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U.S. Marshals arrest Madison man in Chicago in connection with May 1 shooting

Thu, 05/19/2016 - 10:45pm
Members of the U.S. Marshals Great Lakes Fugitive Task Force arrested Maurice Graham Jr., 18, Thursday in Chicago.

Prep boys tennis: Doubles teams lead Middleton to Big Eight Conference crown

Thu, 05/19/2016 - 10:00pm
Dan Jin and Cody Markel take the title at No. 1 doubles, leading a Cardinals sweep of the pairs competition.

College baseball: UW-Whitewater, UW-La Crosse advance in Division III regioanls

Thu, 05/19/2016 - 9:45pm
Steve Chamberlain and Jordan Kuczynski each had four of the Warhawks’ 18 hits as UW-Whitewater blasted Augustana (Ill.) 15-3 in a Central regional game of the NCAA Division III college baseball tournament on Thursday in Sauget, Illinois.

Tom Oates: Brewers' fortunes rest on starting rotation

Thu, 05/19/2016 - 7:30pm
Pitching is a positive as Milwaukee takes two of three from the Cubs.

Little effect on emergency responders after 911 center board eliminated, report says

Thu, 05/19/2016 - 7:15pm
The elimination of a board overseeing Dane County's 911 dispatch center has had little effect on Madison's emergency responders, though concerns persist, according to a new report complied by city staff.

Charles Krauthammer: Clinton needs Sanders, while Trump needs a crisis

Thu, 05/19/2016 - 7:00pm
WASHINGTON — Among the abundant ironies of this election cycle, there is this: We are now in the eighth year of the most liberal administration since Lyndon Johnson’s.

Prep girls golf: Middleton's Alexis Thomas commits to North Dakota State

Thu, 05/19/2016 - 6:30pm
Thomas helped lead Middleton to the WIAA Division 1 state title last fall.

Prep boys golf: Middleton earns third consecutive Big Eight title; Sun Prairie's Carter Simon is medalist

Thu, 05/19/2016 - 6:15pm
Sun Prairie's Carter Simon earns individual medalist honors with an even-par 72, including an eagle.

Bathroom bans defend American morality -- Caleb R. Bernhardt

Thu, 05/19/2016 - 6:00pm
In response to Leonard Pitts Jr.'s May 9 column, "Bathroom bans are part of the new American ethos," I ask: When did we go so quietly into this amoral night? Did abortion not stir us, and did homosexual marriage not…

Americans can do better than Clinton -- Vince Caruso

Thu, 05/19/2016 - 6:00pm
The Democratic Party is redefining who they are by choosing the next presidential candidate to lead them.

Parties should fire immoral candidates -- Thomas Miller

Thu, 05/19/2016 - 6:00pm
I have a couple of questions about the employment status of Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton when they become their respective parties' nominees. As nominees, are they "employees" of their respective parties? If they are not employees, then are they…

US could learn from Norwegian social democracy -- Norman Jensen

Thu, 05/19/2016 - 6:00pm
Jonah Goldberg's Wednesday column, "Millennials like socialism, but do they know what it is?," oversimplified the old debate of socialism vs. capitalism.

Russ Feingold is the obvious choice for Senate -- Denise Beckfield

Thu, 05/19/2016 - 6:00pm
Unlike the letter writer of Tuesday's letter "Russ Feingold was dumped for a reason," I have no idea why U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Oshkosh, was elected in 2010, other than he lied throughout his campaign. For example, he claims to…

Prep boys basketball: Verona's Kwan Clements makes commitment

Thu, 05/19/2016 - 6:00pm
Clements chooses Kankakee Community College.

Post-revamp, Downtown fire station brings 'the crews back together'

Thu, 05/19/2016 - 5:00pm
The Fire Department plans to host a grand-reopening of the space on Friday.

Hands on Wisconsin: Voter ID is Republican candy store

Thu, 05/19/2016 - 5:00pm
According to a former aide who attended GOP lawmakers' secret caucus meeting about voter ID, Republicans were "giddy" about the possibility that the law would help them win elections.

Feds charge Madison man with stealing nearly $500,000 in fraudulent tax refunds

Thu, 05/19/2016 - 4:45pm
A federal indictment was unsealed Thursday that charged a Madison man with filing about 130 fraudulent federal income tax returns over a six-year period, netting nearly a half-million dollars in refunds.

Sex offender whose would-be home was burned charged with sex registry violation

Thu, 05/19/2016 - 4:45pm
A sex offender who was to have lived in a town of Cottage Grove home that was burned by a neighbor last year has been charged with a sex offender registry violation after the state Department of Corrections determined he…

Bucks employee gave team's financial documents to email scammer

Thu, 05/19/2016 - 4:45pm
An employee of the team received an email from an address impersonating the organization's president and asking for the 2015 employee W-2's.

Brewers: Two homers, Junior Guerra's pitching spur win over Cubs

Thu, 05/19/2016 - 4:40pm
Milwaukee closes the series with its second victory in three games

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