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One would hope that the traffic engineers could exercise a little more common sense.

The Nov. 11 State Journal reported that UW-Parkside will need to eliminate some 50 jobs to close a $5.3 million deficit. The UW-Madison football coach will make $7.6 million this year.

Recent elections clearly demonstrate that unfettered abortion is a winner for Democrats. Abortion trumps national security, inflation, the economy, illegal immigration, a failing education system, foreign wars -- everything.

A classic management mantra holds that after you’re gone, someone will come along and tear down everything you’ve built. Smart managers build anyway.

Watching this year’s Veteran’s Day wreath-laying ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery, I was reminded of how disrespectful and un-American the views of former President Donald Trump were toward U.S. soldiers who gave the ultimate sacrifice. Here are some of the…

The Universities of Wisconsin tendered an olive branch of sorts to the Republican-controlled state Legislature last week in the ongoing feud over the universities’ commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion programs.

The Israeli military in a few weeks has killed at least 10,000 Palestinians in Gaza, most of them civilians and many of them children. This was in response to the brutal murders of 1,400 Israelis by Hamas, and the taking…

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Instead of bringing the original bill forward, Senate Majority Leader Devin LeMahieu bypassed the committee process by adding the text of the proposal to a separate bill.

TODAY'S OBITUARIES

Every Tuesday, the bar in Riley, a crossroads community northwest of Verona, suspends the rest of its menu and offers a special featured pizza for its pizza night.

The two-vehicle crash happened at Packers Avenue and Manley Street.

94% of Wisconsin public school districts met or exceeded expectations during 2022-23. Almost the same percentage of schools scored that high on report cards released in 2022 and 2021.

New Badgers football coach Luke Fickell was supposed to introduce the "air raid" offense to Wisconsin with more passing and a faster pace. But after embarrassing losses against mediocre teams like Indiana and Northwestern the air raid feels more like…

The proposal will head back to the Assembly for final approval before going to the desk of Democratic Gov. Tony Evers, who will almost certainly sign the bill into law.

The woman fled on a stolen moped, the Dane County Sheriff's Office said, and was found four hours later.

Police had told the public to avoid the 700 block of State Street for about an hour Tuesday morning after a suspicious package was found.

The appeals court found that provisions of the 2016 law that prohibit "maintaining a visual or physical proximity” and “approaching or confronting” hunters are too broad and unconstitutionally vague.