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New year kicks off with calm, cold weather; snow likely Saturday
Cold but calm weather is ushering in the new year, but snow is on the horizon for the weekend in the Madison area.
Ten highlights from restaurant reviews in 2014
Opening a restaurant is a gutsy and risky proposition. Here are 10 good reasons to support the following local and area restaurants.
Oak Bank Welcomes Risk and Compliance Officer
Oak Bank is pleased to announce the hire of Lisa Quakenbush as Risk & Compliance Officer.
Q&A: Rep. Mark Pocan dishes on 2016, state politics and Glenn Grothman
The second-term Congressman says Grothman should emulate his predecessor if he wants to get anything done.
Letter writers help shape the state debate
Nearly 1,400 people did more than read the Wisconsin State Journal during the last year. They helped write the newspaper, too.
Kathleen Parker: The joke's on us
WASHINGTON — A writer seeking profound pronouncements for a year-end column is likely instead to find herself awash in punchlines.
Tom Oates: Badgers motivated to snap four-game bowl losing streak
TAMPA, Fla. — There is a school of thought that the new College Football Playoff has rendered bowl games even more meaningless than they already were.
Badgers football: Joel Stave gets to finish rocky season on high note
TAMPA, Fla. — Joel Stave, after a season defined by turmoil and redemption, remains unafraid of change.
Badgers football: Five things to know about UW's Outback Bowl matchup with Auburn
The Badgers (10-3) will play the Tigers (8-4) at 11 a.m. Thursday at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Fla.
Badgers football vs. Auburn: Who has the edge?
State Journal reporter Jim Polzin breaks down the matchups in Thursday's game.
Packers: Ndamukong Suh won't discuss incident with Aaron Rodgers
The Detroit defensive tackle says he is happy his suspension was lifted for Sunday's playoff game in Dallas. And that's about all he was willing to offer about his successful appeal.
Prep sports: Oshkosh Lourdes girls basketball team stops Waunakee
Senior guard Jamie Spanbauer shot the Oshkosh Lourdes girls basketball team to a big early lead Wednesday, and the Knights held on the rest of the way for a 58-51 victory over Waunakee in the …
Jerry Davis: Snowy owls irrupting again
Late last year Ryan Brady, a Department of Natural Resources bird monitoring coordinator in Ashland said 2015 has the makings of irruptions really similar to last January and February.
Prep girls basketball: Middleton opts out of game due to team illness
The Middleton girls basketball team was unable to compete in the fifth-place game of the Christine Rathke Memorial Tournament at Alverno College in Milwaukee on Wednesday morning.The game betw…
Gary Engberg: Try fishing the open water for walleyes in Prairie du Sac
Hardy anglers have fished the open water below the dams on the Wisconsin River for years. The river’s flowing water allows anglers to fish from the dam to the Highway 60 Bridge and farther dow…
Bucks: Minus LeBron, Cavaliers no match for Milwaukee
CLEVELAND — Brandon Knight scored 26 points Wednesday night and the Milwaukee Bucks led most of the way in a 96-80 win over the short-handed Cleveland Cavaliers, who played without LeBron Jame…
Badgers men's hockey: Coach Mike Eaves says he's been through tougher times at UW
The Badgers take a 1-10-1 record into their weekend series against fifth-ranked Michigan Tech.
Four developers want a shot at the old Garver Feed Mill property
Four developers want to build housing for the elderly, diverse rental units, an agriculture and food production center or an "event" center on the old Garver Feed Mill property on Madison's ne…
Madison Nordic Ski Club offers free lessons
If there is snow, there will be free ski lessons starting next week in Madison.
Badgers men's basketball: A quick read on UW's win over Penn State
Sophomore forward Nigel Hayes earns Player of the Game honors with 21 points on 7-for-9 shooting from the field.