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Prep baseball: Cardinals Strike Out Cancer game set for Saturday in Sun Prairie

Thu, 04/16/2015 - 7:57pm
Sun Prairie — Longtime Big Eight Conference baseball rivals Sun Prairie and Middleton will again join forces to advance pediatric cancer research during the Cardinals Strike Out Cancer game, s…

Prosecutor: Deputy with Lou Gehrig's disease planned to kill

Thu, 04/16/2015 - 7:55pm
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A former Wisconsin deputy with Lou Gehrig's disease planned the killings of his wife and sister-in-law, a prosecutor told jurors Thursday.

Badgers sports: Barry Alvarez acknowledges apparel contract could change

Thu, 04/16/2015 - 7:00pm
University of Wisconsin athletic director Barry Alvarez addressed loud whispers about a new footwear and apparel provider, saying this week the school remains contractually tied to adidas thro…

Charles Krauthammer: The queen, Hillary Clinton, travels by van to Iowa

Thu, 04/16/2015 - 7:00pm
WASHINGTON — See Hillary ride in a van! Watch her meet everyday Americans! Witness her ordering a burrito bowl at Chipotle! Which she did wearing shades, as did her chief aide Huma Abedin, yie…

Prep sports: Olin Hacker, Ty DeForest, Arianna Opsahl among list of 32 WIAA Scholar-Athlete Award finalists

Thu, 04/16/2015 - 6:45pm
Sixteen high school senior student-athletes from area conferences have been named among the 32 finalists for the WIAA Scholar-Athlete Award.

Chickens' immune system and warm weather may keep most of them virus-free this spring, expert says.

Thu, 04/16/2015 - 6:30pm
Expert believes warmer temperatures and strong biosecurity measures should keep the deadly H5N2 avian influenza virus from reaching epidemic levels in chickens this spring.

Walker pitting faculty against students -- Sandra Saul

Thu, 04/16/2015 - 6:00pm
I have to hand it to Gov. Scott Walker, or as I call him, "Mr. Divide and Conquer." He successfully pitted UW faculty and staff against students and parents who of course would and do love a t…

UW cuts are really divestments -- Michael Kissick

Thu, 04/16/2015 - 6:00pm
Thank you Wisconsin State Journal for Wednesday's article “Campus pumps economy.” It is clear the University of Wisconsin System generates money for the state, lots of money, and at better ret…

Take calm approach to Social Security -- Joel Garb, Black Earth

Thu, 04/16/2015 - 6:00pm
It was disappointing to see the alarmist editorial from the Chicago Tribune, "Democrats ignore reality on benefits," about Social Security in Tuesday's State Journal.

Walker's ideas not 'big and bold' -- Jim Angevine

Thu, 04/16/2015 - 6:00pm
Gov. Scott Walker is calling for "big and bold" ideas from presidential candidates. However, he does not appear to have ideas that I would consider "big and bold."

New speed limit doesn't make sense -- Gerald W. Meier

Thu, 04/16/2015 - 6:00pm
Our Republican Legislature is proposing changing the speed limit from 65 to 70 mph on some highways. Am I the only one who sees the insanity in this move?

Imagine a black officer and white victim -- David W. Cole

Thu, 04/16/2015 - 6:00pm
Regarding the tragic death of Tony Robinson, imagine a black police officer had responded to reports of a white man assaulting two people in the last hour. Imagine the reported assailant had b…

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Thu, 04/16/2015 - 5:49pm
Thank you Wisconsin State Journal for Wednesday's article “Campus pumps economy.” It is clear the University of Wisconsin System generates money for the state, lots of money, and at better ret…

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Thu, 04/16/2015 - 5:48pm
Thank you Wisconsin State Journal for Wednesday's article “Campus pumps economy.” It is clear the University of Wisconsin System generates money for the state, lots of money, and at better ret…

Prosecution launches case to refute Andrew Steele's insanity claim

Thu, 04/16/2015 - 5:30pm
Ashlee Steele and her sister Kacee Tollefsbol were in no way suicidal and were preparing for lives that went well beyond Aug. 22, despite a note written by Andrew Steele that painted the siste…

Scott Walker's move to ax for-profit college board comes with unanswered questions

Thu, 04/16/2015 - 5:15pm
"DOA has now totally changed course," wrote a lawyer for the Legislative Reference Bureau in a Jan. 8 email to another LRB staffer, noting the agency had directed the elimination of Educationa…

Carl Gulbrandsen to retire as director of WARF

Thu, 04/16/2015 - 5:00pm
Carl Gulbrandsen, managing director of the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (WARF) since 2000, will retire next year, UW-Madison announced Thursday.

Don Henley and Duluth settle up, apology issued

Thu, 04/16/2015 - 4:33pm
Eagles founding member Don Henley and Belleville-based Duluth Trading Co. have settled Henley’s lawsuit over a pun in a Duluth advertisement last fall that ruffled Henley’s feathers.

Brewers: Shutout loss to Cardinals drops Milwaukee to 2-7

Thu, 04/16/2015 - 4:00pm
John Lackey pitches seven scoreless innings in St. Louis' 4-0 win.

Ex-campaign managers form super PAC to support Scott Walker's expected 2016 campaign

Thu, 04/16/2015 - 9:00am
The super PAC is called Unintimidated PAC, a reference to the book Walker wrote in 2013 called "Unintimidated: A Governor's Story and a Nation's Challenge."

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