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Laurie Solchenberger’s class at Madison’s Lincoln Elementary School has participated in the Birdathon four years. They feed birds outside their classroom window, and use field guides to identify each species. The class’ most exciting ID last year was a great…

For the third straight summer, Dylan and Aiden Lynch are heading to the University of Illinois to attend Camp Kesem, where they’ll kayak, swim, play and talk with other kids who’ve watched a parent battle cancer.

Cellular Dynamics International, Propeller Health and Fetch Rewards each announce a new partnership.

On a FLYY expedition, youth and young adults get a chance to discover their own inner strengths.

On Memorial Day we remember the men and women who died in service to our country. We should not forget those who died waiting for care after they faithfully served.

Knowing the people we vote for can only be good for democracy, right?

Madison Memorial's Colt Tegtmeier seeded No. 4, Middleton's Xavier Sanga No. 7 in Division 1 singles; Middleton's Jin/Markel No. 7 in D1 doubles

Rain causes nearly six hours' worth of delays and pushes two games to Saturday in Grand Chute.

Senior Lexy Kemnitzer pitched a one-hit shutout, striking out nine and walking one, to lead the McFarland softball team to a 4-0 victory over visiting Platteville in a WIAA Division 2 regional final Thursday.

They combine for three home runs and five RBIs as the Brewers hand the Reds their 11th consecutive loss.

The fifth-ranked Cardinals advance to face Poynette on Tuesday in a sectional semifinal contest.

Me & Julio in Fitchburg garnered unexpected attention after a pair of alligators visited the restaurant Thursday night.

The 10th-ranked Badgers' varsity eight, second varsity eight and varsity four remain alive at the national meet in Gold River, California.

Senior Hannah Schwartz becomes the first Badgers rower to earn the accolades twice.

The senior 800 runner and freshman hammer thrower qualify at the NCAA West Preliminary meet in Lawrence, Kansas.

Senior Judge Kenneth Ripple of the 7th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals in Chicago, gave each side two weeks to file final briefs, and then 10 days after that to respond to one another's briefs.

Language, like a house, needs to have the cobwebs swept out of it from time to time. A language, over time, acquires words that turn out to be meaningless, absurd, irrational, confused and sometimes deliberately misleading. These can be considered…

Three cheers for former Wisconsin Gov. Tommy Thompson. His recent praise of the University of Wisconsin System was a joy to hear.

More chronic wasting disease research and a new fence inspection regime for deer farms, announced by Gov. Scott Walker recently, are not an adequate response in a state that harbors one of the most infected whitetail deer herds in the…

Does the writer of the May 20 letter to the editor "Bathroom bans defend American morality" know that many people with excellent morals do no call themselves Christians?