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Tony Evers described a drop in ACT college preparatory test results released Wednesday as a “solid starting place,” given that they represent the first year that all public high school seniors took the exam.

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The charges, which include stealing federal money, possessing child pornography and escaping a transitional facility, were handed down Wednesday by a grand jury from the Western District of Wisconsin, the U.S. Attorney's Office said.

Town of Madison department heads will look at a plan by city of Madison and Fitchburg officials that would speed up the municipalities annexation, and the group could make a recommendation by early next year.

The podcast will be recorded and debuted Sept. 3 with a live audience at the High Noon Saloon.

The All-American setter arrived on campus in 2013 with the stated goal of helping UW win its first national championship.

Coffeehouse and music venue raises almost $14,000 in the four days since a vehicle plowed into it.

If anyone needed a reminder about the unpredictability of college football, they got it this week when University of Wisconsin senior guard Dan Voltz pulled the plug on his football career due to the cumulative effect of injuries over five…

The roster of Wisconsin Women for Trump leaves out Lt. Gov. Rebecca Kleefisch but includes two party activists implicated in a highly publicized investigation into Gov. Scott Walker's county office.

While Downtown Madison’s booming development is transforming our city's skyline and bottom line, it's also squeezing costs for nonprofits, including those providing critical services such as child care.

In a recent radio interview, Rep. Keith Ripp, R-Lodi, discussed solutions for the current transportation crisis. He suggested giving local units of government the opportunity to levy an additional 0.5 percent on the sales tax. How kind.

Braun hits Nos. 23 and 24 on the season as Milwaukee extends its winning streak to four games with a 7-1 victory over Colorado Wednesday at Miller Park.

A 14-year-old boy tried to rob a 17-year-old boy he was meeting for a marijuana sale, then shot the older boy when he ran, according to a criminal complaint filed Wednesday that charged the younger boy with attempted first-degree intentional…

Fueger was a first-team all-Badger North Conference selection as a sophomore this past spring.

MIDDLETON - Walter J. "Wally" Weber, age 73, died Wednesday, Aug. 24, 2016. Funeral services will be held at ST. BERNARD'S CATHOLIC CHURCH, 7450 University Ave., Middleton, on Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2016, at 11 a.m. Visitation will be held at…

ARENA - Earl Bennett Jr., age 91, of Arena, passed away peacefully at home with his family at his side on Tuesday, Aug. 23, 2016. He was born on April 18, 1925, in Dodgeville, Wis., the son of Earl and…

WATERLOO - Donald H. Hubacher, age 85, of Waterloo, died on Tuesday, Aug. 23, 2016, at Rainbow Hospice Care Inpatient Center of Johnson Creek.

SUN PRAIRIE - Jo Ann Godwin, age 77, passed away on Tuesday, Aug. 23, 2016, at Kindred Hearts in Sun Prairie. She was born in Madison on Jan. 20, 1939, and was the daughter of George and Bessie (Anderson) Brown.…