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Twas the night before Christmas … about 70 years ago when I was only 7 and still believed in Santa Claus. There were only a few things left to do before going upstairs to bed that night, hopin…

OREGON, Wis. (AP) — The principal of a Madison-area high school is on administrative leave after her third arrest on suspicion of drunken driving in the past month.

Folklorist Charles E. Brown (1872-1946) collected stories from our immigrant ancestors about Christmas traditions they brought from the Old Country.

In 1897, the New York Sun received a letter from a girl, Virginia O’Hanlon, asking if Santa Claus exists. It is probably the most famous letter to the editor ever published. Francis P. Church …

It tells you plenty about Richard Wiegel that when the Grateful Dead took the stage on that April day in 1970, at the Sound Storm festival outside Poynette, Wiegel and his band, the Bowery Boy…

Assuming the quarterback does play, it's unclear how the illness and calf strain might affect his mobility for Sunday's NFC North showdown.

Raiola was suspended one game without pay on Monday for stepping on the ankle of Chicago Bears defensive tackle Ego Ferguson.

The Spartans are going for a fourth consecutive Division 1 state title; Monona Grove hopes to unseat Madison Edgewood, the 2014 Division 2 state champ.

It’s not easy for sophomore center Vitto Brown to get minutes behind preseason All-American Frank Kaminsky.

The three men were riding ATVs when they fell through the ice. At 6:13 p.m. Dodge County dispatch was alerted of the incident and multiple fire, medical and law enforcement agencies were sent …

With less than 3 minutes to play, things didn’t look so good for the Middleton boys basketball team.

REEDSBURG — Adams-Friendship senior forward Emma Roenneburg proved to be a matchup problem of the worst kind for Reedsburg Tuesday night.

Senior Kateri Trilling scored 13 of her 19 points in the first quarter Tuesday night to lead the Verona girls basketball team to a 55-53 non-conference victory over host Madison Edgewood.

Senior William Kemnitz delivered three goals and two assists Tuesday night to lead the McFarland boys hockey team to a 5-0 non-conference victory over host Beaver Dam.

MILWAUKEE — Too many turnovers caused the Milwaukee Bucks to turn over a winnable game Tuesday night.

The rate increase must be approved by the state's Public Service Commission before it can take effect.

Twenty months after originally committing to the University of Wisconsin and 20 days before he plans to arrive on campus, Austin Kafentzis reaffirmed his future with the Badgers.

The Southern Farmland's holiday hunt, which allows someone with an unfilled antlerless deer tag to hit the woods, opens Dec. 24 and runs through Jan. 1.

“I won’t be afraid to insert myself more,” Barry Alvarez said, referring to the Badgers’ play calling. “I think these (assistant coaches) understand if I step in. ... I kick myself now because…

Rep. Dean Knudson, R-Hudson, plans to introduce a bill that would require judges to retire at age 75.