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State-imposed spending limits forced the city Finance Committee to make hard choices on such things as public health priorities.

A brain atlas of Down syndrome, by UW-Madison researchers using stem cells, could propel drugs to reduce intellectual disability, an idea that has parents split.

Most of the affected schools will experience five- or 20-minute shifts. But Anana and Henderson elementary schools will be starting 50 minutes later, at 8:30 a.m. instead of 7:40 a.m.

ESPN reported that the two-time MVP had agreed on a three-year extension worth $186 million, with a player option for the 2027-28 season.

The unit has come up woefully short over the past four games, getting outscored 63-6 in the first 20 minutes.

Green Bay tight end Luke Musgrave avoided a concussion on the hit from Kareem Jackson, who's already been fined this season.

The money will be available to 106 Wisconsin municipalities to help them build water infrastructure projects, replace lead service lines and address emerging contaminants such as PFAS.

The Badgers haven't played the Hoosiers since the COVID-19-shortened season. Here's how fans can tune in.

Joshua Pleasnick said he moved to live with family because the incident made him unemployable, he's homeless, has no money and his “reputation was completely ruined by the media.”

The surface waters of our polar oceans freeze seasonally, forming a layer of sea ice that varies in thickness from centimeters to meters. The era of polar orbiting satellites has enabled the monitoring of sea ice distribution for more than…

The redshirt freshman's heroic performance helped him become the first Badgers player to win the award since 2021.

Several people, including the officers, reported hearing the shots in the area of Hammersley Road and South Whitney Way around 11:10 p.m., Madison police said.

A near-perfect copy of Amazing Fantasy No. 15 sold for $3.6 million at auction in Texas in 2021. The Collector's Edge copy is worn and the edges have small tears.

Kromrey Middle School eighth-graders rotate through five stations to learn about hydrology during their annual field trip to Pheasant Branch Conservancy in Middleton.

The State Journal's editorial support for Republican redistricting legislation is a mistake.

The hunter, a 55-year-old Twin Lakes man, was found by a hunting partner after failing to return to his vehicle after hunting, authorities said.

The driver nearly crashed his vehicle into another vehicle head-on when crossing into oncoming traffic, Fitchburg police said.

Oddsmakers expect the third-ranked Buckeyes to trounce the Badgers on Saturday night in Madison. Here's how Vegas sees the matchup.

Postseason action brought out the best in Madison-area girls volleyball players. Here are the five top performers.

After a 1994 federal decision to deny inmates access to Pell grants for school, as part of a tough-on-crime movement, as of this summer, prisoners can use the grants again.