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It was not wise, as this newspaper asserted in an editorial last week, for the Madison City Council to vote 15-5 to force sidewalks on three blocks of Turner Avenue this summer.

The Bucks improved from an NBA-worst 15 victories last season to 41 in their first season under Kidd.

It’s quite likely the Badger Conference soon will grow to 16 teams, with Watertown and Beaver Dam joining the fold.

It’s quite likely the Badger Conference soon will grow to 16 teams, with Watertown and Beaver Dam joining the fold.

It’s quite likely the Badger Conference soon will grow to 16 teams, with Watertown and Beaver Dam joining the fold.

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Walker says his only criteria are ensuring that taxes don't increase and that there is a net benefit to taxpayers in the state.

It’s quite likely the Badger Conference soon will grow to 16 teams, with Watertown and Beaver Dam joining the fold.

Dane County Democrats complained about misconduct allegations against drivers.

GREEN BAY — An entire nation waited for the Green Bay Packers’ second-round pick in the NFL draft Friday night.

Taylor-Paige Stewart was solid in long relief and the University of Wisconsin softball team’s offense did just enough Friday to produce a 5-1 victory against Rutgers in the opener of a three-g…

The Middleton boys golf team held off Mequon Homestead by one stroke and Madison Edgewood by four Friday to win the 15-team Onalaska Invitational at La Crosse Country Club.

“I can’t even explain to you what I’m feeling right now,” Havenstein said. “It’s unbelievable. It’s been a lot of hard work for a lot of years. This is a young man’s dream. For that to turn in…

A four-year point guard for the RedHawks, Rollins turned heads in his one season at cornerback on the football team.

The former UW right tackle was taken on Day 2 of the NFL Draft.

In spite of near freezing night temperatures, the first morel fruiting bodies (mushrooms) are beginning to pop out of the sandy soil in southwest Wisconsin.

"The future of Black Earth Creek may very well depend on it (using restraint this season)," Bret Schultz, a long-time visitor to Black Earth Creek, said noting Wisconsin's inland fishing seaso…

I am so very impressed with my recent care at UW Hospital in Madison.

The homeless are often the victims of violent crime, not the perpetrators. They form an underclass, and an underclass always gets the blame. 

As a proud Ho-Chunk and lifelong Wisconsin resident, everything I care about -- wildlife, clean water, clean air and community -- is driven by our cultural values and supported by progressive science.