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I've seen a big push to post the Ten Commandments in schools by some of our Christian conservative lawmakers.

When reviewing the members of President Donald Trump's new Cabinet, compare them to those they are replacing. Compare their expertise, humanity and concern for common citizens.

After hearing damning evidence on Oct. 23 of allegations of animal cruelty and mutilation from inspection reports and whistleblower accounts, Judge Rhonda Lanford appointed a special prosecutor to pursue criminal charges against Ridglan Farms in Blue Mounds.

Every time I enter the Dean Clinic for an appointment with one of my doctors, I need to walk through a metal detector to ensure I'm not carrying a weapon.

Well, here we go again, but worse.

My Republican friends and family members were alarmed by the violent Jan. 6 attack on our nation's Capitol.

It is my hope that sober historians will rightly remember Joe Biden's presidency for the legislative accomplishments and an effective and engaged international diplomacy.

Kaleem Caire made an impressive case for investing in new school models in his column in last Sunday's Wisconsin State Journal. Caire is the leader of One City Schools in Madison, a public charter school.

During the pomp and circumstance of President Donald Trump's inauguration, one person stood before the most powerful man on earth and asked him to be merciful.

The Leinenkugel family is lamenting the closure of its historic brewery in Chippewa Falls, and I feel for them -- not!

Elon Musk recently wrote on his social media platform X that it is "Very important to vote Republican for the Wisconsin Supreme Court to prevent voting fraud!" He then linked fraud to absentee drop boxes.

I’ve never been to Chippewa Falls, but I have an appreciation for the beers brewed by Leinenkugel brewers. For me in Virginia, that appreciation never would have occurred without distribution of Leinenkugel beers initially by Miller, and more recently by…

The Badgers scored on the power play for a fifth straight game, with Laila Edwards' 5-on-3 strike providing a two-goal lead against No. 11 St. Cloud State.

November 1, 1930—January 20, 2025

Ice quakes happen when seismic energy is released from cracks in the frozen ground.

A month after a student opened fire at Abundant Life Christian School, another killed a classmate in Nashville. Both were active in an internet subculture that glorifies mass shooters.

President Donald Trump’s executive order purporting to abolish birthright citizenship is unambiguously and profoundly racist. We can conclude only that this is the whole point.

President Donald Trump earlier revoked a policy that prevented agents from making arrests in schools and other sensitive locations.

The Spartans senior discusses her favorite gymnast to watch and her most bingeable movie. Meet Madison Memorial's Timmia Tetteh.

A good indication on how church-state issues will play out in President Donald Trump’s second term can be found in his shameless hawking of an “Inauguration Day Bible,” part of a merch promotion from which he’s personally receiving hundreds of…