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Power football was the name of the game for Middleton on Friday night.

Senior wide receiver Andryi Nahirniak caught four passes for 119 yards and a touchdown to lead the Monona Grove football team to a 20-0 victory over visiting Reedsburg in a Badger Conference crossover season-opening game Friday night.

Senior running back Jalen Taylor tied a school record with five touchdown runs Friday night, leading the host Sun Prairie football team to a 34-7 victory over Madison East in the Big Eight Conference and season opener for both teams.

A reporter filed a lawsuit Friday asking that a judge make a state lawmaker turn over more than 1,500 pages of records in an electronic format.

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Instead of a traditional match, coach Kelly Sheffield had his team run through two practice-style games and then played one set to 15 under game conditions. No statistics were kept.

Sylville K. Smith, 23, died Saturday after what police said was a brief foot chase when he fled a traffic stop. A few hours after Smith's death, a protest on the city's largely black north side erupted into violence.

Morgan Geyser, 14, is accused of trying to kill a 12-year-old classmate to please the horror fiction character Slender Man.

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Police were called to the 2300 block of Traceway Drive at 1:45 p.m. Friday when the teen returned home with a gunshot wound in the back, said Lt. Todd Stetzer.

My wife and I attended the Operation Badger Base experience, and I would like to thank all those who made that possible.

GOP leaders have urged their presidential nominee, Donald Trump, to moderate his message so he can win the November election.

According to the World Meteorological Organization, 2015 was the hottest year on record. With record heat continuing around the world these past several months, the alarming rate of change resulting from greenhouse gas emissions is unprecedented. Based on this year’s…

It is rare to be able to tell the story of a wealthy donor with the unlikely combination of a hot dog and soda.

A great big thank you to the gentleman who brought roses for the patients and staff in the UW Hospital emergency department.

Immediately after learning of the sudden passing of former University of Wisconsin quarterback Ron Vander Kelen, my mind raced back to the 1963 Rose Bowl, which I can still vividly recollect.

Our busy bike trails need some order. Posted signs asking pedestrians to walk facing bicycle traffic could help.

Polco, a Madison startup, lets citizens record their opinions on various issues via a smartphone or computer.

University of Wisconsin quarterback Bart Houston had one of his best performances of fall camp Friday during the Badgers’ second scrimmage of the month.

WASHINGTON — Once upon a time, a scantily clad lass padding down a beach might cause a riot — at least of eyeballs eager to extend the sidelong glance.