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More than 800 Wisconsin AmeriCorps workers are out of a job when federal grant cuts hit them last month. Some who can afford to are staying on.

Badgers coaches qualify for awards based on team accomplishments and coaching honors, but Mark Johnson has extra written into his contract to lead the women's hockey team.

A junior who delivered a buzzer-beating overtime winner as well as other standouts performers who had hot stretches highlighted last week's action. Vote for your favorite performance as the Supernova.

President Donald Trump stormed into office believing he had a popular mandate from the American people. He didn’t, but he was determined to swiftly change the mold and the makeup of our society.

I recently saw an interview with former House Speaker Paul Ryan, R-Janesville. The primary takeaway was that Ryan said our national debt is a serious problem that needs to be addressed by reforms to our entitlement programs.

The vote by the Legislature’s budget committee to remove more than 600 items from Gov. Tony Evers’ budget proposal is a disservice to democracy. The governor’s budget proposals deserved fair consideration, not wholesale rejection.

You have to understand how the economy works if you want lower prices.

I read more and more stories in the newspaper about speeding cars, yet one obvious solution seems to be off-limits.

A lot of people are discussing "affordable housing."

Dominant pitching efforts punctuated last week's high school baseball action. Vote for the most notable performance as the Supernova.

Area goalkeepers dominated during the past week, as the high school girls soccer season reaches its final stretch. Vote for your favorite athlete to be this week's Supernova.

Local sports

Illinois has locked in its football and men’s basketball coaches for the long term, agreeing to six-year contracts with Bret Bielema and Brad Underwood.

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NEW YORK — Brett Baty hit a tiebreaking homer in the seventh inning and the New York Mets held off the punchless Pittsburgh Pirates 2-1 on Tuesday night.

CLEVELAND — Tyrese Haliburton scored 31 points, Pascal Siakam added 21 and the Indiana Pacers advanced to the Eastern Conference Finals for the second straight year with a 114-105 victory over Cleveland on Tuesday night, eliminating the top-seeded Cavaliers in…

DALLAS — Mikael Granlund had his first career playoff hat trick, Jake Oettinger stopped 31 shots and the Dallas Stars beat Winnipeg 3-1 on Tuesday night, taking a 3-1 series lead over the top-seeded Jets in the second round of…

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