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The seven-player class shows to have above-average athleticism

The guard from Canada follows coach Jonathan Tsipis to UW.

Recent actions of the UW Board of Regents hurt job protection for tenured professors. Some residents of Wisconsin cheered the Regents' decision, wondering why professors should enjoy job protections most citizens don’t have. But the Regents' actions struck a blow…

Girl Scouts will be doing amazing things because you supported the Girl Scout cookie program.

A new appointee will replace Dane County Circuit Court Judge David Flanagan, who has served on the court since 1999.

A special education teacher from Edison Middle School was arrested Friday for an alleged sexual relationship with a student, according to the Janesville Police.

The changes would require the state to move more than 1,900 employees from salaried to hourly or raise salaries.

A town of Cottage Grove man was sentenced Friday to five years of probation for setting the fire that burned a home where a sexual predator, released from a state treatment facility, was supposed to live.

Jeremy Hays considered flight risk because of escape conviction.

An Oshkosh financial advisor facing criminal charges of stealing her elderly clients' money had her license revoked and was ordered to pay restitution and fines of $1.5 million in a civil action.

The Department of Public Health is looking for any information regarding two dogs that bit a man on Friday morning.

LAS VEGAS, Nev. - John Irving Fitts, age 67, of Las Vegas, Nev., passed peacefully in his sleep on Tuesday, April 19, 2016. John was born in New York, N.Y., one of three and the oldest son of George and…

We hear a lot about baby boomers, Generation Xers and Millennials.

COLUMBUS - Kenneth H. "Kenny" Fritz, age 86, passed away at his home on Wednesday, May 4, 2016, after a brief, brave and courageous four week battle with bone cancer. Kenny was born on Jan. 4, 1930, in Milwaukee to…

The Madison Sports Hall of Fame Club's annual banquet is set for June 1.

Following a very warm Friday in Madison, overnight showers and storms are expected to bring cooler air to the capital city, with high temperatures around 70 for the weekend.

NEENAH -- Wisconsin Attorney General Brad Schimel says two police officers who shot and killed a hostage during an incident at a motorcycle shop won't face criminal charges.

James will have two years of eligibility remaining after sitting out the 2016 season.

Jim Villa, a long-time ally of Gov. Scott Walker who has led the University of Wisconsin System's communications and lobbying efforts for the past two years, will leave UW later this month.

In addition to missing one leg, having had several heart attacks, and a number of other physical ailments and illnesses, Don Morshead’s eyesight is not perfect by any measure.