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Nate Hoffmann delivered another solid start for the Madison Mallards on Saturday night, but he was saddled with his first loss of the Northwoods League amateur baseball season.

Some staked out viewing spots for the Human Cannonball at 8:45 p.m. and the fireworks show at 10 p.m.

Tom Still looks back at a few past columns and adds additional thoughts.

Russell Wilson is on the verge of becoming an extremely wealthy person.

Getting a head start on redistricting is important. If the process is done early enough, elected officials will not know exactly who will be in power after the next census.

It is a sad and dangerous day in America when the U.S. Supreme Court blatantly ignores the exact wording of a law and effectively rewrites the legislation to promote its own vision of social w…

Thank you for the June 19 article "Reaction strong to pope's directive" highlighting the positive response to the pope’s recent encyclical among local Catholics working on climate change.

Gov. Scott Walker was asked what he planned to do if the Supreme Court rejected the insurance subsidies of President Barack Obama's health care law. Gov. Walker's response was that the preside…

Visitors to an overlook in Michigan's Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore stand at the top of a very high, very steep sand dune looking out over Lake Michigan. It’s a place that’s particula…

Can anyone explain why the powers that be have yet to finalize a state budget?

Fill in the caption with a clever quip by Wednesday and win publication of your line with the cartoon in next Sunday’s newspaper. You’ll also receive a signed print of the cartoon by artist Ph…

Milwaukee starter Matt Garza allows four runs and five hits in six innings.

Gov. Scott Walker’s flagship economic development agency, the Wisconsin Economic Development Corp., has struggled since its inception. To be fair, the Department of Commerce had a few missteps…

Elliott wants to be special teams Pro Bowler

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Madison police have arrested a man who authorities say threatened staff at the Boys and Girls Club of Dane County during a children's summer camp.

He capped 25 years at WPT with eight as director, including "Wisconsin from the Air" and the LZ Lambeau event. 

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A Sauk City man accused of striking and killing a woman as she crossed a Madison street told police he "wanted to hit her," according to a criminal complaint.

MADISON - Joy Mae Johannsen, age 84, died unexpectedly on Thursday, June 25, 2015, in Madison, Wis. Surrounded by her loving family, Joy passed away peacefully from multiple natural causes att…

MILTON / SUN PRAIRIE - Donald J. Rortvedt passed away on Thursday, June 25, 2015.

MADISON - Susan Grace (Armstrong) Richard, age 58, passed away peacefully surrounded by her family on Tuesday, June 23, 2015, after a yearlong battle with cancer. Eleven years of remission all…