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Andryi Nahirniak made 41 saves in a shutout performance Monday night to lead the Monona Grove boys hockey team to third place in the eight-team, three-day Culver’s Cup tournament with a 3-0 vi…

Haralds Egle’s goal less than 2 minutes into overtime provided the difference as the Madison Capitols edged the Muskegon Lumberjacks 2-1 in a United States Hockey League game Monday night at t…

The senior scores twice as the Spartans knock off their Big Eight Conference rivals for the title.

LAKE MILLS, Wis. (AP) — Authorities have arrested a man who allegedly dragged a Wisconsin State Patrol trooper while trying to flee a traffic stop last week.

U.S. Marshalls and probation officers apprehended John C. Dotson Monday at his workplace. Dotson was arrested after he attempted to flee on foot, said Sgt. Greg Jenswold of the State Patrol.

In a court filing Monday, the agency denied allegations by Wisconsin Club for Growth of an unauthorized probe into Gov. Scott Walker's campaign.

TAMPA, Fla. — Barry Alvarez, with hundreds to choose from, believes the final game of his coaching career was his team’s most impressive.

The restaurant and pub at 876 Jupiter Drive was damaged in a Nov. 15 when grease ignited up the ventilation shaft of the kitchen's grill, according to the Madison Fire Department.

The Dec. 20 article "Eagle death spurs request to hunters" blamed hunters and traditional lead ammunition as the cause of lead poisoning in two of Wisconsin’s bald eagles. To speculate that hu…

I have a problem with the greeting “happy holidays.” It is a meaningless phrase because it doesn’t identify the holiday(s) we are celebrating.

What’s not to like about the Affordable Care Act?

The Madison Water Utility Board and the utility’s general manager Tom Heikkinen are to be commended on their recent request for a rate increase from the Public Service Commission.

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The results of the 2014 gubernatorial election were a strong defeat of Mary Burke and the Democratic Party dilettantes. Mike Tate, the state chairman of the Democratic Party, tried to tell us …

TAMPA, Fla. — The University of Wisconsin defense has one less threat to worry about in Thursday’s Outback Bowl.

Securing the first-round bye earned the Packers a few days off from coach Mike McCarthy. They're on their own to celebrate the new year before returning to practice Friday.

Police say they are thankful the seven reported shootings across just over 36 hours did not leave anyone injured or killed.

The PSC order will alter the rate structure for MGE electric customers, raising the fixed rate and slightly lowering the usage charge.

A former Poynette man serving a 15-year federal child pornography sentence was charged Monday with child sexual assault, and if convicted would be sentenced to life in prison under a provision…

Gov. Scott Walker criticized President Barack Obama's handling of a range of issues during an interview with the State Journal on Monday.