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Bucks: Jason Kidd's young team has assumed his playing style
It's no accident that Milwaukee has become known for sharing the ball and swiping it from opponents.
Tom Oates: Teams' buyer-beware approach makes it tough to predict NFL draft first round
Before a team selects a player in the NFL draft, the coaches, scouts, trainers and doctors all provide input.
MGE lays out plans for community discussions
The Madison utility company says it will start holding meetings with the public in mid-June.
Beloit police arrest 2, seek 2 others in January shooting
Samuel Brooks, 25 and Dajhaun Allen, 17 were arrested various charges related to the Jan. 19 shooting that killed Terez Herd, police said Wednesday.
After failed search, Sun Prairie hires new superintendent
The School Board voted unanimously Tuesday to offer the job to Brad Saron, who is in his second year as superintendent of the Chippewa Falls School District.
City approves Shake the Lake fireworks show street use permit
A necessary permit for the new Shake the Lake fireworks show received conditional approval Wednesday from Madison's Street Use Staff Commission.
Scott Walker: Communities should review police training
Walker made the remarks in the wake of recent riots in Baltimore.
Source: Shirley Abrahamson out, Patience Roggensack in as new chief justice
Wisconsin Supreme Court justices are moving quickly to elect a new chief after a constitutional amendment ended seniority as the sole determinant.
Is Madison ready for protests? -- Bruce Frey
After seeing the destruction in Baltimore, we are finding out the protests may not be the result of the backlash over the death of Freddie Gray.
Editorial cartoon was insulting to Walker -- Valerine R. Jenkins
Phil Hands' Sunday editorial cartoon depicting Gov. Scott Walker as a new puppy was just too much.
Baltimore reminiscent of 1967 Detroit riots -- Carol Lobes
The flickering TV images from Baltimore took me back to inner city Detroit in the summer of 1967. I lived and worked there. The burning and destruction happened in the places I shopped for gro…
State Street won't work as urban park -- Fritz Ragatz
The State Journal's editorial last Sunday, "State Street could shine as urban park," sparked my interest.
Walker wrong on immigration -- Lloyd Bostian
If Gov. Scott Walker’s tough stance on immigrants ever became law, Wisconsin agriculture, especially dairy farming, would be badly hurt. Farms all over the United States could not prosper with…
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Baltimore reminiscent of 1967 Detroit riots
Madison's airfares highest among top 100 US airports
A large number of business travelers and low number of discount airlines contribute to the Dane County Regional Airport's ranking.
Police: More than one victim in case of coach facing sexual assault allegations
While the Madison School District and school board members learned of the allegations in February, other organizations he worked with were not aware until Tuesday.
Reedsburg man pleads guilty to robbery series
A Reedsburg man pleaded guilty Wednesday to six armed robberies and one attempted robbery, all in Madison in September and October.
Matthew Rothschild: We don't need more secret money in political campaigns
At a time when a tidal wave of money is already swamping our democracy, the last thing we need is less disclosure of campaign contributions.
