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Champion Poynette led a 6-0 sweep by Capitol North Conference boys basketball teams over their Capitol South foes in the final round of the regular season Thursday.

Junior Charlie Soule scored 10 of his 26 points in the fourth quarter to lead Oregon past host Monona Grove 56-53 in a Badger South Conference boys basketball game on Thursday night.

There were four 1-0 decisions in the Division 1 quarterfinals. Sauk Prairie’s Eddie Smith accomplished the feat with an escape point with 5 seconds remaining to edge Fond du Lac’s Josh Adams at 145.

IOWA CITY, Iowa — Matt Hutchins won the 500-yard freestyle Thursday and set personal and pool records in the process to lead the University of Wisconsin men’s swimming team on the second day o…

Nick Noskowiak’s return to the court wasn’t enough to save the Sun Prairie boys basketball team from a late onslaught at the hands of Madison East on Thursday night.

The McFarland boys basketball team closed out a perfect Rock Valley North Conference season Thursday night with a 61-50 victory over visiting Edgerton.

Alejandro Sotero Hernande was arrested just before 3:30 p.m. Thursday on Highway K one mile south of Highway WW by the Wisconsin State Patrol.

PHOENIX — Francisco Rodriguez will be jogging out of the bullpen again for the Milwaukee Brewers.

Companies in Stoughton and Reedsburg were among the seven winners honored as tops in their industry.

Daryl Jones said that before he took over Blair Street BBQ in January 2014 he was warned by many people about landlord Cliff Fisher.

The mayor and City Council member meet in the first forum of the general election race.

The Vikings score the final nine points after falling behind briefly in the fourth quarter.

WASHINGTON — A sunset clause?

Two challengers and two incumbents are seeking three seats on the Monona Grove School Board. The election is April 7.

Two men were charged Thursday with first-degree reckless homicide for the heroin overdose death of a 15-year-old girl in August.

A town of Cottage Grove man suspected of burning a neighboring home where a sex offender was to live had attracted the eye of police during community meetings about the home, according to sear…

Here's an idea for reducing Wisconsin's huge budget deficit: End all legislative sessions and open meetings.

Unions are not what they use to be. I personally do not believe in unions, yet I have to be a part of one because of where I work.

Now the Republicans are shoving "right-to-work" down our throats.

Phil Hands' "tempest in a teapot" editorial cartoon in Wednesday's State Journal illustrates his view that "right-to-work" is a trivial issue. It also illustrates his contempt for both propone…