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Two faculty members at UW-Madison are the newest Steenbock professors, joining a very select group of six other educators honored with the professorship.

Highway signs and mailboxes were targets for vandals in Columbia County over the past several weeks, with more than 30 reports of vandalism in just one day, authorities said.

Motorists on Madison's West Side might want to avoid the University Avenue and North Segoe Road intersection on Wednesday, because pavement work will limit traffic movement.

At 19, John “Vietnam” Nguyen had already established a legacy.

If you like sunshine and 80 degrees, Madison is the place to be on Tuesday.

Easter Seals Wisconsin/Wisconsin Elks Center camp in Wisconsin Dells hosts campers with a broad range of ages and disabilities.

If UW professors don't know how to act around women, there should be no shortage of activists who can let them know.

Bucks general manager John Hammond calls the 38-year-old Terry "a true professional who understands what it takes to be successful" in the NBA.

Thompson, a 48-year-old father of four and husband of 20 years, has dedicated his post-NFL life to guiding children — both his own, and those in the community in need.

BOYS SOCCER

MILWAUKEE — Although Jimmy Nelson hadn’t won a game in more than a month, he kept insisting he wasn’t pitching as poorly as it seemed.

Madison West, Middleton and Madison Memorial are seen as the cream of the Big Eight Conference team race

Despite losing Payton Kahl to injury, the Vikings hope to unseat Madison Edgewood in the Badger South and Waunakee in the Badger North

James Kruger's 8-year prison term ordered to run consecutively with 14-year sentence handed out in Grant County.

There will be no shortage of playmakers at the outside linebacker position, led by Vince Biegel and T.J. Watt, for the University of Wisconsin football team.

GREEN BAY — Jordy Nelson's return to practice was greeted with big cheers as the Green Bay Packers got one of their big playmakers back.

Madison West is ranked fifth in Division 1 and Oregon earns the No. 5 ranking in Division 2.

Depth concerns at tight end have led the University of Wisconsin to move defensive end Zander Neuville to tight end less than two weeks before the Badgers open the season against LSU.

A Fitchburg man who police said shot two people -- including his aunt -- outside a West Side bar, and later led officers on a high-speed chase, was charged Monday with attempted first-degree intentional homicide, among other charges.

Committing to high-speed rail across the nation would accomplish two goals. It would create jobs, and it would break the airline monopoly.