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While banging on our dining room window this week to chase a squirrel off a bird-feeder, I reminded myself that I’m actually a generous conservation supporter.

Brink, Eskrich, Carter, DeMarb, Clausius and Her are the best candidates in the April 7 election.

Jim Dast, who manages the Friends of the UW-Madison Libraries biannual book sale, will receive the Rotary Club of Madison's Senior Service Award this week.

Fear has two meanings: We can choose to “forget everything and run,” or we can “face all the disparities in our community and rise.”

The lowly drinking vessel is explored in artistic fashion at Artisan Gallery in Paoli, with the opening of “Cups.” Two other exhibits share the space as well: “finding where i need to be + on …

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Tips for your flowers, trees and shrubs.

“We didn’t have Tasers,” said former New York City cop Nick Chiarkas.

Ireland's popular export has a secret recipe and a unique story. 

CHICAGO — Hispanic pundits are wondering whether the killing of Antonio Zambrano-Montes by Pasco police in Washington state will truly be what The New York Times called Hispanics’ “’Ferguson’ …

Lee scored 17 points Saturday night to lead Memphis to a 96-83 victory over Milwaukee.

"I didn't let loose running," Lucroy said. "I didn't want to blow out (the hamstring) running out a routine ground ball. I ran after the game and there were no problems."

The Pointers get a key sideline save from senior Alec Schmitz and pull out a 58-55 sectional-semifinal win over the Mustangs.

The Mic 92.1 FM, which nearly didn't make it past its third year, has survived 11 years and become one of the most successful progressive talk radio stations in the country.

The Mic 92.1 FM, which nearly didn't make it past its third year, has survived 11 years and become one of the most successful progressive talk radio stations in the country.

WIAA STATE BOYS BASKETBALL

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — Tommy Muck’s first-period power-play goal briefly pulled the Madison Capitols even, but the Cedar Rapids RoughRiders dominated the rest of the way in a 4-1 victory in a U.…

Alec Schmitz and senior guard Sy Staver shouldered most of the scoring load down the stretch, combining for 13 of Mineral Point's 20 fourth-quarter points.

The University of Wisconsin softball team flexed its muscles in defeating Marist 6-3 and Memphis 14-7 at the College of Charleston Invitational on Saturday in Mt. Pleasant, South Carolina.

If you’re looking for the instant when members of the University of Wisconsin men’s hockey team saw their season go from cruel to macabre, it might have been Saturday night.