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ASHWAUBENON — Jarod Zirbel scored twice in a four-goal third period, and the Madison Capitols rallied for a 5-2 victory over the Green Bay Gamblers in United States Hockey League game Saturday…

The Monona Grove boys hockey team opened its season Saturday with a 4-1 victory over visiting Waunakee.

An 18-8 scoring run in the fourth quarter lifted the Marshfield boys basketball team to a 54-47 victory over host Baraboo in nonconference play Saturday.

Senior Shaquita Lee scored 21 points Saturday afternoon to lead visiting Madison West to a 70-63 victory over Madison La Follette in a double-overtime Big Eight Conference girls basketball game.

Mike Eaves has witnessed exhilarating victories, agonizing defeats and remarkable performances in his 13 seasons as the University of Wisconsin men’s hockey coach.

A two-seat airplane piloted by a 70-year-old Monona man flipped onto its top as it attempted to land on the grass landing field at Morey Airport just before 3:15 p.m. Saturday.

At the close of the third quarter during the Wisconsin Badgers runaway football victory over Nebraska, a new entry went into the record books … and not just Melvin Gordon’s single-game rushing…

The Warhawks come back from the brink, scoring three fourth-quarter touchdowns to beat Wartburg.

During the last four years, many policies have been put in place in Wisconsin presumably aimed at "job creation." Actually, almost none of these policies would create jobs, even if they succee…

If Gov. Scott Walker does not voice his concern and promise to veto legislation making Wisconsin a right-to-work state, he will be showing his true colors.

The letter in Thursday's State Journal "Walker needs better understanding of science" contended Gov. Scott Walker doesn't understand science and needs a science adviser.

Thank you for publishing the insightful column by Tom Still, "Science is filtered by values," in Sunday's State Journal.

I urge Dane County’s Zoning and Land Regulation Committee to approve the conditional use permit so work can start at the Waterloo Pump station, on the Line 61 tar sands oil pipeline operated b…

Imagine what we would be talking about today if Michael Brown had complied with police officer Darren Wilson's request to move to the side of the road.

The beleaguered University of Wisconsin women’s basketball team suffered a devastating blow well before the opening tipoff Saturday, with the announcement that leading scorer and rebounder Mic…

Wisconsin wants to send our products overseas — not our jobs. And as a market for Wisconsin exports, China is like no other.

PLAYER OF THE GAME

Luke Somers had worked tirelessly to raise awareness of people's plight in Yemen, and improve things with his work, sister Lucy Somers said. 

MADISON - John J. Malas, age 87, passed away on Friday, Dec. 5, 2014, at his home. He was born on May 8, 1927, to Nicholas and Mary (Hron) Malas in Madison. John graduated from Central High Sc…