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MILWAUKEE - Jim D. McDougall passed away on Dec. 29, 2014, at age 71. Jim is survived by his life partner of 42 years, Mel "Lee" Robbert; and many friends and family.

DEFOREST - Amelia McFarlane Martin, age 91, passed away on Feb. 20, 2015, at home.

BRODHEAD - Edward R. Schneeberger, age 90, formerly of Albany, Wis., passed away on Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2015, at Woods Crossing Nursing Home, Brodhead, Wis.

This marks the 30th anniversary of the Expo, which opens Friday at 4 p.m. and ends Sunday, March 1, at 5 p.m. The annual show has been held at the Alliant Energy Center complex since its first…

Is it already that time of year?

The beat goes on for the University of Wisconsin men’s basketball team.

It’s probably not surprising that I enjoy reading books about organizing. There are five books that I highly recommend. Before purchasing your own copies, check them out from the library to de…

After attending UW-Madison, the Fashion Institute of Technology and designing handbags in New York City, Madison native Maggie Welsh recently launched her own handbag line, Maggie Modena, in h…

This time an ear, next time the jugular?

The video that will take Josh Gasser back in time is taking a while to download on his iPad, so the fifth-year senior guard on University of Wisconsin men’s basketball team decides to put the …

Jones took every defensive snap in the season opener against Seattle before being supplanted in the starting lineup with the Packers looking to shore up the inside linebacker position.

SPRINGFIELD, Wis. (AP) — After more than a year of work, the 1385 remains in pieces.

With a sweep of the top three all-around places, the top-ranked Mount Horeb gymnastics team closed its regular season with a runaway victory in Friday’s Badger Conference meet in its home gymnasium.

The Monona Grove swimming and diving team held off runner-up McFarland 309-267 to win the WIAA Division 2 state title Friday night at the UW Natatorium.

Sophomore forward Cassidy Byrd scored 20 points and Badger North Conference champion DeForest snapped a two-game losing streak and finished the regular season on a high note with a 58-24 girls…

Sophomore guard Alec Fruin scored 23 points and freshman Nacio Villareal had 15 as the host Beloit Turner boys basketball team held off Walworth Big Foot 63-59 on Friday night to clinch its fi…

Junior Jake Capstran scored with 5.6 seconds left to give DeForest the lead, and the host Norskies held on to snap Mount Horeb’s 10-game winning streak with a 50-49 victory in a Badger North C…

It’s one of the first visuals that members of the University of Wisconsin men’s hockey team see when they walk into their dressing room at the Kohl Center.

Junior Blake Komplin scored a pair of goals Friday night to help the Madison Memorial boys hockey team earn a WIAA sectional berth with a 5-3 victory over Waunakee at Madison Ice Arena.

Madison East senior D’Angelo Millon thought about other big shots he’s made playing basketball.