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College football: UW-Whitewater gives Lance Leipold one last championship

Fri, 12/19/2014 - 11:15pm
SALEM, Va. — Lance Leipold is leaving home a champion. One last time, a champion.

Prep boys basketball: Wyatt Galliet scores 23 points as Waterloo tops Poynette

Fri, 12/19/2014 - 11:15pm
Junior forward Wyatt Gallitz scored 23 points and senior guard Braden Stock added 17 to lead Waterloo (2-5) to a 63-60 win over visiting Poynette in a Capitol Conference crossover boys basketb…

Prep sports: Madison Edgewood boys hockey blanks Stoughton

Fri, 12/19/2014 - 11:15pm
Senior forward Jimmy Curliss and sophomore forward Grant Reichenbacher recorded a goal and two assists apiece as the Madison Edgewood boys hockey team blanked visiting Stoughton 5-0 in a Badge…

Prep boys basketball: Madison La Follette beats Janesville Craig in 3 overtimes

Fri, 12/19/2014 - 11:15pm
Senior Cortez McCree scored 31 points and Madison La Follette dominated the third overtime to finally put away host Janesville Craig 66-61 in a Big Eight Conference boys basketball game Friday night.

Badgers football: Assistant coaches put focus on bowl game

Fri, 12/19/2014 - 9:00pm
The University of Wisconsin football team has less than two weeks before playing its final game of the season.

UW-Madison graduate students compete in tonight's 'Amazing Race' finale

Fri, 12/19/2014 - 6:43pm
UW-Madison food scientist graduate students Amy DeJong and Maya Warren compete in the final episode of "The Amazing Race" at 7 tonight on CBS. 

Conservative group says Walker probe improper

Fri, 12/19/2014 - 6:19pm
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The conservative group at the heart of the investigation into Gov. Scott Walker's 2012 recall campaign says the state election board improperly plowed ahead with its probe…

Christmas brings hope to the world -- Wayne Alden

Fri, 12/19/2014 - 6:00pm
Our world has always been a place of struggles, human conflicts and horrendous wars. We know that each passing year there has been major trials and difficulties such as famines, earthquakes, t…

Independent living group enriches lives -- Carol H. Brown

Fri, 12/19/2014 - 6:00pm
Many thanks to the State Journal and to Shelley Peterman-Schwarz for Sunday's column "SAIL can help older adults," informing our community about Supporting Active Independent Living and its se…

Alvarez and athletics benefit the university -- Woody Knox

Fri, 12/19/2014 - 6:00pm
Barry Alvarez has more than earned the right to be paid to coach this bowl game. 

Yahara course is too long for the average golfer -- Jerry Collins

Fri, 12/19/2014 - 6:00pm
The letter in Monday's State Journal "Yahara needs better upkeep to compete" blamed the golf course's woes on poor maintenance. While I agree, I don't think the letter went far enough.

Thanks to a thoughtful customer -- Blanche Emerick

Fri, 12/19/2014 - 6:00pm
Thank you to the thoughtful customer at Woodman's West grocery store who found and turned in my husband's wedding ring.

More Americans need to learn another language -- Max Lien

Fri, 12/19/2014 - 6:00pm
As someone who has lived in China, the Czech Republic and Madison, I have been exposed to and learned the cultures and languages from many corners of the globe.

WIAC football: Seven UW-Whitewater football players earn All-American honors

Fri, 12/19/2014 - 5:46pm
Wide receiver Jake Kumerow, guard Conner Peters, defensive tackle Zach Franz and cornerback Brady Grayvold make the first team, as does UW-Oshkosh punter Nate Ray of Verona

AG: Foreigners face acreage limits if they buy state land for ag or forestry uses

Fri, 12/19/2014 - 4:45pm
GATS treaty gives foreigners an exemption from buying more than 640 acres for service uses only, according to state Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen 

Tech and Biotech: Investors spur growth for SmartUQ and 100health

Fri, 12/19/2014 - 4:30pm
The two Madison businesses reported funding rounds to federal regulators.

Club for Growth: Staff launched probe without OK from GAB judges

Fri, 12/19/2014 - 4:30pm
The conservative group charges Government Accountability Board staff worked on the 'John Doe' investigation into Gov. Scott Walker's campaign for 10 months without getting OK from its board.

Packers: Eddie Lacy, others probable for game at Tampa

Fri, 12/19/2014 - 4:20pm
The Packers are counting on running back Eddie Lacy to be ready to go Sunday.

Man charged with selling heroin could face homicide for overdose

Fri, 12/19/2014 - 4:05pm
A Madison man charged Friday with selling heroin could soon face a reckless homicide charge for selling a dose of heroin that killed another man in Middleton last week, a Dane County prosecuto…

Judge orders gray wolf back on endangered list in Wisconsin, 2 other states

Fri, 12/19/2014 - 3:55pm
The decision will ban further wolf hunting and trapping in Michigan, Minnesota and Wisconsin.

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