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Marquette recruit Henry Ellenson battled through an injured hand, his supporting cast rose to the occasion, and the Rice Lake boys basketball team returned to the state title game with a 72-64…

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OMAHA, Neb. -- It would have been tempting for the members of the University of Wisconsin’s men’s basketball team to peek ahead months ago, especially when a significant portion of their fan b…

Simultaneous Showalters

Ziehli described as an obsessive thief who stole money from her employer to help pay bills and buy gifts or give money to friends and others who needed it. 

A federal judge on Friday struck down a Wisconsin law requiring doctors performing abortions to get hospital admitting privileges, ruling that any benefits to women’s health from the requireme…

When Terek Nesheim and his Mount Horeb boys basketball teammates ran onto the Kohl Center floor on Friday afternoon, there was quite a surprise awaiting.

The worst season in University of Wisconsin men’s hockey history won’t cost coach Mike Eaves his job.

Although depth charts are often fluid this time of year, the University of Wisconsin football team’s first-team units are beginning to take shape after the third spring practice.

MINNEAPOLIS -- Members of the University of Wisconsin women’s hockey team were unable to exorcise their primary demon Friday night.

Leland Pan says Chief Mike Koval was wrong to indicate racially diverse protesters were threatening.

Every year around tax time, some people ask: “Why should I pay for public schools? I have no kids there now.” Of course they may have forgotten that others paid taxes for their schooling or th…

Up until now, I’ve been pretty happy with President Barack Obama. I voted for him twice and like the way he’s handled most issues.

Gov. Scott Walker wants to eliminate the citizen policy boards in the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection and the Department of Natural Resources. He would repla…

I got my driver's license without ever taking driver's education. But I have learned a lot about the meaning of road signs.

In this April's election for the Monona Grove School Board, I hope voters will consider supporting Jeff Simpson, Keri Robbins and Jenifer Smith, three candidates with excellent credentials for…

The mother of Tony Robinson says she endured a "gut-wrenching" wait at UW Hospital the night of his shooting death.

As far as anglers from West Virginia, Illinois, and Pennsylvania are concerned, Wisconsinhas top-quality trout water that is attracting more than its share of the country’s trout fishers.

Here's how members of Wisconsin's congressional delegation voted on major issues this week. 

Robert W. Kastenmeier, who represented Wisconsin’s 2nd District in Congress for 32 years, died Friday at his home in Arlington, Virginia, at the age of 91.