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When lightning struck in 2000, and Dick Bennett’s Badgers made the Final Four — like this year, in Indianapolis — we all knew it was a one-off.

This week's recipe received honorable mention in the State Journal's desserts category in 1969 and was submitted by Mrs. Robert Hora of Hillsboro.

April 1 is a famous day for practical jokes. On this day in 1942, restaurant owner Henry Rooney of La Crosse took great pleasure in playing a few on unsuspecting customers. Reporter Jerry Mori…

BASEBALL

The UW associate head coach can't avoid the task, but others still haven't viewed the final difficult moments of the national semifinal loss.

There are plenty of distractions to deal with during the week leading up to the Final Four, and University of Wisconsin men’s basketball coach Bo Ryan’s radar is on high alert to make sure the…

Bruce snapped a spring slump with a three-run homer among his two hits and the Cincinnati Reds beat the Milwaukee Brewers 10-4 on Tuesday.

Whether it's steroid testing, all those power arms in the bullpen or a lower strike zone, baseballs just aren't flying out of the park like they did a decade or two ago.

AWENDAW, S.C. — Rob Jacobsen carded a 2-over 74 on Tuesday to post the top finish for the University of Wisconsin men’s golf team in the Hootie at Bulls Bay Intercollegiate.

MILWAUKEE — Nobody took the Milwaukee Brewers’ historic and painful late-season collapse last season harder than Jonathan Lucroy.

Isaac Blum had two hits and scored runs in the first and third innings to lift the Madison Memorial baseball team to a 2-0 victory over host Appleton West in the season opener for both teams.

The return of Guion and Raji allows general manager Ted Thompson to presumably focus on inside linebacker and cornerback in the NFL draft.

Council members approved an ordinance amendment that would require the companies to provide 24-hour continuous service, require vehicle inspections, provide service throughout the city, provid…

New data shows improvement in employment disparities but widening gap in household income and poverty, but Mayor Paul Soglin contends deeper analysis suggests improvement in all three areas.

The junior retires 11 of 14 batters in relief to lead the Cardinals to a non-conference win.

Gov. Scott Walker's 2015-17 budget allows the state's Department of Health Services to contract with nonprofits or private businesses to provide services that are currently being provided by A…

The promoter of the "no new taxes" pledge says liberals and conservatives can come together to cut prison costs.

The new requirement for everyone arrested for a felony and some misdemeanor offenses is projected to add 68,000 DNA samples its first year.

On April 7, voters can take two actions that will have a large impact on the Wisconsin Supreme Court for the next decade. Voters will elect a Supreme Court justice and vote on a constitutional…

The state of Wisconsin has completed its independent investigation of the death of Tony Robinson and passed its sealed report to the district attorney to determine if charges are warranted.