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Police: Video caught caregiver’s abuse

William Contreras hit a two-run home run and Brice Turang added a solo shot, but the Brewers failed to set a club record with a 22nd win in August.

As Congress returns to Washington after a monthlong August recess, they will have to find a way to work with Democrats or around them as a government shutdown looms.

America’s love of guns causes mass shootings

There will be plenty of room to grow for the Badgers after being swept by the Longhorns, but there are also some things to provide hope.

HARLINGEN, Texas — After the U.S. government loaded children onto planes overnight to be sent back to their native Guatemala, a federal judge temporarily blocked the flights — with the youngsters still inside — as their attorneys said authorities were…

LOS ANGELES — “Weapons” found its way back on top during the Labor Day weekend, culminating a summer box office that’s likely to fall right below meeting last year’s earnings.

Madison Police arrested a 67-year-old caregiver for battery Friday morning on Madison’s Far East Side after reported abuse that included video evidence.

SCARBOROUGH, Maine — Rick Clough spent some four decades fishing for lobsters and sea urchins off the Maine coast before spotting one of the ocean’s most recognized predators: a great white shark.

The incident remains under investigation by the Rock County Sheriff’s Office and the Rock County Medical Examiner’s Department.

All are within 100 miles of Madison.

A shooter opened fire on Catholic school children praying at the Annunciation Catholic Church in Minneapolis, Minnesota, earlier this week. The shooter killed two children and injured 18 other people.

Tips for your flowers, plants, trees and shrubs.

President Trump signed an executive order Monday that sets out to challenge the Supreme Court decision that flag burning is a form of free speech.

The Badgers likely are turning to Danny O'Neil at quarterback while Billy Edwards Jr. recovers from injury. O'Neil had some good moments in Week 1, but has room to improve.

Milwaukee had a key player return from injury, and he didn't waste much time getting back into the swing of things.

A letter from a reader prompts this discussion.

Bill Barth's Aug. 24 column, "Yelling at Steil isn’t democracy," argues that it is detrimental to democracy for angry crowds to yell at elected officials. He is wrong. He has mistaken a superficial similarity as proof that two very different…

Thank you for publishing Tuesday's article "Process draws criticism," about the Madison School District's decision to not weight grades based on course difficulty in the future. This story helps answer the question, "Why is Madison seeing decreased enrollment in schools?"