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The Green Bay bank says loans grew 8 percent in 2014 over the year before.

When Johnny Parisi was a boy, life was all about the ice.

Dorothy Thompson of Richland Center has visited more than 170 countries, and she's not finished.

The Middleton City Council on Tuesday approved a public participation component that includes meetings and surveys that will kick off a new comprehensive planning process.

The Blue Man Group, hard as it is to describe, is a cultural phenomenon that has captivated some 17 million people over its more than 20-year run.

You don’t often hear U.S. Rep. Paul Ryan say he “agrees with every word” of something the president says.

Testimony from former director of the nursing home leads to dismissal of one felony count that dropped $300,000 from proposed restitution total. 

Dear Dr. Hanson: I was playing with my 2-year-old son last week and while I was swinging him around by his arms, he started to cry and then didn’t want to use his left arm. We saw his pediatri…

Last week we began discussion of my 5-4-3-2-1-0 New Year’s resolutions, starting with the importance of good food in your diet. Emphasizing the Mediterranean diet is the key to a long, sweet life.

Monster Truck Nationals roar into the Dane County Coliseum Friday through Sunday. This year features a 40th anniversary party for the signature “Bigfoot” truck, with special demolition events.…

It has long shed its derogatory connotations; these days, it’s a compliment to be called a nerd. After all, being smart isn’t a bad thing, even if those smarts might be concentrated in a few a…

Ed Murray had believed the Milwaukee Bucks might be a relocation candidate if the franchise can’t get a new arena deal worked out this year, but NBA Commissioner Adam Silver and others quickly…

The Badgers are the only team in the nation that hasn’t led an opponent after the first period at least once this season.

The Badgers play the Wolverines in a Big Ten series at 8 p.m. Friday and 7 p.m. Saturday at the Kohl Center.

DEERFIELD — Junior guard Parker Knapp scored a career-high 18 points to lead the Deerfield boys basketball team to a 64-45 victory over Madison Abundant Life in a Trailways South Conference ga…

Two late free throws by Adam Link helped the Marshall boys basketball team seal a 68-67 victory over host Cambridge in Capitol South Conference play Thursday night.

Bobbie Kelsey did her darnedest to put the best face on her University of Wisconsin women’s basketball team’s 89-72 loss to No. 16 Nebraska on Thursday night at the Kohl Center.

Seniors Emily Kelm and Vivienne Gilbertson combined for 26 points Thursday night, leading the McFarland girls basketball team to a 51-42 victory over visiting Walworth Big Foot in Rock Valley …

MILWAUKEE — Losing their shooting touch couldn’t have come at a worse time for the Milwaukee Bucks.

Pressure defense and a big third quarter helped the Madison Memorial girls basketball team take a 58-32 victory over visiting Madison La Follette in a Big Eight Conference game Thursday night.