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Thousands of electric cars are on the road, with many more set to join them over the next few years.

SAN FRANCISCO — Older drivers may soon be traveling a safer road thanks to smarter cars that can detect oncoming traffic, steer clear of trouble and even hit the brakes when a collision appears imminent.

SEATTLE — Amazon.com is adding audio books and podcasts to its burgeoning buffet of perks for Prime members.

University of Wisconsin running back Corey Clement will not play Saturday against Georgia State, per UW.

The Greenbush neighborhood has gone through a lot in its history, which is still important in the community.

The proposed fixes are intended to mitigate the county's risk in the event of suicides, inmate sexual assaults and fire while elected officials decide how to replace the oldest portion of the jail in the City-County Building.

Left guard Lane Taylor and Green Bay's revamped front five had a solid debut in the opener, but blocking the Vikings should be a much greater challenge, while the Packers' defense must stop Adrian Peterson.

The 2010 and 2011 seasons are the gold standards for offensive football at the University of Wisconsin.

Diners have been walking away from sit-down chains as convenience and affordability take precedence.

Football

BOYS SOCCER

When opportunity knocked — again and again — on Friday night, the Lodi football team took advantage.

Madison East intercepted a pass near midfield with less than 2 minutes remaining Friday night and held on to take a 7-6 victory over Madison Memorial in a Big Eight Conference football game.

MIDDLETON — For all the punches and counter punches, Friday night’s bout between two Big Eight Conference football heavyweights was decided by a glancing blow.

Taylor Duncan ran for two second-half touchdowns, including the go-ahead score with 1 minute, 31 seconds left to play, to give the Monona Grove football team a 26-21 victory over visiting Oregon on Friday night.

Chase Katzenmeyer had a rushing touchdown, a receiving touchdown, returned a punt 45 yards for a score and caught three passes for 86 yards as Evansville/Albany defeated Edgerton 41-3 Friday night to move into a tie with Clinton and East…

A pair of narrow victories gave the Waunakee girls tennis team a 2-0 start Friday in the two-day Big Eight/Badger Challenge tournament.

The UW legend's son racks up 250 yards and three scores as the Warriors win a battle of Badger North Conference unbeatens.

The freshman outside hitter smashes the team record for kills in a three-set match, equaling the record for kills in any match.

GREEN BAY — The process began the first day of training camp, though the conversations started shortly after he arrived. The Green Bay Packers never intended for Julius Peppers to play an inordinate amount of snaps for them after his…