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Know Your Madisonian: Local theater artist is a Renaissance man

Thu, 06/30/2016 - 5:30am
After moving to Wisconsin, Coleman gave up his software work to "focus on doing what I want to do, which is writing, acting, and directing mostly — And playing in the woods."

GOP TV ad reservations paint grim picture for Wisconsin's Ron Johnson, Republican Senate majority

Thu, 06/30/2016 - 3:55am
Republicans face a very difficult Senate map this year, and when you combine that with the fact that Donald Trump is their presidential nominee, it's clear the Senate majority is very attainable for Democrats.

AIDS Resource Center arming patients with new tool to fight HIV

Thu, 06/30/2016 - 3:45am
The AIDS Resource Center of Wisconsin, which celebrates its new medical clinic in Madison Thursday, is arming patients with a new tool to fight the HIV/AIDS epidemic: a pill for people who don’t have HIV but are at high risk…

Mallards: Zach Jarrett's walk-off grand slam gives Madison a split with Rivets

Wed, 06/29/2016 - 11:30pm
Zach Jarrett ended a long day of Northwoods League baseball in memorable fashion, hitting a grand slam in the bottom of the 10th inning Wednesday night to send the Madison Mallards to a 5-1 victory over the Rockford Rivets before…

Brewers: Junior Guerra masterful against Dodgers

Wed, 06/29/2016 - 10:15pm
MILWAUKEE — Milwaukee Brewers manager Craig Counsell finally got a chance to break out the superlatives.

Badgers swimming: Cierra Runge excited to head to Rio

Wed, 06/29/2016 - 9:10pm
Cierra Runge (1:57.16) and Melanie Margalis (1:57.65) were fifth and sixth in the 200-meter freestyle and are expected to be named to the 4x200 relay.

Badgers sports: Football team to unveil new red threads Thursday night

Wed, 06/29/2016 - 9:00pm
These are hardly the dog days of summer for the University of Wisconsin athletic department.

Man dies after his motorcycle goes off highway in town of Christiana

Wed, 06/29/2016 - 9:00pm
The 60-year-old man, who is from the Cambridge area, was headed west on Highway B near Hillside Road when he failed to negotiate a curve, authorities said.

Badgers football: Dallas Cowboys lineman Travis Frederick enters 2016 NFL season with high expectations

Wed, 06/29/2016 - 8:00pm
One publication ranks the fourth-year center No. 27 on its list of the league's top 100 players.

Prep girls soccer: Jen Brien's goal-scoring prowess powered Oregon

Wed, 06/29/2016 - 7:30pm
Forward Jen Brien is the most prolific scorer Oregon girls soccer coach Julie Grutzner has coached.

Badgers football: Former UW offensive linemen expect big improvement from current unit in 2016

Wed, 06/29/2016 - 7:30pm
Former standouts up front say the experience gained in 2015 will create a more explosive unit.

Ozanne is letting Laird off the hook -- James Timbers

Wed, 06/29/2016 - 6:00pm
I can hardly believe the incredible weakness of Dane County District Attorney Ismael Ozanne.

Liberal overreach discourages gun control -- Dean McGuire

Wed, 06/29/2016 - 6:00pm
Despite mass shootings in Sandy Hook, San Bernardino and Orlando, elected Republican officials still will not consider common-sense gun legislation.

Cologuard cancer test can save lives -- Tracy Coward

Wed, 06/29/2016 - 6:00pm
Cologuard saved my husband’s life. He took the test after turning 50 and was surprised to receive a positive result. On further screening, his doctor found a precancerous polyp that would have been cancer within two years.

Liberals want reform, not all your guns -- Katie O'Brien

Wed, 06/29/2016 - 6:00pm
I was flabbergasted reading Monday's letter to the editor "Liberals want to ban semi-automatic guns."

Local leaders should engage with police -- Allen M. Rickey

Wed, 06/29/2016 - 6:00pm
Prior to and following the arrest of Genele Laird at East Towne Mall, I had emailed our local elected leaders with several suggestions.

Ex-Wisconsin Capitol officer pleads guilty to stealing art

Wed, 06/29/2016 - 5:56pm
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A former Wisconsin Capitol Police officer has pleaded guilty to stealing a state-owned painting from the governor's mansion.

Wisconsin man accused of killing mother with sword committed

Wed, 06/29/2016 - 5:17pm
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A Sun Prairie man accused of decapitating his mother with a sword last year has been committed to a state mental hospital.

Former police officer pleads guilty to stealing painting from Governor's Mansion

Wed, 06/29/2016 - 5:15pm
A former State Capitol Police officer pleaded guilty Wednesday to felony theft for stealing a painting by Wisconsin artist Aaron Bohrod from the Governor's Mansion in 2011.

Man who killed mother with sword committed after guilty plea, insanity finding

Wed, 06/29/2016 - 4:05pm
A Sun Prairie man who killed his mother with a sword last year pleaded guilty Wednesday to first-degree intentional homicide, then was committed to a state mental hospital after prosecutors and defense lawyers in the case agreed that he was…

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