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DODGEVILLE / MINERAL POINT - James H. Middagh, age 87, of Dodgeville/Mineral Point, died on Saturday, April 11, 2015, at Bloomfield Healthcare. Services are pending.

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The mother of a Wisconsin man accused of trying to join the Islamic State group says he's a mentally ill loner who often makes boastful comments to try to win acceptance.

If you dislike a proposal in Gov. Walker’s budget that switches policy-setting authority from the seven-citizen Natural Resources Board to the Department of Natural Resources secretary, consid…

The 6-foot-7, 265-pound Gipson has never played organized football, but a Green Bay scout worked him out earlier this week.

Holly Meyers creates ethereal, dreamlike images, often of women and still lifes. After moving to Madison three years ago from Columbia, Missouri, Meyers was inspired by life changes and her ne…

In a city with some of the highest rates of black incarceration in the country, a police station is taking the place of a school aimed at improving the prospects of poor, minority students.

Benzschawel’s older brother, Beau, will be a redshirt freshman offensive lineman for the Badgers this season, and his father, Scott, played for UW as a defensive lineman from 1983-87.

BASEBALL

Three third-period goals weren’t enough to dig the Madison Capitols out of a hole Friday night as they fell 6-4 to the Muskegon Lumberjacks to open their final series of the U.S. Hockey League…

NEW YORK — Giannis Antetokounmpo returned to the lineup with 23 points and moved the Milwaukee Bucks to the verge of a playoff spot with a 99-91 victory over the New York Knicks on Friday nigh…

The University of Wisconsin softball team’s Big Ten Conference game vs. Iowa on Friday afternoon got out of hand before the Badgers even picked up a bat.

Jay Kimberly and Steve Leiterman hit two-out RBI singles in the top of the ninth inning Friday, and the visiting Poynette baseball team held on to take a 3-1 non-conference victory over New Glarus.

A three-game series against Pittsburgh starting Friday night begins a run of 22 straight games against NL Central opponents.

The Madison Police Department cadaver dog team and a search plane will join search teams Saturday in looking for the body of Angela Girton, 5, who fell into the Wisconsin River Monday night.  

Joshua Van Haften's mother says he makes boastful comments that can be misconstrued to try to gain acceptance.

Frank Kaminsky has some big decisions to make now that his marvelous final season with the University of Wisconsin men’s basketball career is over.

University of Wisconsin running backs coach John Settle raved about the one-two punch of Corey Clement and Dare Ogunbowale after the program’s second practice of the spring.

Morgan Zulinick is leaving the University of Wisconsin men’s hockey team because love for his family outweighs his passion for the game.

After having some time to sit back and reflect on the Badgers basketball season, I am left with feeling nothing but pride.

It is not just about honey. One of every three bites of food we eat is pollinated, and honey bees are dying at an alarming rate. It is a global problem.