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CLEVELAND — Brandon Knight scored 26 points Wednesday night and the Milwaukee Bucks led most of the way in a 96-80 win over the short-handed Cleveland Cavaliers, who played without LeBron Jame…

The Badgers take a 1-10-1 record into their weekend series against fifth-ranked Michigan Tech.

Four developers want to build housing for the elderly, diverse rental units, an agriculture and food production center or an "event" center on the old Garver Feed Mill property on Madison's ne…

If there is snow, there will be free ski lessons starting next week in Madison.

Sophomore forward Nigel Hayes earns Player of the Game honors with 21 points on 7-for-9 shooting from the field.

Excerpts from recent editorials in newspapers in the United States and abroad:

A win by Rock County Circuit Judge James Daley would add another jurist to the conservative majority on the Wisconsin Supreme Court.

It'll be a cold night when the calendar rolls to 2015 in Madison, with temperatures falling to the low teens and strong winds making it feel a lot colder.

MOUNT HOREB / DALEYVILLE - Anna F. Haadem, age 103, of Mount Horeb/Daleyville, Wis., died on Tuesday, Dec. 30, 2014, at Ingleside Nursing Home.

SUN PRAIRIE / COTTAGE GROVE - Karen (Bollig) Kaltenberg, age 58, passed away on Tuesday, Dec. 30, 2014, at her home in Cottage Grove, after a courageous battle with brain cancer.

TOMAH - Lawrence R. Powell, age 78, of Tomah, Wis., passed away on Tuesday, Dec. 30, 2014, surrounded by family at the Mayo Clinic Health System in La Crosse, Wis.

LODI - Audrey A. Capper, age 90, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, Dec. 30, 2014, at Lodi Good Samaritan Society.

MOUNT HOREB - Jerry F. Poarch, age 68, of Mount Horeb and formerly of Corsicana, Texas, went to be with his Lord and Savior on Tuesday, Dec. 30, 2014, at his home, with his family by his side.

MADISON - Joseph "Joe" Thielke, age 58, of Madison, passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday, Dec. 30, 2014, at his home.

MADISON - Deborah Ann McFall, age 64, of Madison, passed away on Tuesday, Dec. 30, 2014, at Agrace HospiceCare. She was born on July 7, 1950, in Madison, the daughter of Robert and Marian (Kim…

Nigel Hayes scores 21 points and Frank Kaminsky has 18 points and 14 rebounds in an 89-72 victory at the Kohl Center.

The number of Wisconsinites who received a GED plummeted by 92 percent this year, in part due to more rigorous standards and an increase in testing fees.

A man who stole a car being warmed up Wednesday morning is being sought by police after he abandoned the car on the city's North Side, authorities reported.

If you are in Madison celebrating the new year Wednesday night, it would be best to do it inside.

A woman walking on a Green County highway early Tuesday was struck by a truck, before being arrested for alleged drunken driving.