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The Mallards erupt for seven runs in the eighth inning to stay unbeaten against the Kingfish this summer.

GREEN BAY — The Green Bay Packers have five exhibition games and about 20 practices before their regular-season opener, so nothing is set in stone.

The Natural Resources Board approved a land swap with a major donor to Republican Gov. Scott Walker on Wednesday after balking last fall at the outright sale of publicly owned lakefront property.

Alev Kelter had just finished a snowboarding run when her phone rang.

JANESVILLE — Donald Trump may be unwilling to endorse House Speaker Paul Ryan, but voters in his southeast Wisconsin district are eager to embrace their congressman.

SAN DIEGO — Edwin Jackson pitched seven scoreless innings and had an RBI double, and Jabari Blash hit his first major league home run to help the San Diego Padres rout the Milwaukee Brewers 12-3 on Wednesday.

By dishonoring the ultimate sacrifice of a fallen Pakistani-born American Muslim soldier, Donald Trump has sunk to a new low.

The easiest way to understand the attractions and danger of Donald Trump for our country is to watch the musical "Evita."

We’ve let hate speech pollute the airwaves.

This is a plea to all women over the age of 18 who plan to vote this November. My goal as a mother was to instill honesty and the golden rule in my children. I wanted them to respect authority,…

It's summer. We have bike trails, yet it seems our roads are more attractive to cyclist. Us motorists would like to get along, but you bikers need to do your part.

Attorney General Brad Schimel is seeking an emergency stay of a federal court ruling that struck down a number of provisions in the state's voter ID law as unconstitutional.

Donald Trump has refused to endorse Speaker of the House Paul Ryan, R-Janesville, in his upcoming primary election. Ryan's staff says he never asked for Trump's endorsement.

Wes Sparkman arrived in Madison for college in 1991. Raised on Chicago's South Side before moving to the western suburb of Hillside for high school, Sparkman had never visited Madison before arriving at freshman orientation. In the 25 years since,…

Eric B. Pottinger faces tentative charges for resisting arrest, second-degree recklessly endangering safety and failure to comply with officer's attempt to take a person into custody while armed.

A federal appeals court decision striking down parts of North Carolina’s election law — including a photo ID requirement — is only one of several recent judicial rulings that have breathed new life into the Voting Rights Act and the…

PORTAGE - Lynn Ann (Helmann) O'Brion, age 67, of Portage, passed away peacefully on July 29, 2016, from a brain hemorrhage. She was born on June 10, 1949, to Oscar and Ruth (Mony) Helmann.

VENICE, Fla. - Donella J. Herman passed away peacefully on Sunday, July 31, 2016, in Florida.

MADISON - Mary Ann "Modie" Schulenberg, age 68, passed away peacefully at her home on Friday, July 29, 2016.

MADISON - Michael Wayne Adams was born on July 1, 1961, and went home to be with the Lord on Tuesday, July 26, 2016.