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Greg Gard realizes there’s a particular word he uses over and over during interviews.

Gard said UW has one game to finalize in a 13-game non-conference slate that he referred to as “a boatload.”

Baraboo's Dawson Hinz, Edgewood's Ben Gilles claim medalist honors in regional play

In a Tuesday letter to the editor "Investigations hold police accountable" a reader wrote about police getting off without punishment only after a "thorough and independent investigation clearing" them. Tuesday's paper also contained a story of yet another police acquittal,…

In response to Phil Hands' Wednesday editorial cartoon making fun of Bernie Sanders' supporters, these supporters are right to feel the system is rigged against them.

I read Monday's letter to the editor "Use the stall with a door for privacy" about transgender people using the bathroom of their choice and asking why conservatives are so upset. This writer is so wrong on so many levels.

I read with interest the article about Madison Area Technical College's Scholars of Promise program. What a wonderful opportunity for students who otherwise might not have a chance to further their education. I wholeheartedly agree education is the key to…

Why are so many faculty upset? Well, the new rules allow UW officials to shift resources to areas in greater student demand, should the need arise.

Badgers basketball star Nigel Hayes, has decided to return to UW for his senior season and wait to enter the NBA draft. We can now look forward to more wordy antics at press conferences in the coming season.

A showstopper on the table, this was one of the lushest and best-received roasts I have made in ages, with the layers of flavor and texture bringing everyone back for seconds.

Paul Ryan said Wednesday that he has not decided yet whether to endorse Donald Trump, a move that would end a weeks-long rift between the House speaker and the presumptive Republican presidential nominee.

A DeForest man who police said tried to kindle a romance with a 15-year-old Utah girl who he last saw when she was 11 was charged Wednesday with using a computer to send lewd messages to the girl.

A Maryland man was indicted on charges of illegally transporting explosives through the mail after he called the U.S. Postal Service to inquire about his missing package, federal authorities said.

MIDDLETON - Lowell N. Ransom, age 88, died on Monday, May 23, 2016, at Meriter Hospital. He was born in Des Moines, Iowa, and lived most of his life in Madison. Lowell spent all of his working life serving the…

MONTICELLO - Stanley A. Bowman, age 88, of Monticello, passed away on Wednesday, May 25, 2016, at the New Glarus Home.

BLACK EARTH - Charlotte M. Wood, age 90, of Black Earth, Wis., died on Wednesday, May 25, 2016, at Meriter Hospital. Funeral arrangements are pending at the Ellestad Camacho Funeral Home, 1710 Center St., Black Earth, Wis.

MADISON - Loraine N. (Monson) Olstadt passed away on Wednesday, May 25, 2016. Funeral services will be held at GUNDERSON WEST FUNERAL & CREMATION CARE, 7435 University Ave., Middleton, at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, May 28, 2016. Visitation will be…

MADISON - Nathan Trudeau Rasmussen, M.D. was born Nov. 23, 1979, and passed away unexpectedly in his sleep on Sunday evening, May 22, 2016. Nathan is survived by his mother, Nanette Trudeau Rasmussen; father, Eric Rasmussen; sisters, Erica Rasmussen Gardener…

DANE - Jacquelyn L. "Jackie" Karls, age 87, of Dane, passed away on Tuesday, May 24, 2016. She was born on March 19, 1929, in Dane, the daughter of Jack and Linda (Dohm) Karls. Jackie served in the U.S. Army…

MADISON / MARSHALL - Sherry L. Moeller, age 67, of Marshall, entered into eternal peace on Tuesday, May 24, 2016, at her home. Sherry had a great love for nature, gardening, quilting and crafting. Sherry was a loving mother, grandmother…