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Restaurant review: Marcine's goes over the top with heavy-duty pizzas
Sometimes the best burgers can be found in country bars. Marcine's grills up a great burger, but its pizza is something to behold.
Packers: With Jordy Nelson back, full cast in place for Super Bowl run
If things go as planned, Nelson would give Rodgers the missing deep threat, while tight ends Jared Cook and Richard Rodgers would offer big targets over the middle.
Badgers volleyball: Wisconsin's Haleigh Nelson set for a happy homecoming
The senior returns to her native North Carolina for ACC/Big Ten Challenge matches vs. North Carolina Friday and Louisville Saturday.
Area prep results from Thursday, September 8, 2016
Cross country
outdoors calendar for 9-11 (print only)
Today: Open shooting 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. North Bristol Sportsmans Club, 7229 N. Greenway Road in Sun Prairie. (Also open Thursdays 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. and Saturdays 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.). Call 608-837-6048.
Prep sports: Middleton boys volleyball team earns sweep of La Follette
The Middleton boys volleyball team took early control of the Big Eight Conference race with a 25-18, 25-12, 25-18 victory over host Madison La Follette on Thursday.
Boston Globe: Trump's Bondi donation was crass payoff
Donald Trump insists he did nothing wrong by failing to disclose his foundation's $25,000 donation to a political group linked to Florida's attorney general, Pam Bondi. After all, he says, he paid a $2,500 fine in an effort to put…
Prep girls volleyball: Kelsey Kopiske, Sun Prairie sweep Middleton
The senior middle hitter helps her team rally in the third set after cruising through the first two.
Brewers: Milwaukee continues to win on road
ST. LOUIS — Domingo Santana and Orlando Arcia hit back-to-back homers as the Milwaukee Brewers continued their recent road dominance routing the St. Louis Cardinals 12-5 on Thursday night.
Jerry Davis: Ginseng prices for Wisconsin's green root start out low
Instead of prices hovering around $180, and up, buyers were only willing to start at $120. The price is set in part on the demand in foreign countries, where most of the root is consumed.
Bicyclist suffers life-threatening injuries in Fitchburg crash
A Madison woman was hit by a van Thursday while crossing Syene Road on the Capital City Trail, police said.
Man on Near West Side beaten during mugging, police say
A Madison man was robbed by four muggers on Haywood Drive near South Park Street, police said.
WIAC football: Whitewater and Platteville continue non-conference play in Week 2
UW-Whitewater vs. Belhaven (Miss.)
Ron Johnson mum on Donald Trump's praise for Vladimir Putin
Trump has drawn bipartisan criticism for his admiring take on Putin, the president of Russia, at an NBC News forum Wednesday night.
Tom Oates: Six factors that could determine Packers' season
Three key reasons why the Packers will succeed — and three reasons why they might not.
Charles Krauthammer: Incident in Hangzhou just the latest indignity for Obama
WASHINGTON — The president of the United States lands with all the majesty of Air Force One, waiting to exit the front door and stride down the rolling staircase to the red-carpeted tarmac. Except there is no rolling staircase. He…
Middleton reaches downtown parking agreement with developer
Middleton officials were initially concerned the project would overwhelm the available parking in the city's small downtown, leaving parking issues unsettled when demolition of Old Middleton Centre began in May.
Middleton's 'Jesus Lunch' makes quieter return in new school year
Large-scale protests against the parent-sponsored faith-based lunches mostly dissipated for the start of the 2016-17 school year, but city officials are preparing for a potential lawsuit over Firemen's Park's use.
Expo puts spotlight on quilting art
If you walk into the Alliant Energy Center’s Exhibition Hall this weekend, the room will be lined with hundreds of handmade quilts. Quilt Expo returns to Madison with its competition exhibit highlighting the work of local and national quilters —…






