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Steve Chapman: Frightened rulers did scary things

Sun, 12/28/2014 - 5:45am
We all have tasks we try to get done before the end of the year, and Kim Jong Un's is amping up the crazy.

Our lives are stressful, but small changes can make a profound difference, experts say

Sun, 12/28/2014 - 5:45am
While survey respondents routinely report levels of stress above what they consider healthy, we're not doing very good as a society managing it.

Swear on instead of off this New Year's Day -- State Journal editorial from a century ago

Sun, 12/28/2014 - 5:30am
This Wisconsin State Journal editorial appeared on Dec. 31, 1914:

On View | Can You Feel It?

Sun, 12/28/2014 - 5:15am
A multi-sensory experience is on display at the VSA Wisconsin Gallery with an exhibition titled “Can You Feel It?” The show features work by artists with visual impairments. Visitors are invit…

Travel: Calendar

Sun, 12/28/2014 - 5:00am
Coming in Wisconsin this week:

Shelley Peterman Schwarz: Holidays are time to remember what matters

Sun, 12/28/2014 - 5:00am
The holidays are always a time for me to pause and reflect not only on the days gone by, but also on the meaning of life — my life.

Patrick Durkin: Wolf ruling disregards reality on the ground

Sun, 12/28/2014 - 4:05am
In effect, U.S. District Judge Beryl Howell in Washington, D.C., declared that although gray wolves aren’t biologically endangered in the Western Great Lakes, they remain legally endangered. I…

Tom Oates: Barry's back on the sidelines and the players couldn't be more excited

Sun, 12/28/2014 - 4:00am
'When coach Andersen left, we (seniors) all looked at each other and said, ‘There’s no way we’d rather go out than having coach Alvarez coach us one last time...,' Sam Arneson said.

Tom Oates: Packers need to awaken from offensive slumber to be Lions

Sun, 12/28/2014 - 4:00am
Green Bay's defense hasn't allowed a touchdown in the past two games, but its offense has sputtered after a seven-game stretch near midseason when it averaged 39 points per game.

Badgers men's basketball: Second-year coach Bobby Hurley has Buffalo's program on the rise

Sun, 12/28/2014 - 3:30am
The scouting report that associate head coach Greg Gard delivered to the University of Wisconsin men’s basketball team Friday didn’t include a section on Buffalo’s coach, though some of the Ba…

Exact Sciences' release of Cologuard cancer test tops tech news for 2014

Sun, 12/28/2014 - 12:00am
The test, 19 years in the making, is a noninvasive, DNA stool test for colorectal cancer.

Prep boys basketball: Shareef Smith helps Madison Memorial surf past Miami Beach

Sat, 12/27/2014 - 11:15pm
The Florida weather agreed with the Madison Memorial boys basketball team during Saturday's opening game of the four-day, three-game Junior Orange Bowl Classic in Miami.

USHL: Darren Smith records shutout as Capitols defeat Gamblers

Sat, 12/27/2014 - 11:15pm
ASHWAUBENON — Darren Smith recorded his first shutout of the season Saturday night, leading the Madison Capitols to a 2-0 victory against the Green Bay Gamblers in a United States Hockey Leagu…

Prep sports: Madison Memorial cruises in Culver's Cup tourney opener

Sat, 12/27/2014 - 11:15pm
Behind a convincing late flurry, the Madison Memorial boys hockey team opened play in the three-day, eight-team Culver’s Cup tournament with a 10-4 victory over Eau Claire Regis/Chippewa Falls…

Prep girls basketball: Top-ranked Milwaukee Pius hands Janesville Craig its first loss

Sat, 12/27/2014 - 11:15pm
The host Janesville Craig girls basketball team suffered its first loss Saturday night, dropping a 66-48 decision to unbeaten Milwaukee Pius XI, the state’s top-ranked Division 2 team, in the …

Prep boys basketball: Sean Chislom, Benjamin Rounds pair up to lead McFarland over Edgewood

Sat, 12/27/2014 - 11:15pm
The duo combine for 34 points, outscoring the Crusaders by themselves.

Bucks: Jeff Teague's late outburst thwarts Milwaukee hopes

Sat, 12/27/2014 - 10:45pm
The Milwaukee Bucks ran out of gas one night after manhandling the Hawks in Atlanta.

Badgers football: Auburn's offense 'great test' for UW's defense

Sat, 12/27/2014 - 8:00pm
TAMPA, Fla. — The University of Wisconsin football team’s defense knows what it’s like to face two offenses at the same time, and the exhaustion that comes with it.

Gunshots, speeding vehicles reported on Madison's East Side

Sat, 12/27/2014 - 7:30pm
Madison police were investigating reports of gunshots Saturday evening in the East Side's Darbo-Worthington neighborhood.

Skating to the puck: Policymakers should keep eye on emerging sources of jobs

Sat, 12/27/2014 - 7:00pm
Hockey great Wayne Gretzky is credited with proclaiming, “I skate to where the puck is going to be, not where it has been.”

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