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Senior forwards Cassie Rochel and Michala Johnson scored 16 points apiece, and the University of Wisconsin women’s basketball team used a second-half surge to put away NCAA Division II Minneso…

UW makes quick work of the Wolverines five days after winning a tight five-set match in Ann Arbor.

Tanner McEvoy figured it was only a matter of time before offensive coordinator Andy Ludwig added a new wrinkle to the University of Wisconsin football team’s two-quarterback system.

Tenant Resource Center Executive Director Brenda Konkel said county maintenance staff removed the possessions around 8 a.m. and took the items to a storage center at the Social Justice Center,…

The group photo ops and joint signing-day ceremony signified not only the end of the recruiting trail but the beginning of a new adventure in the lives of four Madison Edgewood seniors on Wedn…

The mayor, council leadership and staff will meet Thursday to discuss issues and how to proceed.

Records indicate that state Rep. John Klenke, R-Green Bay, has dual residency in Wisconsin and Alabama.

During the 1930s and '40s when I grew up, the popular parents guide was "spare the rod, spoil the child."

Drug testing to collect unemployment or obtain food assistance is absurd, humiliating and a waste of taxpayer money.

The slaughter, through abortion, of innocent lives must stop. If we do not respect life at birth, then the world we live in has lost all respect for mankind.

To those who yearn to start a business and risk a lot of time and money: If your idea employs a lot of people and is successful, the government will extract nearly half of your gain in taxes. 

Thank you for letting the people of Wisconsin voice their opinions in the newspaper. Regardless of what the midterm elections results, it gives this great state of ours a voice for the people …

How I long for the days when the terms "scholarly debate," "intelligent discourse" and "fruitful discussion" actually described the nature of communication between rational people of differing views.

As Gov. Scott Walker and the Wisconsin Legislature move forward with a new budget agenda, much of that talk will turn on definitions of fairness.

The two-day conference continues Thursday at Monona Terrace.

Nina Davuluri, Miss America 2014 and the first Indian American to wear the crown, is scheduled to be in Madison Friday for a fundraiser for the American Hindu Association (AHA).

The official recruiting class rankings by PrepVolleyball.com won’t come out until spring, but there really isn’t much suspense about which program will be ranked No. 1.

Flurries started falling in Madison Wednesday afternoon and are expected to fall off and on through Thursday night, the National Weather Service forecast said.

MADISON - Dale Ralph Schmitt, age 84, passed away peacefully on Monday, Nov. 10, 2014, surrounded by his family.

VERONA - Robert R. Gust, age 81, of Verona, died on Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2014, at Agrace HospiceCare. Funeral arrangements are pending at the Ellestad Camacho Funeral Home, 500 N. 8th St., Mount Horeb.