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Houston's Amen Thompson was ejected for a hard foul on Milwaukee's Giannis Antetokounmpo late in the fourth quarter.

The Badgers got rid of the bad taste of a disappointing defeat with a blowout win at home. Here's what columnist Jim Polzin thought of their performance.

The Badgers made history — twice — as they rebounded from a late collapse at home Saturday with a dominant effort in front of the Kohl Center crowd Tuesday night.

One of the newest Badgers isn't expected to be available for much of spring practice. Here's what we know.

The BISSELL Pet Foundation financed air travel for the animals, from overcrowded shelters in Alabama and Georgia to Madison, where they were dis-purrs-ed among 10 shelters throughout Wisconsin.

Republican and Democratic administrations alike benefited from the sacrifices of Afghans who put their lives on the line to support U.S. troops, and spread American values, in the 20-year war against the Taliban. Both have now betrayed the trust those…

The Madison-based utility company for its fourth quarter reported net income of $22 million, 0r $0.61 per share, on revenue of $171.4 million.

Even after 500 store closures announced earlier this month, the company’s store on the city’s West Side at 6741 Odana Road had been expected to remain open.

Andrew L. Thomas, 33, of Bellflower, California, and Michael W. Bartz, 69, of Stevens Point, were charged last summer in Waushara County.

Seven state championships will stay at venues managed by the University of Wisconsin athletic department in an agreement announced Tuesday.

The Badgers will compete in four matches this spring, with a pair coming far from home and the other two taking place in the cozy confines of the UW Field House.

The 2025 season, which is sponsored by Lauer Realty Group, will feature seven nights of themed, family activities, community artistry and local food.

Nathaniel T. McGree was arrested sometime after 6 p.m. for allegedly physically assaulting the boy after he was told to leave because he hadn't purchased a lift pass.

The fire response shut down Atwood Avenue between Fair Oaks Avenue and Elmside Street.

February isn’t the ideal month for workers into dive into the Mississippi River and upgrade transportation infrastructure, but Jim Cook says there’s no choice.

The suspect, who knows the person he stabbed, was not at the scene when officers arrived.

The Madison School Board on Monday chose a name that honors a well-known, active supporter of education who grew up on the South Side:

"Joe Turner's Come and Gone" takes place in 1911, the start of a new century when many Black Americans fled the Jim Crow South for the industrial North.

Writing a weekly column is always a snapshot in time. Things can and do happen to advance the story. Here are a few examples.

A key Republican lawmaker and the university disagree on when the clock started ticking on the two-year timeline.