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Paul Chryst's debut as UW coach will kick off at 7 p.m. Sept. 5 at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas.  

Republican state lawmakers are mulling a new tax or fee on the sale of bicycles, a top GOP lawmaker said Thursday.

Dolls that girls can design for themselves will now be called Truly Me dolls.

Sen. Jon Erpenbach, D-Middleton, also wants to ensure WEDC employees covered by public misconduct laws.

Walker will address the Southern Republican Leadership Conference as one of about a dozen 2016 presidential hopefuls there to seek support in the area's largest straw poll.

A welder's torch set cardboard on fire at a Near West Side grocery store Wednesday, but there were no reports of injuries.

The woman killed Monday night in a crash between a car and a milk hauler in Rock County has been identified as Jessica Kay, 41, Edgerton.

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Kelly Ehlers started a business six years ago that helps other companies use social media to build their brands.

No one ever said the greater good has to be fair, too.

Big Sky Restaurant in Stoughton just celebrated its two-year anniversary, and its success probably owes something to the frequent visits of music lovers who come to the Stoughton Opera House, …

It’s Memorial Day weekend, the time of year when many of us kick back, contemplate the beautiful sunset and enjoy a few cold beverages.

General manager John Hammond on Wednesday identified size and shooting as two top team needs going into the NBA draft on June 25.

BASEBALL

DETROIT — Jonathan Broxton retired the first two hitters of the eighth inning — including Miguel Cabrera — without allowing a ball past the infield.

SPRING GREEN — Despite his otherwise solid day off the tee Wednesday, Monroe’s Matt Miller knocked his drive into the water off the right side of the 18th fairway at The House on the Rock Resort.

University of Wisconsin football recruiting coordinator Ben Strickland will be Florida Atlantic’s next defensive backs coach, according to 247sports.

Wednesday was a record-setting day for Logan Walser and his Lodi High School boys golf team.

The foreign exchange student wins the No. 1 singles title to lead Middleton to its fourth consecutive Big Eight Conference tournament team title.