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UW's strong defensive play leads to sweep before a capacity crowd in home opener.

In a clash of favorites in the race to the Big Eight Conference girls swimming title, Verona/Mount Horeb won seven of 11 events to take a 101-69 victory over Madison Memorial on Friday night.

A man wearing a surgical mask robbed Heritage Credit Union, Madison police said.

It has been a long time coming for the Albion Tigers.

UW (1-1) produced four shots, including three on goal against the Panthers (2-1).

The Green Bay brain trust will be forced to say goodbye to players they'd rather keep in order to trim the roster to 53 by Saturday's deadline.

Bellbrook Labs gains SBIR funds.

Once again, the Madison School Board can’t live within its budget and, once again, it wants more money from Madison’s taxpayers.

The State Journal recently has run several articles on Gov. Scott Walker's plan to address funding for the University of Wisconsin System in the next state budget. In each article, Gov. Walker has indicated any new funding "will be tied…

The letter to the editor in Tuesday's State Journal "Climate activists should walk the walk" said climate change activists are poor examples of walking the talk. It cites two examples, including Leonard DiCaprio flying in his private jet.

Thanks to the outstanding citizen and friend to dogs who has been bringing gallons of water to Sycamore Dog Park all summer.

Presidential politics is now focusing on medical fitness.

New arrangement has ash trees becoming furniture, flooring, artwork.

Smith-Traore's finalists included St. Louis, where former University of Wisconsin coach Lisa Stone is the coach, and Nebraska, where former Barneveld standout Hannah Whitish is a freshman.

Two Madison men were charged Friday for a shooting that happened during a fight in July near Falk School on Madison's Southwest Side.

Few film actors had the range or charisma of Gene Wilder, who died last week of complications from Alzheimer’s disease at the age of 83.

A man convicted in June of selling the heroin that killed a Waupun man earlier this year was sentenced Friday to four years in prison.

On Aug. 31, Donald Trump delivered a mind-boggling speech on immigration, striking for its anger, mendacity, hostility, cruelty and frank bigotry.

Campus officials hope the initiative will tapping into UW's large alumni base and encouraging former Badgers to lobby their representatives.

Madison La Follette's Finn Gessner, Middleton's Gus Newcomb and Sun Prairie's Trista Pringle are among those expected to compete.