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Multiple callers reported hearing shots around 10:30 p.m. Monday in the 600 block of Strathmore Lane, Madison police reported.

The 110-year-old Churchill Building could reopen as a Marriott Tribute Portfolio hotel next door to the new Wisconsin History Center.

In a unanimous vote, the council upheld last week’s recommendation by the Alcohol License Review Committee not to renew the Red Rooster’s liquor license.

U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson is right that President Donald Trump's "big, beautiful bill" irresponsibly adds trillions of dollars to the federal debt. But he offers the wrong solution.

Keisean Nixon remains open to the possibility of returning kickoffs and says he regrets comments he made immediately after the 2024 season indicating otherwise.

A look at the contract situation of Badgers offensive coordinator Jeff Grimes, plus salary updates on DC Mike Tressel, new hires and more.

Many of the area's top athletes will battle for gold against the state's best at UW-La Crosse on Friday and Saturday. Here are five things to know.

The area's top athletes will look to defend their titles or earn a medal for the first time this weekend. Here's what to know about girls track and field action.

I am writing to draw attention to the settler and Israeli military action in the West Bank, specifically the South Hebron Hills, part of the area known as Masafer Yatta.

I am a retiree who enjoys people and driving. I have been using the Uber platform for nine years now and am quite satisfied. The changes proposed by well-meaning younger legislators are antithetical to the gig model and won't enhance…

I agree that the federal budget bill recently passed by the House is another disaster, in part for further inflating the federal deficit.

Many times in the past, I’ve heard President Donald Trump refer to former President Joe Biden as “Sleepy Joe” -- a derisive description.

Once again the UW-Madison athletic department is treating its loyal fan base badly. Why on earth would they agree to a home game with Villanova in Milwaukee?

President Donald Trump, along with the majority of the Republican Party, has started claiming the “big, beautiful bill" is a generational investment. Passing this bill will support the president’s agenda by removing funding for the agencies dashed on the shores…

Here's what to know about this year's WIAA state boys tennis tournament, which begins Thursday at Nielsen Stadium.

The Badgers wanted to remove a longstanding limit on the price of student season tickets. Here's where things stand.

OKLAHOMA CITY — Oklahoma City’s Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Indiana’s Tyrese Haliburton weren’t expected to ever be starring in leading roles on the NBA Finals stage.

Boston Fleet captain and MVP candidate Hilary Knight heads a star-caliber list of players left unprotected by their respective teams in being made available to the PWHL’s expansion franchises in Seattle and Vancouver. Among the other high-profile players left unprotected…

NEW YORK — Tom Thibodeau just took the New York Knicks to the Eastern Conference finals, the deepest playoff march in 25 years for a franchise that re-emerged as a contender after he became their coach.

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