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After John Tonje was held scoreless during a win at Southern Cal earlier this month, a heart-to-heart with Badgers assistant Kirk Penney helped get him back on track.

Mediator Qatar says an agreement has been reached to release an Israeli civilian hostage and allow Palestinians to return to northern Gaza.

The Badgers aren't a team that could press or apply full-court pressure, yet they still grow closer to a team that could defend at an elite level after another solid day.

The Badgers took care of business in a game they couldn't afford to lose.

The Badgers rushed out to an early lead and nearly lost it, but bounced back in a conference victory in Madison.

Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde stirred the wrath of President Donald Trump and his conservative allies last week with a National Prayer Service homily that urged the newly inaugurated president “to have mercy upon the people in our country who are…

NEW YORK — Critics lambasted it and audiences didn’t grade it much better. But despite the turbulence, Mel Gibson’s “Flight Risk” managed to open at No. 1 at the box office with a modest $12 million, according to studio estimates…

There will be a lot on the plate for new Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth when he steps into his office on the Pentagon’s third floor E Ring.

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The University of Wisconsin-Madison allowed sales of beer, wine and hard seltzer at Camp Randall this past year and pulled in an impressive $3 million in revenue. Wisconsin will have to find new sources of revenue to help pay student…

The U.S. surgeon general's recent recommendation sparks a discussion.

Tips for your flowers, trees and shrubs.

The mother of the late Rep. Jonathan Brostoff shouted to Republican lawmakers from balcony of the Assembly chambers

The state superintendent leads the Department of Public Instruction, which oversees the state's 421 public school districts and its libraries. A primary will be held Feb. 18.

If you’re among those Green Bay fans thinking about how Brian Gutekunst can bolster his roster in the coming weeks, have at it. But be careful. Don’t get carried away.

The Badgers have won only two of the 11 times they've gone to overtime this season. Still, they're in a home-ice playoff position because of the results.

Once again, as has been the case in U.S. politics for decades, a Republican president is taking over a strong and growing economy from his Democratic predecessor. And once again, President Donald Trump will take credit for the continued growth,…

I know a lot of us are disappointed that former Vice President Kamala Harris lost the election to President Donald Trump last November. I have a feeling she will get elected as president eventually.