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The Badgers have worked to lay a positive foundation under Robin Pingeton and are using the first-year coach's "it takes a village" notion as their centerpiece.

This week's girls basketball five stars includes several players who have made big improvements to their game since last season.

Every day in Wisconsin, teens walk into school classrooms carrying something far heavier than backpacks. They’re carrying addictions, fear, shame and the belief they are already too far gone and not good enough.

Christmas is a hope-filled time. We have hope for happy gatherings with family, and the hope of joy over gifts exchanged.

Born in a stable, in a place far away,

There is a family connection between the Badgers and their latest signee. Here's what to know about Wisconsin's newest addition.

The Bucks, playing their seventh consecutive game without the injured Giannis Antetokounmpo, were able to pull out a much-needed victory on the road. Here's how they got it done.

The first Badgers player to enter the transfer portal has found a new program. Here are the details.

Green Bay held a jog-through practice Tuesday as the team faces uncertainty under center for its Week 17 matchup with Baltimore. Here's the latest on Jordan Love and Malik Willis.

Before Illinois became a state anchored by a sprawling metropolis, it was a humble prairie. Flat, yes, but that open horizon offered the perfect home for creatures big and small to graze and lope.

A new coach will take over a cornerbacks position that's rebuilding for the second straight offseason.

NEW YORK — Stocks closed at another record Tuesday on Wall Street following a surprisingly strong report on economic growth over the summer.

Brad Saron has faced criticism by some who say the district has been slow to respond to a series of sex-related scandals involving staff members in recent years.

The U.S. Department of Justice released its biggest tranche to date Tuesday from the department’s investigative cases into the deceased sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein.

LONDON — British authorities brought new counts of rape and sexual assault Tuesday against comedian Russell Brand, who already faced similar charges involving four women.

Markos Regassa said diners came out in droves to support Buraka following a Wisconsin State Journal article last week detailing the restaurant's hardships.

The top running back for the Badgers to start this fall will continue his college career elsewhere.

NEW YORK — Consumers stepped up gift giving during the first seven weeks of the holiday shopping season, according to new data released Tuesday. But uncertainty about the economy is making shoppers more targeted in their buying.