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I just finished a four-mile run. Let me stop right there in my sweaty shirt and declare: the word run in this case is being misused to the point of prevarication. There was a time a long time …

Q How do the sun and the rain make rainbows?

An April plea for more participants is a big success, as increased outreach yields a full program for 2015.

Thank heaven for little girls.

The “sincere religious beliefs” objections to the U.S. Supreme Court ruling legalizing same-sex marriage in all 50 states are getting some traction, particularly in Texas, Alabama and Louisian…

Q How do raindrops form?

Pope Francis, in his recent encyclical “Laudato Si,” aligned himself with the overwhelming scientific consensus on man-made climate change, affirming its reality and calling for immediate acti…

He’s getting backlash even though he hasn’t demanded to become the NFL’s top-paid player

ALEXANDRIA, Minn. — Starter Nate Hoffmann, a former Sun Prairie athlete, retired just four batters and the Madison Mallards trailed 13-0 after two innings en route to a 15-8 loss to the Alexan…

Will Helbing’s two-run single was part of a wild five-run ninth inning as last-place Waunakee upset host and first-place Middleton 7-4 in a Home Talent League Northern Section amateur baseball…

VANCOUVER, British Columbia — Carli Lloyd came up big again. Three times.

The Dodge County Sheriff said the crash caused serious injuries to one driver and a 3 1/2-year-old passenger.

Madison Police were looking for a man who allegedly entered a UW-Madison student's apartment early Sunday morning and attempted to sexually assault her.

I would like to respond to one of Tuesday's letters "The Supreme Court is imposing social policy." Yes, the Supreme Court decision on same sex marriage does impose a change in social policy. B…

Esther Cepeda's June 28 column, "Leave Alexander Hamilton on the $10 bill," made many valid arguments and demonstrated some knowledge of history.

A well-intentioned doctor wrote the letter Monday “Single-payer system is the way to go.”

University of Wisconsin men's basketball coach Bo Ryan will soon be named a Hall of Famer. And he most definitely deserves a bronze statue in a prominent location on the Kohl Center promenade …

Gov. Scott Walker’s budget is a disgrace. He’s selling out Wisconsin for his presidential ambitions. Attacking our University of Wisconsin System, dismantling public schools, cutting recycling…

Confederate heritage should be destroyed. It is a heritage of slavery, racism and terrorism.

In just its second year, the Fitchburg Flea Market has nearly 45 venders with the manager hoping for 80 by next year.