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Lenore McComas Coberly's new book of poems takes its title, "For I Am Mountainborn," from her rural West Virginia upbringing.

INDIANAPOLIS – When Scott Burch headed to work on Sunday, he never suspected he’d end the day heading here to watch his beloved Wisconsin Badgers play Duke for the NCAA national basketball cha…

A premier ukulele orchestra is coming to Madison -- which already has plenty of ukulele fans.

Tapping maple trees for sap does not harm the tree harm as long as several guidelines are followed. 

What is permafrost?

Duke's Mike Krzyzewski had to deal with the same issue after his team upended then-unbeaten UNLV in the Final Four in 1991 in Indianapolis.

INDIANAPOLIS — It remains to be seen where those checking credentials at the door to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame apparently felt University of Wisconsin men’s coach Bo Ryan f…

On the day after the surrender at Appomattox Courthouse, Abraham Lincoln appeared at a second-floor window of the White House. He was acceding to the wishes of citizens who had gathered to ser…

INDIANAPOLIS — As he was exiting the locker room before Saturday’s second national semifinal of the NCAA tournament, University of Wisconsin men’s basketball coach Bo Ryan noticed a familiar f…

Smith nets supporting

INDIANAPOLIS — Frank Kaminsky’s phone was full of text messages Saturday from a lot of friends whose numbers he already had as contacts.

INDIANAPOLIS — Sam Dekker recently pushed play on the video and didn’t recognize the player wearing jersey No. 15 for the University of Wisconsin men’s basketball team on Dec. 3.

Tailgaters will likely huddle close to their grills with temperatures in the mid-40s Monday. Forecasters expect rain will stay away until after the game. First pitch is at 1:10 p.m.

NEW ORLEANS — Once a football hero celebrated in New Orleans for his role in the Saints' Super Bowl season, Darren Sharper is returning to the city in disgrace to complete plea deals on charge…

MILWAUKEE — As they reported for the start of spring training, the Milwaukee Brewers knew the questions would arrive — and arrive frequently — about their disastrous finish to the 2014 season.

For the week ended March 29.

Honors: Vivian Wilhelms, a sophomore pianist at Waunakee High School, took second place at the Madison Symphony Orchestra’s 2015 Bolz Young Artist Competition on March 25. Wilhelms received a …

UW-Madison officials and local police are preparing for potentially one of the most historic parties the city has seen if the Badger men’s basketball team wins the national championship Monday.

This story appeared on the front page of the Wisconsin State Journal on March 30, 1941.

The Badgers (10-7 overall, 4-3 Big Ten) won their fourth straight match.