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WIAA girls swimming: Teamwork and a fast finish put Edgewood over the top

Sat, 11/08/2014 - 9:00pm
After getting an early boost from the divers, the Crusaders win the Division 2 sectional by taking first in the final event, the 400-yard freestyle relay.

WIAA girls swimming:

Sat, 11/08/2014 - 9:00pm

WIAA football playoffs: Darlington's defense keeps Lightning from striking

Sat, 11/08/2014 - 9:00pm
DARLINGTON — Lake Country Lutheran got the first taste of success on Saturday afternoon.

Badgers football: Melvin Gordon adds to his highlight reel at Purdue

Sat, 11/08/2014 - 8:30pm
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Melvin Gordon added another entry to his massive highlight reel Saturday afternoon, and the junior tailback for the University of Wisconsin football team couldn’t wait t…

WIAA state girls volleyball: Divine Savior rallies to beat Muskego for state title

Sat, 11/08/2014 - 8:30pm
ASHWAUBENON — Top-ranked Milwaukee Divine Savior Holy Angels was down Saturday, but not out.

Badgers football: Second-quarter display provides hopes for UW passing game

Sat, 11/08/2014 - 8:00pm
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — For two series in the second quarter Saturday afternoon, the University of Wisconsin football team’s passing game looked practically Baylor-esque.

Dana Milbank: Obama's big immigration mistake

Sat, 11/08/2014 - 7:00pm
WASHINGTON — Back in July, when President Obama was deciding whether to take executive action on immigration before the midterm elections, I got into one of those cable-news debates that offer…

Tom Still: Investors captured voter imagination: What does it mean for Wisconsin?

Sat, 11/08/2014 - 7:00pm
Someplace, Mitt Romney must be smiling.

Badgers football: New twist on two-quarterback system

Sat, 11/08/2014 - 6:30pm
Joel Stave and Tanner McEvoy get plays during the same series for the first time.

Walker win shows his policies are popular -- Robert White

Sat, 11/08/2014 - 6:00pm
Now that the voters of Wisconsin have elected Gov. Scott Walker for a third time in four years, I hope the Democrats and liberals would accept that the voters of this state approve of him and …

No mandate for Walker to be 'aggressive' -- Jeff Golden

Sat, 11/08/2014 - 6:00pm
Gov. Scott Walker has declared he will be aggressive in pursuit of his agenda now that he has won his second term.

Berlin Wall gone but other barriers remain -- Dennis B. Appleton

Sat, 11/08/2014 - 6:00pm
There is finally a full generation for whom the Berlin Wall is only unfortunate history, not grim reality. For those of us whose childhoods were defined by the Cold War, it hardly seems 25 yea…

-- George Savage

Sat, 11/08/2014 - 6:00pm
As a Burke supporter and a progressive, I suffered a predictable Election Night malaise, especially since the political swing has been trending to the right for a long time, ever since Reagan. 

Hunting is key to conservation -- Ken Heim

Sat, 11/08/2014 - 6:00pm
Hunting is conservation. Without hunters, species are devastated and habitat destroyed.

Science and religion aren't incompatible -- James L. Carney

Sat, 11/08/2014 - 6:00pm
I take issue with a recent letter insisting evolution cannot be reconciled with the Bible. And I take issue with anyone who insists science and religion are incompatible.

WIAA state girls volleyball: Southwestern falls short in Division 4 final

Sat, 11/08/2014 - 6:00pm
ASHWAUBENON – Michelle Budden knew she and her Southwestern volleyball teammates had a tall task ahead of them Saturday.

WIAA state girls volleyball: Waterloo rallies three times to win state title

Sat, 11/08/2014 - 6:00pm
“This is amazing,” said Waterloo senior Hailey Chittenden, who finished with 11 digs. “I never in a million years would have thought we’d win state."

You Toon: Campaign signs and old pumpkins litter week’s caption contest

Sat, 11/08/2014 - 5:30pm
Signs, old pumpkins litter today’s contest

Joshua Ripp stepping down as Maple Bluff fire chief

Sat, 11/08/2014 - 5:00pm
Joshua Ripp is resigning from his position as Maple Bluff Fire Chief.

Jim Polzin grades the Badgers: UW gets B for win over Purdue

Sat, 11/08/2014 - 4:40pm
UW wasn’t great in any of the three phases and was minus-2 in turnovers, but that was still good enough to take care of a young and injury-riddled Purdue team.

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