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The first day of spring practice for the University of Wisconsin football team brought news about its two starting quarterbacks from last season.

A man and his dog were rescued by authorities after the man fell through weakened ice while attempting to rescue the dog himself, the County Sheriff's Office said.  

Longtime Stoughton resident Mike Gilbert is challenging incumbent Michael Engelberger for Stoughton's City Council representing District 2. The general election is April 7.

A glance at the field that makes up the NCAA men's basketball tournament's East region.

MT. PLEASANT, S.C. — University of Wisconsin starting pitcher Mariah Watts couldn’t make it out of the second inning Sunday, and by the time Taylor-Paige Stewart came in relief, enough damage …

A glance at the field that makes up the NCAA men's basketball tournament West region.

A glance at the field that makes up the NCAA men's basketball tournament's Midwest region.

A glance at the field that makes up the NCAA men's basketball tournament's South region.

Nine days earlier it had been below zero, so it wasn't hard to draw a big crowd to the 18th annual St. Patrick's Day parade on the Capitol Square.

BENSENVILLE, Ill. — The Madison Capitols have had a season-long problem solving the goaltending of the Chicago Steel.

Bryan Davis, superintendent of the Columbus School District, and Erik Olson, assistant superintendent of operations for the Sun Prairie School District, have been chosen as finalists to succee…

Randy J. Fiscus, 51, of Monona, a passenger in the car, was pronounced dead at the scene. The driver was was taken to UW Hospital.

My hat is off to the Madison East High School  basketball players, students and fans for showing so much class and dignity at their game Tuesday night.

On April 7, the voters of Wisconsin will decide two questions that will affect the direction of the Wisconsin Supreme Court and, through it, the political direction of the state.

I enthusiastically support the campaign of Rebecca Kemble for Madison City Council in District 18. Kemble will be a strong voice for the North Side, listening and leading on behalf of all residents.

Dozens of newspapers have ripped the 47 Senate Republicans who tried to sabotage President Barack Obama by writing a letter to Iran. The Pittsburgh Post Gazette said they should be ashamed: "A…

In his guest column on March 7, Tom Sinclair described how revenue from a carbon fee could be distributed to households to help stimulate the economy. I support the “carbon fee and dividend” p…

A young man was killed by a police officer, and many have questions: Why did this happen, and what could have been done to prevent it?

The Badgers (31-3) will play the Chanticleers (24-9) Friday in Omaha, Nebraska.

Nigel Hayes scores a game-high 25 points for the Badgers (31-3), who rally to force overtime, then shut out the Spartans in the extra period.