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WASHINGTON — Melania Trump on Tuesday invited students in grades K-12 to participate in a government-sponsored nationwide contest that is designed to encourage them to work together to use artificial intelligence tools to solve community issues.

The man who threatened the tow truck driver was arrested on a tentative charge of disorderly conduct, Madison police said.

Vice President JD Vance will travel to Wisconsin on Thursday to tour a La Crosse steel fabricating facility and discuss tax cuts in President Donald Trump’s signature package of tax cuts and spending reductions.

Ruben Tirado Tirado, 53, was being monitored by a GPS device after he was released on a cash bond, but the device was removed on Saturday.

The downtown Madison church has cared for the community here and people abroad. Now it needs to take care of its own building.

Athletic competitions mesmerize because, being unscripted, their outcomes are unpredictable. But as college football season lumbers forward, a predictable yet entertaining event is occurring: Government and large, mostly state-run universities are collaborating to reestablish the cartel that for decades enabled…

Three Board members have resigned in less than 10 months, and three now-former District employees have been charged with sexual misconduct involving students since December 2022.

No arrests have been made and the investigation is continuing, police reported.

I heard a word new to me the other day: It was “spliff,” which describes a rolled cigarette that is half tobacco and half marijuana — with the tobacco half being 100% harmful to the health of those who smoke…

Lawyers for Wisconsin and its collective asked a judge to force Miami and Xavier Lucas to provide records as the issue of jurisdiction is weighed.

Nicki Vander Meulen thinks students should get a GPA boost for taking harder classes. Martha Siravo said the administration never answered her questions about the issue.

The downtown Madison church has cared for the community here and people abroad. Now it needs to take care of its own building.

Luke Fickell's first full recruiting class with the Badgers was highly regarded but largely quiet in its first year on campus. It's time for that to change.

Caleb Durbin homered for a second straight game and Andruw Monasterio also went deep to help the Brewers beat the Diamondbacks.

BadgerExtra made its picks for the five biggest men's basketball games in the last 25 seasons for Wisconsin. Here are our selections.

Bill Barth’s column in Sunday's State Journal about constituents yelling down U.S. Rep. Bryan Steil, R-Janesville, was exactly right. The headline, “Yelling at Steil isn’t democracy,” was exactly right.

The Russian-Ukraine conflict will most likely end sometime during President Donald Trump's term because, well, it has to end sometime. When it does, you can be sure that Trump will take full credit for ending it. But truth be told,…

Bill Barth’s column in Sunday's State Journal, "Yelling at Steil isn’t democracy," was very disappointing.

Wisconsin's offseason-long race to be the kicker wasn't entirely decided on the field, but the Badgers special teams are led by experienced options across the board.

Several running backs powered their respective area high school football teams to season opening wins. Vote for your favorite performance from Week 1.