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Adam Stanton scored a goal in the third minute of overtime Thursday night, giving the Baraboo/Portage boys hockey team a 3-2 victory over host McFarland.

Senior guard Emma Meriggioli scored 26 points and sophomore sister Katie added 12 as host Madison Edgewood beat Sauk Prairie 55-38 in a non-conference girls basketball game on Thursday night.

A blogger in Saudi Arabia who was convicted of insulting Islam and sentenced to 10 years in prison and 1,000 lashes received his first 50 lashes by cane in a public square a little more than a…

The senior guard helps the Norskies remain unbeaten with a stellar defensive effort vs. the Thunderbirds.

The Japanese restaurant A*Sakura in Fitchburg has closed. The restaurant opened in October 2010 at 5401 Caddis Bend Road, off Fish Hatchery Road.

Brett A. Beckwith, 30, is charged with four counts of making threats to injure or accuse of a crime.

Gary Andersen finally stated what most University of Wisconsin football fans already knew.

This week marks the 42nd anniversary of the historic Supreme Court decision that held that a woman, in consultation with her doctor, had the constitutional right to an abortion.

A few days after the Charlie Hebdo cartoonists were killed, a massive demonstration of sympathy in Paris attracted nearly every head of state in western Europe as well as the leaders of Israel…

Prospective teachers would be required to pass a competency test to obtain a license, but the proposal does not outline any teacher preparation coursework requirement.

KENORA, Ontario, Canada - Joanne Marie Hockett passed away peacefully on Monday, Jan. 19, 2015, in Kenora, Ontario, Canada, at the age of 87.

FORT ATKINSON - Paul William Breitsprecher, age 89, of Fort Atkinson, Wis., passed away on Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2015.

BOSCOBEL - Keith D. Trumm, age 89, of Boscobel, passed away on Wednesday, Jan. 21, 2015, at the Boscobel Care and Rehab in Boscobel. He was born on Dec. 13, 1925, in Crawford County, Wis., the…

COTTAGE GROVE / MADISON - Gwendolin A. Sorenson, age 91, passed away on Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2015, at Meriter Hospital in Madison. Gwen was born in Madison on Nov. 11, 1923, the daughter of James…

SUN PRAIRIE - Melanie G. Pelletier, age 45, was guided by angels to Heaven on Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2015. She was born on Jan. 22, 1969, in Madison, the daughter of Reginald and Martha (Stone) Wer…

Sen. Scott Fitzgerald is awaiting more details from Gov. Scott Walker, but says flexibility will be a consideration.

LEWISBURG, Tenn. - Paul Coakley, age 34, of Lewisburg, Tenn., passed away on Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2015, in Tennessee, following a short battle with cancer.

The State Journal published a gallery of historic Madison restaurants recently and got a tremendous response. Many readers loved the project and also suggested more restaurants that should be …

The visit to a key presidential primary state comes on the heels of visits to GOP gatherings in Iowa and elsewhere.

Dodgeville-based Upland Hills Health plans to open a clinic in Mount Horeb in April.