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During this winter’s spearing season, which ran eight days from Feb. 14 to 21 before reaching its quota, spearers registered 2,158 fish. Winnebago’s harvest was the lake’s sixth highest kill r…

Labor groups were gearing up for the largest protest rallies at the State Capitol since 2011 on Saturday in response to so-called right-to-work legislation that is making its way through the L…

Who wouldn’t opt for mailing one’s feces to a lab over having someone snake medical equipment up one’s bum?

If you have a blade that needs to be sharpened, Bill Peterson can help. For $4 and a few minutes of your time, Peterson and his trained staff sharpen knives, garden tools, lawn mower blades, s…

British violin virtuoso Daniel Hope and the Madison Symphony Orchestra to perform the work of composers who left Europe in the 1930s and changed American music.

The Wisconsin State Journal won top honors in the category of general excellence, plus four additional first-place awards and numerous other awards, in the Wisconsin Newspaper Association Foun…

Kurt Welke, Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources trout fisheries biologist in Dane, Green and Rock counties, hangs tight to the notion that fishing the March 7 trout opener is a wonderful…

A pair of recent federal court rulings should convince Americans on all sides of the immigration debate that reform is an urgent priority.

Wayne Ellington scored 11 straight points to help Los Angeles beat Milwaukee 101-93 Friday night for their third straight victory.

The third baseman said he didn't test the free agent market during the offseason because he only wanted to play one more season.

Kelly Sheffield has solved at least part of the riddle that is the 2015 schedule for his University of Wisconsin volleyball team.

Senior Emma Meriggioli and sophomore sister Katie combined for 28 points, helping host Madison Edgewood hold off Mount Horeb 43-37 in a WIAA Division 2 girls basketball regional semifinal on F…

LAKE MILLS — For a team that hasn’t had to face many tough games down the stretch this season, the host Lakeside Lutheran girls basketball team responded well when it mattered most.

OMAHA, Neb. — Mitch Hults continued his hot streak Friday night, but it wasn’t enough to save the Madison Capitols from a 4-2 U.S. Hockey League defeat at the hands of the Omaha Lancers.

Wilder and Weston Wichman achieve a dream by qualifying for championship matches in the same year.

ONALASKA — Short-handed goals always hurt. But when followed directly by another goal, they can flat-out sting.

A week ago, senior goaltender Julie Friend and St. Cloud State threw a scare into the No. 3 University of Wisconsin women’s hockey team.

DeForest sophomore Jackson Hemauer was unable to stand still and also couldn’t stop smiling following his memorable match at the WIAA Division 1 individual state wrestling tournament on Friday…

A free throw with less than 30 seconds remaining helped the Wisconsin Heights girls basketball team hold off visiting Brookwood’s late charge and take a 58-56 victory in a WIAA Division 4 regi…

Sophomores Rebekah Schumacher and Myriama Smith-Traore combined for 32 points, and Whitewater held host Lake Mills to eight first-half points in a 53-32 win during a WIAA Division 3 girls bask…