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If there’s one thing top politicians seem to agree on, it’s secrecy in government.

William R. Harris, an African-American hotel doorman, sat down for a meal on Feb. 25, 1917, in the newly remodeled Boston Cafe at 207 State St. in Madison.

Sylvester Youlo chronicles his remarkable journey in a new book, "The Boy from Pleebo."

The third floor of the Overture Center will be flooded with artwork that conjures water beginning on Tuesday. Waterways includes three Wisconsin artists — John Miller and Sarah FitzSimons of M…

Lost in discussions of Gov. Scott Walker’s $300 million budget cut for the University of Wisconsin System is how the sharing of the costs of instruction will be shifted from taxpayers to stude…

Because of my increasing disability due to multiple sclerosis (MS), our family of four needed to create some “house rules.” It was the only way our family could function.

Tips for your flowers, trees and shrubs.

Coming in Wisconsin this week:

Cobb, who missed 10 games during the 2013 season with a broken tibia, bounced back strong and capitalized on a career year when he had 91 catches for 1,287 yards and 12 touchdowns.

CHICAGO — Every descendant of immigrants eventually goes through a moment of disconnection when the person who initiated their family’s move to this country dies.

I was going to use this space to make a case for University of Wisconsin center Frank Kaminsky to be named national player of the year in men’s college basketball.

In 11 true road games, Dekker has averaged 15.2 points and 6.3 rebounds while shooting 53.3 percent overall and 34.8 percent on the road.

More children’s books featured African-Americans last year, but it may be too early to applaud any real change in publishing.

Facing a Kaukauna squad boasting eight individual state qualifiers, the Stoughton wrestling team knew it would need a few upsets if it wanted to claim its first state team title since 1988.

Ryan Taylor’s 7-5 sudden-victory triumph highlighted an opening day at the Big Ten Conference wrestling championships that saw a pair of University of Wisconsin athletes advance out of the sem…

BLOOMINGTON, Ill. — An early three-goal deficit was more than the Madison Capitols could overcome Saturday night, as they fell 5-3 to the Bloomington Thunder in a U.S. Hockey League game at U.…

MILWAUKEE — Khris Middleton scored 30 points and hit a key 3-pointer from the corner with 40.8 seconds left, and the Milwaukee Bucks snapped a four-game losing streak with a 91-85 victory over…

GRAND FORKS, N.D. — Sophomore forward Sarah Nurse scored two goals and added an assist to lead the No. 3-ranked University of Wisconsin women’s hockey team to a 4-1 victory No. 8 North Dakota …

EAST LANSING, Mich. — There was a good bit of mystery surrounding the University of Wisconsin men’s hockey team Saturday night.

The Sun Prairie student section, donning black in concurrence with Madison Memorial to honor Tony Robinson, a former Cardinals student who was shot and killed by a police officer Friday night,…