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A benefit Dec. 7 at the Roxbury Tavern will help owner Tom Gresser as he recovers from a stroke.

Dear Dr. Hanson: My 18-month-old loves his pacifier and is reliant on it in the car and at bedtime. I can’t bear to take it away from him at this point. When do I NEED to get rid of it – and how?

Beyond the bickering housewives and idle children of someone famous, television can be surprisingly progressive.

The young adults who make up the Wisconsin Singers traveling show group all have full-time commitments as UW-Madison students.

Attention, holiday lovers: Early though it might seem, Madison’s annual Holiday Fantasy in Lights display at Olin Park opens on Saturday. The drive-through display is marking 25 years.

Barry Alvarez believes a rivalry is at hand with the latest installment coming Saturday at Camp Randall Stadium.

A key to Saturday's game is the matchup of Nebraska’s young and athletic defensive line vs. UW’s mammoth and veteran offensive line.

The biggest question is what the loss of Ben Brust will mean to the offense.

Clay Matthews said he's still learning the nuances of the position and getting more comfortable.

Bobbie Kelsey received signed National Letters of Intent from two players, but it may be several days before her 2015 recruiting class can be accurately measured.

For the Potosi football team, last week’s WIAA Division 7 quarterfinal game against Black Hawk provided a satisfying twist on a familiar script.

For Beata Nelson, the state’s fastest high school swimmer, some of her favorite moments in the past year did not come in the pool.

It’s been nearly 32 weeks since a superb 2013-14 season for the University of Wisconsin men’s basketball team ended with a one-point loss to Kentucky in the Final Four.

As Malachy Schrobilgen maneuvered through his redshirt season with the University of Wisconsin men’s cross country team in 2012, he passed the time by scrawling items in his mental notebook.

Nebraska running back Ameer Abdullah has scored 19 touchdowns this season, recorded 14 runs of 20 yards or longer and finished four games with more than 200 yards rushing.

The University of Wisconsin women’s hockey team is back a full strength.

The fast-food chain known for its boneless chicken breast sandwiches and conservative values, is opening its first Madison location.

Dane County's Risk Manager Dan Lowndes said homeless people's belongings were not being watched Wednesday when they were removed from outside the City-County Building. 

WASHINGTON — It’s not exactly the Ems Dispatch (the diplomatic cable Bismarck doctored to provoke the 1870 Franco-Prussian War). But what the just-resurfaced Gruber Confession lacks in world-h…

The People's Choice award, meanwhile, goes to a Waukesha company working to create a stool bank -- and not the kind of stool you sit on.