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Dog owners burn calories as their pets win treats -- and praise -- in a joint exercise class.

CONTINUED FROM LAST WEEK: Sometime during World War II my grandfather recorded a message for his wife and little boy (my father). After the war, cancer surgery left Grandpa’s voice a hoarse wh…

Some towns have chafed for years under restrictions of county officials who want to maintain wide-open spaces between 'burbs.

James Madison, born 264 years ago today, is worth remembering in a significant way.

When does spring begin?

A new book celebrates a magical season of Monroe high school basketball.

Madison's last average frost date of May 15 is a guideline for when cold-sensitive plants can be planted outside.

Cameron helped blues artists win back the rights and royalties to their music.

Over the first 98 years of the WIAA state boys basketball tournament, Madison schools have won 13 championships and at least one per decade — except for the turbulent 1960s — since Madison Cen…

Wisconsin’s rich WIAA hoops legacy has created special memories for all who have watched. Here’s one man’s list of top tournament moments.

Once Sam Okey fell in love with the game of basketball as a second-grader in the blue-collar, southwestern Wisconsin town of Cassville, he couldn’t get enough of it — winter, spring, summer and fall.

Jonathan Lucroy homered for Milwaukee in his second spring training game and caught five innings.

Honors: Arc-Dane County, an organization that supports the rights of children and adults with developmental disabilities, will celebrate 65 years of advocacy at its annual awards banquet at th…

CHICAGO — After the University of Wisconsin was awarded the No. 1 seed in the West regional of the NCAA men’s basketball tournament Sunday, the Badgers watched with bemusement as their potenti…

PLAYER OF THE GAME

The first day of spring practice for the University of Wisconsin football team brought news about its two starting quarterbacks from last season.

A man and his dog were rescued by authorities after the man fell through weakened ice while attempting to rescue the dog himself, the County Sheriff's Office said.  

Longtime Stoughton resident Mike Gilbert is challenging incumbent Michael Engelberger for Stoughton's City Council representing District 2. The general election is April 7.

A glance at the field that makes up the NCAA men's basketball tournament's East region.

MT. PLEASANT, S.C. — University of Wisconsin starting pitcher Mariah Watts couldn’t make it out of the second inning Sunday, and by the time Taylor-Paige Stewart came in relief, enough damage …