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Donald Trump keeps violating a gag order imposed on him by the judge in his hush money trial in New York. He seems incapable of not disparaging witnesses and other people involved in the trial.

Legal filings alleged that Panera failed to accurately advertise its charged lemonade as an energy drink, putting consumers at risk — and that it knew the drink could cause harm.

The 102-mile transmission line linking Dane County and Iowa’s Dubuque County is in the final stages of construction.

You might know some of the places -- and people -- in this "love letter" to Madison.

"My problem with the resolutions has been on accountability or pretending that any of these resolutions will yield accountability," said Council President Yannette Figueroa Cole.

Wisconsin made a good impression on the 2025 recruit amid a wild transfer portal stretch. Here's where his recruitment stands.

Vote for your favorite standout performer from this past week of boys track and field action.

As a pilot in the 380th Bombardment Wing in 1975, I sat alert in a hydrogen bomb-armed supersonic FB-111 fighter-bomber. My targets were military installations in and around Moscow. But my mission wasn’t the USSR’s destruction, but deterrence of war…

I went to the first day of the UW-Madison Palestinian campus protest, partly in solidarity, but partly to see for myself the nature of the protest.

The use of police on campuses to deal with people protesting the ruthless Israeli attacks on Palestinians reminds me all to much of the Vietnam War protests in the 1960s.

I noticed in Friday's paper that UW-Madison leaders will meet with protester groups including Students for Justice in Palestine. Reading up on this group I learned they support a one-state solution (functionally mooting Israel's existence) and oppose all forms of…

This week, May 5-11, is Public Service Recognition Week, the annual celebration of public servants, including 300,000 of our fellow Wisconsinites who work in government.

Students have no business making any kind of demands involving foreign countries, especially when they don't know both sides of an issue.

More than 1 million marine animals die each year because of plastic waste alone. With all of the plastic waste thrown into the ocean and discarded improperly, marine animals need our help.

Adames was 0-for-3 with a walk before delivering a three-run home run in the top of the ninth as Milwaukee pulled off the comeback to avoid a fourth straight loss.

United States drug policy moved one step closer to sanity. It’s got much further to go.

The long-running event began as a protest against the Vietnam War but has morphed into an unsanctioned, pre-exam, alcohol-fueled bash for UW-Madison students and their peers.

The officer involved has been placed on paid leave and police were wearing body cameras at the time of the shooting, the agency said.

The announcement comes as Biden prepares to visit Racine on Wednesday to deliver remarks on his Investing in America agenda.

Gaffney was driving north on Highway 12 near Kickaboo Road in the town of Springfield at about 3:40 p.m. when she crashed.