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Memorial High School principal Jay Affeldt sent an email to parents Wednesday afternoon, explaining that two students experienced a medical emergency near the school's tennis courts earlier in…

OMAHA, Neb. — If the University of Wisconsin hopes to advance deeper into the NCAA men’s basketball tournament than it did last year — and, really, that’s what this season is all about — the B…

Tuesday's meeting was "the tipping point," he says.

OMAHA, Neb. — High on the list of cardinal sins in the book of Bo Ryan is thou shalt not look beyond next, but not everybody inside the University of Wisconsin men’s basketball program can abi…

UW-Madison's decision to halt plans to remove newborn monkeys from their mothers as part of a controversial experiment is a step in the right direction. However, the 40 monkeys involved will s…

The chant "black lives matter" is in the news lately, in reference to shootings of black men by police in various cities around the country. What does it mean exactly?

The public discussion following Tony Robinson's death has been notable for the absence of discussion about what's wrong in Madison and Dane County's black community that leads both to the gros…

Two recent letters to the editor have referenced "black-on-black" violence in regards to protests of the shooting of unarmed teen Tony Robinson by a Madison police officer.

Recent police officer-related deaths, including a high-profile shooting in Madison, and the unanticipated need for state resources to investigate them may have convinced Gov. Scott Walker to r…

Mayor says some indicators on racial disparity are improving but challenger says protests over teen's shooting by police reveal much to be done.

The Purgolders won three games in five days following the tragic incident about a mile from their high school, earning their first state tournament berth in 25 years.

One of the accountant's clients was Charles Prindiville, owner of the Downtown massage parlor that police believe engages in prostitution.

A man who stood less than 15 feet from a Madison police officer, pointing a gun at the officer but was not shot, pleaded guilty Wednesday to a felony and three misdemeanors.

The joint project with Power Engineers will start in June and is to be finished by next summer.

The company, founded in 2013, has an app to streamline grocery shopping.

MADISON - Anne Wilder Hausner passed away peacefully in Madison, on a bright and sunny morning, March 17, 2015, after a short illness. She was surrounded by family during her last weeks and en…

COTTAGE GROVE - Pauline Coles Haight Burgess Ikel, age 96, passed away on March 15, 2015. A full obituary will appear in Sunday's paper.

HARTFORD - Marilyn J. (nee Rose) Preston, age 81, of Hartford, Wis., passed away on Tuesday, March 17, 2015, at the Pavilion of Glacier Valley in Slinger, Wis., surrounded by her loving family.

MADISON - Allen Ray Meyer, age 63, died on Thursday, March 12, 2015, son of June and John Meyer.

SHULLSBURG - Helen D. Engels, age 82, of Shullsburg, Wis., passed away on Tuesday, March 17, 2015, at Tivoli at Divine Savior Healthcare in Portage, Wis. She was born on Nov. 14, 1932, in Shul…