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With Nick Cramer and Luke Malmanger pushing the buttons, the Janesville Craig football team kept the Breese Stevens Field scoreboard spinning like a pinball machine on Thursday night.

MILWAUKEE — Andrew McCutchen hit a home run and a pair of RBI singles, including the tiebreaker in the 10th inning as the Pittsburgh Pirates stopped a nine-game skid at Miller Park, beating the Milwaukee Brewers 3-2 Thursday night.

To unveil their new license plate design, the Celebrate Children Foundation held an event at the Madison Children's Museum.

The four-team, three-week, round-robin tournament begins with two games on Sunday.

It speeds placement, improves lives and can save the government money

Fitchburg police are responding to a reported explosion on South Fish Hatchery Road.

WASHINGTON — Bernie Sanders never understood the epic quality of the Clinton scandals. In his first debate, he famously dismissed the email issue, it being beneath the dignity of a great revolutionary to deal in things so tawdry and straightforward.

The 6-foot-2, 274-pound freshman from Chandler, Arizona, isn’t an ideal size for a nose tackle, but his strength and explosiveness set him apart.

Middleton senior C.J. Fermanich’s favorite part of football games is returning kickoffs because of the impact he might make, not the impact he might face.

The fifth-year senior beats out redshirt freshman Alex Hornibrook.

A month rarely passes without mention of global warming. And they always cite "the science of man" as being the last-stop shop to validate the argument.

I have been amazed at Donald Trump’s sudden appeal for votes from African-Americans, first in nearly all-white West Bend, and then in subsequent rallies. He almost appeared to be begging for their vote, condescendingly promising to lift them out of…

Donald Trump and his supporter Rudy Giuliani have called Hillary Clinton’s physical health into question, albeit without convincing evidence.

The letter to the editor "Busy bike paths need more order" in Tuesday's newspaper gave bad advice. It read: “Dogs should be off the trail. Pedestrians should walk on the left side of the trail, facing the oncoming bicycle traffic.”

Wednesday's editorial, "Nasty high court elections should end," on money in judicial elections didn't mention an obvious solution -- strict rules of recusal.

The slain nuns were identified as Sister Margaret Held, a member of the School Sisters of St. Francis in Milwaukee, and Sister Paula Merrill, a member of the Sisters of Charity in Nazareth, Kentucky.

Best-Selling Books Week Ended Aug. 21st.

Wisconsin Sen. Ron Johnson recently suggested that we could cut the cost of higher education by reducing the number of the professors and letting students watch movies such as Ken Burns' documentary on the Civil War.

A quartet of festivals with an abundant variety of live music offers fans of many genres plenty to choose from this weekend. From Celtic tunes to cover bands and chamber music, there’s a little something for every musical taste.