers sold out of the 100 kites they had on hand Sunday for a kite and color festival in Fitchburg.

Pope Francis' 'commitment to bring healing' has seemed far from generous