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Jonathan Gruber should have been Time’s Person of the Year. The magazine gave it to the “Ebola Fighters” instead. Good for them; they’re doing God’s work. Still, Gruber would have been better.

The U.S. Senate voted unanimously last week for a much-needed update to the Freedom of Information Act.

Tampa Bay placed McCoy on injured reserve due to a knee injury.

Junior forward Jacob Padley recorded a pair of assists, and the Madison Memorial boys hockey team scored three second-period goals during a 4-0 victory over host Beloit Memorial in a Big Eight…

The unbeaten Mount Horeb boys basketball team got 22 points from senior Drew Fredrickson in a 70-54 non-conference victory over host Janesville Craig on Tuesday night.

The Monroe girls basketball team went on an 18-7 run in the fourth quarter to turn a four-point deficit into a 41-34 home victory over Sauk Prairie in a Badger Conference crossover game Tuesday night.

The Blackhawks dominate the first quarter and pull away from the Silver Eagles.

The rookie season of No. 2 overall draft pick Jabari Parker came to a devastating end.

The orders issued Tuesday offer a preview of arguments over the investigation into Gov. Scott Walker's campaign during the 2011 and 2012 recalls. 

Someday, Kelly Sheffield will be able to close the book on the University of Wisconsin volleyball team’s 2014 season. Just not yet.

In the gallons of ink spilled over the death of Eric Garner, nobody seems to have asked what I think is a salient question: Why is it illegal to sell an individual cigarette? What exactly is t…

Perhaps UW-Madison's Vice Provost and Dean of Students Lori Berquam should invite Ann Coulter to speak on campus. Then she could see first hand how her community completely lacks her “model of…

Jonah Goldberg is a misogynist obsessed with rape, as evidenced by his columns on the subject in recent weeks.

We shouldn't be too surprised by Gov. Scott Walker's suggestion that his misuse of "Molotov" must have been a typo.

Most folks were shocked to hear that Gary Andersen left his Wisconsin head football coaching gig. There was no inkling of any desire for him to leave Wisconsin. He seemed well liked by most.

The Common Core educational standards have been the focus of much political rhetoric in Wisconsin for more than a year, and they will be on legislators’ agendas soon. But the entire controvers…

Amazon-owned Shopbop is closing its sole retail shop to focus on its growing online business.

The $1.4 billion deficit is based on generally accepted accounting principles.

The donation of 20,000 Mattel toys is the largest ever received by the charitable arm of the State Journal.

The Boston area company, with operations in Fitchburg, makes scientific instruments.