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The Badgers hit the practice field for the first time. Here's what we learned about development, a worry and more.

"I'm sure that there's some things we could have done differently," owner John McCune said. "I don't think that plant-based is going away anytime soon."

James Stearns of Fond du Lac was found guilty of making terrorist threats by Judge Anthony Nehls and sentenced to seven days in jail, which he had already served.

The checks were presented as issued by a business in Tomah, but were forgeries, Vernon County authorities said.

Populous places like Dane, Brown and Kenosha counties have recorded sales tax drops in the first half of 2024.

The five-story, 79-unit student apartment building proposed for 126 Langdon St. has faced much less opposition than the seven-story project Core Spaces proposed.

Phil Longo hadn't experienced a season in 35 years of coaching like the one he had in 2023. Here's what he and others believe will be different in Year 2.

Led by declines in the values of Tesla and Alphabet, two of Wall Street’s “Magnificent Seven” tech companies, Wednesday’s tumble in the stock market was likely an example of financial gravity: What goes up eventually comes down.

A pair of Wisconsin volleyball commits grew closer by helping power Team USA to gold at an international competition.

Data provided by the Racine Police Department depicts homicides increasing from five in 2020 to 10 in 2022 to 13 in 2023, but there have been just two so far in 2024.

Donald Trump has endured years of hateful speech against him. This is dangerous and inexcusable, and now we've had the attempt on his life.

Phil Hands' political cartoon in last Wednesday's newspaper was shameful and embarrassing. It depicted President Joe Biden being kicked out of the presidential race by a Democratic donkey.

UW-Madison professors Ryan Owens and Alex Tahk called for more intellectual diversity among faculty in a column July 21 in the Wisconsin State Journal.

During his first bid for U.S. Senate in 2012, Eric Hovde said that overweight people should probably pay more for health insurance because they will probably need more medical care. He suggested a lot of being overweight is avoidable.

Willy Adames hit a three-run homer in the sixth and rookie Jackson Chourio added a two-run shot in the eighth as NL Central-leading Milwaukee had a big night offensively.

The only would-be starter who hasn’t been preempted at his position is left tackle Rasheed Walker, who came into camp in Green Bay under perhaps the greatest scrutiny.

Wisconsin football's offensive and defensive coordinators spoke to reporters before the team left for Platteville. See what stood out during their availability.

Wisconsin football players new and established see the 7-6 records of the past two seasons as unacceptable.

The UW Board of Regents will make the final decision on laying off the tenured faculty in late August.

The lawsuit sought to require voters who electronically requested absentee ballots to place a physical copy of the request in the ballot return envelope.