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Senior Micah Genin may be a situational player, but his infectious attitude is the heartbeat of the Wildcats, who remain fixated on a Big Eight title following his gruesome injury.

Waunakee's Izzi Stricker enters as the reigning Division 1 state champion. Waunakee and Middleton will pursue the Division 1 state title that Westosha Central has won the past two years.

Wisconsin and Iowa enter their battle for the Hartland Trophy with one loss apiece. The winner will be in the driver's seat in the B1G West. Here's 5 things to know about the Hawkeyes.

Big performances marked Week 8 of the high school football season. Here are some of the area's top efforts.

Tips for your flowers, trees and shrubs.

On Wednesday, an armed gunman came to the state Capitol twice, once in the afternoon with a handgun and later in the evening with an assault-style rifle. He was demanding to see Gov. Tony Evers who thankfully wasn't in the…

Top runners often get the attention and medals at cross country meets. But the team relies on each member's best effort.

The Packers have six receivers in their first two seasons who may ask for the three-time All-Pro's jersey. Adams was flattered to hear their admiration for him.

You might be surprised at how basic is this concept.

Last Sunday's "What we said" historical feature, "A tragedy upon tragedy," triggered memories for those living in Madison in August 1970. The editorial lambasted the hero worship and supporters of Karleton Armstrong, who was convicted of being part of the…

Maybe the issue of marijuana legalization should be revisited, given Madison Mayor Satya Rhodes-Conway's warning about future budget shortfalls.

As a UW-Madison alum, I read with embarrassment the article “Profanities, lewd behavior mar conference livestream.” From behind the safety of their offsite computer monitors, “protesters” apparently shouted expletives and masturbated at panelists of the UW-sponsored conference on Black Conservatism:…

All who run for president of the United States apply for a job that's ultimately hired by the voting public.

The only way economic and anti-Washington populism (those fighting for "Medicare for all," debt jubilee, strong unions and a robust raise in the minimum wage) are going to succeed is by uniting them with the anti-immigrant movement. Most of these…

An anti-President Joe Biden letter to the editor in the Sept. 28 State Journal claimed "Bidenomics isn't working for nation."

Here are just a few examples of the ridiculous doublespeak the extremist Republican Party would have us believe:

We in Dane County need to express our deep thanks to County Executive Joe Parisi for the work he has done in successfully managing our complex Dane County government for the past two decades.

I'm not confident that the Madison School Board will select a strong, competent leader with common sense to be the district's new superintendent.

I'm encouraged by the return to using phonics to teach reading.

About 250 years ago, a small colony wanted independence from its colonial master. They were tired of paying taxes and homage to an authoritarian monarch, an official state church and class discrimination. They aspired to govern themselves via an ancient…