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What to watch this week: Season premiere for "Game of Thrones"

Fri, 04/10/2015 - 5:00am
The ad man goes up against the holy man, sort of, when “Mad Men” returns for its last seven episodes on Easter Sunday. 

Going Out: Weekend highlights

Fri, 04/10/2015 - 5:00am
The annual Wisconsin Spring Powwow, sponsored by UW-Madison and the Native American student group Wunk Sheek, is set for Saturday at the UW Field House, 1450 Monroe St. The event runs from 10 …

Packers: Patriots highlight preseason schedule; Don Barclay signs 1-year deal

Fri, 04/10/2015 - 3:30am
The Packers also will play at Pittsburgh Aug. 20-24, and host Philadelphia Aug. 27-30 and New Orleans Sept. 3-4.

Brewers: Long stretch against NL Central could be telling

Fri, 04/10/2015 - 3:00am
MILWAUKEE — With a painful opening-series sweep at the hands of the Colorado Rockies in the books, the Milwaukee Brewers got a chance to catch their breath and regroup on Thursday.

Wall Street Journal's best-selling books

Fri, 04/10/2015 - 1:00am
"The Girl on the Train" leads this week's fiction lists and "Dead Wake" leads the non-fiction lists.

State Patrol arrests alleged kidnapping suspect in Washington County

Thu, 04/09/2015 - 10:51pm
A man who allegedly kidnapped a woman and her 2-year-old son in Outagamie County Thursday was arrested several hours later.

Power outage is affecting residences and street lights on Madison's East Side

Thu, 04/09/2015 - 9:31pm
Police don't know the extent of the outage, but MG&E has been notified.

Badgers women's basketball: Minnesota prized prep recruit Courtney Fredrickson commits to UW

Thu, 04/09/2015 - 9:00pm
Courtney Fredrickson can only hope that her time as a member of the University of Wisconsin women’s basketball program lives up to her first moments as a Badger-to-be.

Charles Krauthammer: What we've given up in the Iran deal

Thu, 04/09/2015 - 7:00pm
“Negotiations ... to prevent an Iranian capability to develop a nuclear arsenal are ending with an agreement that concedes this very capability ...”

Obama and Iran can't be trusted -- Robert White

Thu, 04/09/2015 - 6:00pm
President Barack Obama is working on an agreement with Iran that he promises will prevent that country from developing a nuclear weapon.

Badgers coverage should have been more positive -- Patti Bartosch

Thu, 04/09/2015 - 6:00pm
The Badgers basketball team should be very proud of their tremendous season.

Economics, not EPA, doomed mine -- David Barron

Thu, 04/09/2015 - 6:00pm
Gogebic Taconite’s decision to abandon plans for a northern Wisconsin iron ore mine offered them an easy, albeit false, rhetorical argument: Blame the feds.

Federal judge denies Justice Shirley Abrahamson's push to block amendment

Thu, 04/09/2015 - 5:30pm
A federal judge on Thursday denied Wisconsin Supreme Court Chief Justice Shirley Abrahamson's request for a temporary restraining order blocking a constitutional amendment that likely would le…

Gov. Scott Walker embarking on second trade mission of the year

Thu, 04/09/2015 - 5:10pm
The visit to Europe comes as the potential presidential candidate studies foreign policy issues.

Two weekends to lure the entrepreneur in all of us

Thu, 04/09/2015 - 5:00pm
Startup Weekend returns this weekend, followed by the launch of MadHacks.

Motives for joining Islamic State unclear, can vary widely, experts say

Thu, 04/09/2015 - 4:00pm
It's not yet known what might have drawn Joshua Van Haften to radical Islam and an attempt to join the Islamic State group, but experts on terrorism said Thursday that westerners attracted to …

Mootz, Anna Lou Hattie

Thu, 04/09/2015 - 3:30pm
PORTAGE - Anna Lou Hattie Mootz, age 84, of Portage, passed away on Wednesday, April 8, 2015, at UW Hospital in Madison. Anna Lou was born on March 6, 1931, in Allenton, Wis., the daughter of …

Sarow, Dorothy E.

Thu, 04/09/2015 - 3:30pm
EVANSVILLE - Dorothy E. Sarow, age 95, of Evansville, passed away peacefully on April 8, 2015, at the Evansville Manor nearby her home with her daughter by her side.

Anderson, Phyllis

Thu, 04/09/2015 - 3:30pm
MADISON - Phyllis Anderson, age 88, formerly of Madison, Wis., passed away on Wednesday, April 8, 2015, at the Willows Nursing Home in Sun Prairie. She was born on April 4, 1927, in Madison, t…

Stone, Gilman J. "Jack"

Thu, 04/09/2015 - 3:30pm
MADISON - Gilman J. "Jack" Stone, age 74, passed away peacefully at Agrace HospiceCare on Wednesday, April 8, 2015.

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