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Blount had committed to Wisconsin in February as a walk-on.

The Memorial Day holiday on Monday will also be a holiday for trash and recyclable collectors in Madison and just about everywhere.

The beautiful Wisconsin weather last week was a boon to state farmers as field work continued, but the nice weather conditions could be a drawback for crops that need rain.

Janesville rescue teams searched the Rock River for a man who reportedly jumped into the water Monday night, but the man wasn't found.

A Muscoda man seen driving erratically in Richland Center on Sunday was arrested for his alleged seventh drunken driving offense.

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MILWAUKEE — Filling out his lineup card Sunday morning at Citi Field in New York was a little bit easier for Milwaukee Brewers manager Craig Counsell, who was able to pencil in Ryan Braun for the first time in four…

Max Forseth’s golf game is coming into its own at just the right time.

Between a transition to left-handed hitting and a serious quadriceps injury, Heather Rudnicki’s path to becoming one of the top softball players in the Big Eight Conference has been anything but easy.

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San Jose Sharks center and former University of Wisconsin standout Joe Pavelski scored two goals in the Sharks' 6-3 win over the St. Louis Blues in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference Final on Monday.

Nadia Williams took a leap toward history on Monday night.

Board members had become increasingly frustrated that too many cases were proceeding to expulsion hearings.

The Cardinals girls edge Sun Prairie by a point, while the boys win in a rout as athletes focus on getting through to sectionals.

On Monday, the Board of Estimates approved transferring $350,000 of the city's Contingent Reserve fund to a police review ad hoc committee.

If you read between the lines, it seems like Nigel Hayes, the University of Wisconsin’s all-Big Ten Conference forward, is predisposed to keeping his name in the NBA draft.

UW and Syracuse also played each other in last year's ACC-Big Ten Challenge.

Next fall's class of high school seniors will be the first group of students eligible for MATC's Scholars of Promise program.