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Ken Vogel dodged the priesthood and Vietnam War before finding his passion fashioning papier-mâché puppets.

"We've taken the approach that we could see either one of the quarterbacks, Packers coach Mike McCarthy said Wednesday. "My understanding is that it's probably going to be Sam Bradford, but I have a lot of respect for Shaun Hill,"

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CINCINNATI — The Milwaukee Brewers efficiently pushed aside the Cincinnati Reds.

UW improves to 2-0 in Big Ten Conference play.

The balance between participation opportunity and competitive equity often becomes the focus when WIAA co-op programs are discussed.

A 43-year-old man was saved Tuesday after being found passed out in his vehicle and in possession of heroin, the Dane County Sheriff's Office said.

GREEN BAY — If Green Bay’s offense battled extreme heat and opening-game communication problems in Jacksonville, wait until the Packers get to Minnesota.

Some conservatives suggested claiming voter fraud after a close election.

An abandon tunnel on the city's North Side has been converted, in a joint effort by county, state and community officials, to provide refuge during winter for bats looking to hibernate. Officials with the state Department of Nature Resources are…

It isn’t difficult to notice the improvement that’s taken place along the University of Wisconsin football team’s offensive line since last fall.

As other states have poured money back into their public higher education systems, UW-Madison has fallen behind, Blank said.

What in the world is wrong with the NFL?

Social Security is not a Ponzi scheme as U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Oshkosh, has suggested. It is a pledge from our government to give us a certain "security" when we are disabled or retired.

When a young man or woman goes off to college, it’s in society’s best interests for him or her to be encouraged in development of critical thinking, to be expected to use research and investigation to examine points of view…

Former DOC secretary Ed Wall testified Wednesday as part of a hearing to get his job back with the Department of Justice.

The only other sophomore captain was former Badgers coach Mike Eaves in 1975-76, the first of three years he wore the "C" on his sweater.

Excerpts from recent editorials in the United States and abroad:

They will be the Belleville work wear company's first shops in the Chicago area.