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Wisconsin helps abolish foul stain of slavery -- State Journal editorial from 150 years ago

Sun, 02/22/2015 - 5:29am
This State Journal editorial ran on Feb. 27, 1865:

On View | Black Threads

Sun, 02/22/2015 - 5:15am
On display at Olbrich Gardens throughout the month of February are quilts that tell the family histories of African-American women.

Michael E. Kraft: Obama plan betrays promise to wean Americans from fossil fuels

Sun, 02/22/2015 - 5:15am
GREEN BAY — The Obama administration just released a new offshore oil and gas drilling plan, to be finalized after public comment.

Don't stifle baseball's spirit of innovation

Sun, 02/22/2015 - 5:15am
CHICAGO — Baseball, being the noblest sport, has many lessons to teach: the value of daily persistence, the inevitability of failure and the likelihood that luck will not override ineptitude (…

The Gomers 'brotherhood' turns 30

Sun, 02/22/2015 - 5:00am
The musical skills of The Gomers, a band that has become a Madison institution, are pretty awe-inspiring.

Shelley Peterman Schwarz: Ways to keep up with your health and your kids

Sun, 02/22/2015 - 5:00am
When my two children were young, I always felt tired and sleep deprived. Jamie and Andrew were normal, active infants and toddlers, but they were not great sleepers. I still vividly remember h…

Travel: Calendar

Sun, 02/22/2015 - 5:00am
Coming in Wisconsin this week:

Garden calendar | For the week of Feb. 22

Sun, 02/22/2015 - 5:00am
Tips for your flowers, trees and shrubs.

Gov. Scott Walker says he doesn't know if Obama loves his country

Sun, 02/22/2015 - 4:20am
"You should ask the president what he thinks about America," Walker said. "I've never asked him so I don't know."

Badgers women's basketball: No regrets for title-less seniors

Sun, 02/22/2015 - 4:00am
Through the years, they’ve experienced more moral victories than actual ones. Each has endured injury, a couple of them potentially debilitating. And they’ve seen the people responsible for br…

Auto racing: Broadcaster Dale Jarrett has high hopes for Matt Kenseth, JGR

Sun, 02/22/2015 - 3:15am
Dale Jarrett wouldn't be surprised to see all four Joe Gibbs Racing drivers qualify for the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series championship.

Auto racing: Matt Kenseth eager for turnaround starting with today's Daytona 500

Sun, 02/22/2015 - 3:00am
Matt Kenseth has already checked off one line on his to-do list for 2015.

Prep girls gymnastics: All-around champ Abby Millard leads Sun Prairie to Big Eight title

Sat, 02/21/2015 - 10:30pm
Sun Prairie senior Abby Millard won the all-around championship and led the Cardinals to the team title in Saturday’s Big Eight Conference gymnastics meet at Madison Memorial.

Prep girls basketball: Middleton beats Craig, then Verona nets share of Big Eight title

Sat, 02/21/2015 - 10:30pm
Sophomore guard Alex Luehring scored 18 points, including 13 in the first half, as host Verona held on for a 48-43 victory Saturday over Madison Memorial and earned a share of the Big Eight Co…

Badgers men's hockey: Ryan Keller scores twice as Michigan State hands UW its 20th loss

Sat, 02/21/2015 - 10:30pm
The Badgers have now been shut out four times this season.

WIAA wrestling: Stoughton qualifies six individuals for WIAA state individual tournament

Sat, 02/21/2015 - 10:30pm
SUN PRAIRIE — It’s turning out to be a pretty special week for the Stoughton wrestling team.

WIAC men's basketball: Victory over Stout gives Whitewater share of conference title

Sat, 02/21/2015 - 10:30pm
KJ Evans scored a team-best 21 points as UW-Whitewater locked up a share of the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference men’s basketball title with an 86-77 victory over host UW-Stout in…

USHL: Capitols' comeback attempt slips away in third period

Sat, 02/21/2015 - 10:30pm
A strong second period tied things up Saturday night, but the Madison Capitols couldn’t carry that momentum into the final 20 minutes of a 6-3 U.S. Hockey League loss to the U.S. U18 National …

WIAA wrestling sectionals: Madison West's Moziah Clark earns Division 1 state berth

Sat, 02/21/2015 - 10:30pm
Madison West senior Moziah Clark will take a 38-0 record to the WIAA state wrestling tournament, thanks to his championship performance in Saturday’s Division 1 Sauk Prairie sectional.

Badgers sports: Ivy Martin wraps up record-setting Big Ten meet with seven titles

Sat, 02/21/2015 - 10:30pm
University of Wisconsin senior Ivy Martin left the Big Ten Conference women’s swimming and diving championships on Saturday just like she entered it three days earlier: in a hurry.

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