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Focus on Dane County: Stoughton Wal-Mart developer says it has funding to break ground in July

Fri, 05/08/2015 - 5:30am
Verona-based Forward Development Group says it has the necessary guarantees for its planned Kettle Park West project.

What to watch this week: "Wayward Pines"

Fri, 05/08/2015 - 5:00am
Long before he was the people’s mayor of “Portlandia,” well before he was Bree’s second husband on “Desperate Housewives,” and ages before he was Charlotte’s first husband on “Sex and the City…

Going Out: Weekend highlights

Fri, 05/08/2015 - 5:00am
Spring is the perfect time for a stroll through the UW-Madison Arboretum, and several events there this weekend make a visit even more timely. On the Web: uwarboretum.org.

Badgers track and field: Thrower Michael Lihrman enters homestretch of decorated career

Fri, 05/08/2015 - 5:00am
Twenty years from now, what fundamental lesson will Michael Lihrman want his children to know about his time as a student-athlete at the University of Wisconsin?

Packers: Small-town farm boy Jordy Nelson a fan favorite

Fri, 05/08/2015 - 4:30am
Nelson's productivity and humble, blue collar attitude has made him something of a folk hero in Wisconsin. 

Packers: Brett Favre will play in flag football game at Camp Randall

Fri, 05/08/2015 - 3:45am
ESPN says the game will be played July 19, a day after Favre is inducted into the Packers Hall of Fame in Green Bay.

Prep schedule for Friday, May 8, 2015

Fri, 05/08/2015 - 3:30am
BASEBALL

NBA: New breed of point guards looking to show you can score, win

Fri, 05/08/2015 - 3:30am
Stephen Curry, Derrick Rose and Kyrie Irving are trying to see if they can take a different path to the title, more often beating opponents scoring the basketball, though they are capable passers.

Prep sports: Middleton boys tennis team tips Madison West in Big Eight Conference showdown

Thu, 05/07/2015 - 11:15pm
Claiming victories in both No. 1 flights, the Middleton boys tennis team held on for a 4-3 victory over host Madison West in a Big Eight Conference showdown Thursday.

Prep girls soccer: Mady Warda, Middleton break through against Madison Memorial to stay unbeaten in Big Eight

Thu, 05/07/2015 - 11:15pm
As the wind howled during the first half on Thursday night, the Middleton girls soccer team repeatedly tested Madison Memorial goalkeeper Sydney Stroud.

Restaurant News: Stamm House opening May 26 at long last

Thu, 05/07/2015 - 10:40pm
The restaurant's new name is 1847 at the Stamm House, a reference to the date the building was built.

Body found in Jefferson County identified as missing Milwaukee woman Kelly Dwyer

Thu, 05/07/2015 - 9:05pm
Surveillance cameras recorded Dwyer, 27, entering her boyfriend's apartment in October 2013 but she was never seen leaving. 

Prep boys golf: Ben Gilles, Edgewood win Shoot-Out; Waunakee's Max Murphy takes medalist honors

Thu, 05/07/2015 - 8:30pm
The Warriors senior wins by six strokes, while the Crusaders take the tournament for the first time since 2009.

Badgers women's golf: Brooke Ferrell in fourth place at NCAA regional

Thu, 05/07/2015 - 7:30pm
The Badgers shot 19-over-par 303, good for fourth place after the first 18 holes. Top-seeded Southern Cal was in the lead following a 9-over 293. The top six squads advance to the NCAA Champio…

Charles Krauthammer: Meat-eating will eventually become extinct

Thu, 05/07/2015 - 7:00pm
WASHINGTON — We often wonder how people of the past, including the most revered and refined, could have universally engaged in conduct now considered unconscionable. Such as slavery.

Brewers: Mike Fiers' immaculate inning lost in Yasmani Grandal's late-game heroics for Dodgers

Thu, 05/07/2015 - 6:45pm
Dodgers catcher Yasmani Grandal blasted a three-run home run into the second deck in right field in the eighth and launched another three-run shot in the ninth to finish with eight RBIs. He re…

Two students cited, officer uses Taser in fight at West High School

Thu, 05/07/2015 - 6:30pm
The Taser did not fully deploy and the student was not harmed, police said.

Ken Thompson, President of Capitol Bank, Madison, is pleased to announce the hiring of Steve Lafontaine as Director of Marketing.

Thu, 05/07/2015 - 6:15pm
Steve has moved to the Belleville area from Chicago, bringing 10+ years of brand strategy and marketing expertise. He'll grow Capitol Bank's business by emphasizing its focus on flexible busin…

Education will make black lives matter -- Jim Blair

Thu, 05/07/2015 - 6:00pm
The letter in Tuesday's paper "Vote to ensure black lives matter" suggested if the "black lives matter" movement is to have an effect, supporters should make sure everyone is registered and votes.

Public schools need strong funding -- Carol Lenz

Thu, 05/07/2015 - 6:00pm
Public schools are good and right for Wisconsin. At public schools, all children receive the opportunity and freedom to learn. Public schools celebrate diversity and value teamwork, which are …

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