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OMAHA, Neb. — If the University of Wisconsin men’s basketball players heard it once, they heard it a thousand times.

OMAHA, Neb. -- The idea is to survive and advance this time of the year, and the University of Wisconsin men’s basketball team managed to do that despite getting a scare from a familiar foe.

Investigators have not determined the cause, but found that the fire originated in a workshop and spread to a loading dock and truck, said Richard Roth, deputy fire chief for Fitchburg.

The Mount Horeb basketball team's 58-46 victory over Rice Lake was a once-in-a-lifetime experience for this town of 7,000.

As a woman, I have some inkling of what it means to grow up and live life in a society that does not believe I am equal to most of the people who make the rules and decisions in government and…

I read with utter amazement the shocking things that were said at the Madison City Council meeting where a special agenda item allowed citizens to comment about the shooting of Tony Robinson.

A popular bumper sticker reads: "Sportsmen Stand With Walker."

People suggesting Tony Robinson "got what he deserved" or calling Madison police "murderers and racists" is nothing but hot air. I know there is a lot of anger over the shooting of the unarmed…

The Madison area is expected see 1-2 inches of snow accumulation overnight as a slow-moving storm makes its way across the state.

The state's Department of Workforce Development released a progress report March 13 following up on the December 2014 Unemployment Insurance program, showing zero unemployment calls blocked si…

Fanny Leung tried for more than a year to convince Boston Store's credit card bank that she paid her bill but the calls and late fees wouldn't stop.

More than 115,000 children in Wisconsin attend a public charter school, get a voucher for private school, or choose a public school through open enrollment.

Wisconsin has long recognized that public education is a commitment we make to each other. When our schools are strong, so are our communities.

BLUE RIVER - Mary L. Hudson, age 84, of Blue River, died peacefully, surrounded by her family, on Tuesday, March 17, 2015, at Gunderson Boscobel Hospital, five and a half weeks after receiving…

MADISON - Cheryl A. Schwartz, "Cherri," was called to Heaven on Sunday, March 15, 2015. She was born on July 28, 1958, to Willard Schwartz Jr. and Virginia Herritz. She lived a very happy and …

MADISON - Joel E. Greve, age 53, of Madison, passed away at his home on Friday, March 20, 2015.

BLACK EARTH - Dean R. Bergum, age 79, of Black Earth, Wis., died on Friday, March 20, 2015, at Agrace HospiceCare in Fitchburg.

SARASOTA, Fla. - Steven J. Chanos died peacefully on March 18, 2015, in Sarasota, Fla. He was the beloved husband of Nancy Wussow Stover Chanos, and the late Mary Catherine Sullivan; dear fath…

BROOKLYN / PLATTEVILLE - Robert M. "Bob" Rice, age 58, of Brooklyn, Wis., formerly of Platteville, Wis., passed away on Friday, March 20, 2015, at his home in Brooklyn, surrounded by his famil…