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Companies to steer workers to preferred doctors, hospitals

Wed, 12/17/2014 - 10:00am
The Alliance, a Madison-based group of 200 employers that earlier picked five hospitals to steer workers to for certain procedures, has now identified six preferred doctors at the hospitals.

Highway 120 to close Friday for lost truck to move

Wed, 12/17/2014 - 9:30am
Truck stuck.

NFL: Bears likely to fire Marc Trestman at end of season, radio station reports

Wed, 12/17/2014 - 9:15am
Citing a source, the station reported Tuesday via Twitter that team ownership met Monday when it was determined the second-year coach is likely to be fired.

Beer Baron: A Furthermore IPA fit for a rowdy, flaming burial at sea

Wed, 12/17/2014 - 9:00am
The Spring Green brewer's Floating Fire -- with rye, hibiscus and smoked malt -- aims to evoke a Viking funeral in a glass.

Fire destroys Muscoda's Castle Rock Inn

Wed, 12/17/2014 - 8:45am
The popular buffet and social event business, which includes a busy catering service, is located at the intersection of Highways G and Shemak Road, between Montfort, Fennimore and Muscoda.

In the Spirit: Atheist 'Christmas' displays overtaking religious ones at Capitol

Wed, 12/17/2014 - 8:15am
The public square is getting crowded.

Cooks' Exchange: Season calls for delicious soup recipes

Wed, 12/17/2014 - 8:00am
Having slipped through the past all-too-brief two seasons, it’s time to realize there is nothing we can do about the weather once winter arrives in Wisconsin. The age-old prescription is to st…

Classic recipe: Sour cream chocolate spice cake

Wed, 12/17/2014 - 7:30am
This week's recipe won first place in the State Journal's cakes category in 1969 and was submitted by Mrs. Susan M. Francis of Evansville.

Jonah Goldberg: Jonathan Gruber should've been Time's Person of the Year

Wed, 12/17/2014 - 5:45am
Jonathan Gruber should have been Time’s Person of the Year. The magazine gave it to the “Ebola Fighters” instead. Good for them; they’re doing God’s work. Still, Gruber would have been better.

Congress snubs open government

Wed, 12/17/2014 - 5:45am
The U.S. Senate voted unanimously last week for a much-needed update to the Freedom of Information Act.

Packers: Buccaneers Pro Bowl DT Gerald McCoy out for season

Wed, 12/17/2014 - 3:25am
Tampa Bay placed McCoy on injured reserve due to a knee injury.

Prep sports: Madison Memorial overpowers Beloit Memorial on ice

Tue, 12/16/2014 - 11:15pm
Junior forward Jacob Padley recorded a pair of assists, and the Madison Memorial boys hockey team scored three second-period goals during a 4-0 victory over host Beloit Memorial in a Big Eight…

Prep boys basketball: Drew Fredrickson leads unbeaten Mount Horeb past Janesville Craig

Tue, 12/16/2014 - 11:15pm
The unbeaten Mount Horeb boys basketball team got 22 points from senior Drew Fredrickson in a 70-54 non-conference victory over host Janesville Craig on Tuesday night.

Prep girls basketball: Monroe's fourth-quarter run beats Sauk Prairie

Tue, 12/16/2014 - 11:15pm
The Monroe girls basketball team went on an 18-7 run in the fourth quarter to turn a four-point deficit into a 41-34 home victory over Sauk Prairie in a Badger Conference crossover game Tuesday night.

Prep boys basketball: Clay Gerds' 21-point effort powers Fort Atkinson past Monona Grove

Tue, 12/16/2014 - 11:15pm
The Blackhawks dominate the first quarter and pull away from the Silver Eagles.

Bucks: Rookie sensation Jabari Parker out for season with torn ACL

Tue, 12/16/2014 - 10:00pm
The rookie season of No. 2 overall draft pick Jabari Parker came to a devastating end.

Wis. Supreme Court agrees to hear 'John Doe' challenges

Tue, 12/16/2014 - 7:50pm
The orders issued Tuesday offer a preview of arguments over the investigation into Gov. Scott Walker's campaign during the 2011 and 2012 recalls. 

Badgers volleyball: Top priorities for offseason are getting Lauren Carlini healthy, replacing four starters

Tue, 12/16/2014 - 7:00pm
Someday, Kelly Sheffield will be able to close the book on the University of Wisconsin volleyball team’s 2014 season. Just not yet.

Nanny state led to Garner tragedy -- Joseph T. Leone

Tue, 12/16/2014 - 6:00pm
In the gallons of ink spilled over the death of Eric Garner, nobody seems to have asked what I think is a salient question: Why is it illegal to sell an individual cigarette? What exactly is t…

Both sides of Kohl Center protest have rights -- William Richardson

Tue, 12/16/2014 - 6:00pm
Perhaps UW-Madison's Vice Provost and Dean of Students Lori Berquam should invite Ann Coulter to speak on campus. Then she could see first hand how her community completely lacks her “model of…

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