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And the Packers' first pick on the third day of the draft was fourth-rounder Blake Martinez, a linebacker who could help at the the team's biggest need position.

GREEN BAY — After cornering the market on Pac-12 Conference players and adding only one skill-position player with their seven picks, the Green Bay Packers got a lot bigger in the NFL draft that concluded Saturday.

MILWAUKEE — The slide continues for Milwaukee pitcher Chase Anderson.

Beloit Memorial scored five runs in the top of the fourth inning to open up a five-run lead and held on to defeat host Madison La Follette 8-5 in a Big Eight Conference baseball game Saturday.

Alexandra M. Veith, 27, was killed in the crash Thursday on Highway 51, authorities said. Veith was pregnant, and her fetus did not survive.

Paulson was a first-team Capitol North all-conference choice as a tight end.

The Madison Police report 35 citations for mostly alcohol-related issues and no serious incidents at 5:30 p.m. on Saturday.

Only two former University of Wisconsin football players were selected in the 2016 NFL Draft, but a handful of others will get their opportunity to make an NFL roster.

The UW men's basketball coach serves as grand marshal and also helps out at the finish line.

Coach David Zilker said the Blue Devils aren't feeling any added pressure.

And just think: Some loud-gobbling turkey made it all happen by luring me up that hill when I was 50 pounds heavier and 16 years younger.

Many travelers take a camera to capture the beauty of the places they visit. Jan Norsetter employed en plein air oil painting to capture the beauty of Ireland and Scotland last year. Her “Ireland & Scotland Travel Paintings” will be…

It is possible the targets of the voter ID law are not the rural grandmother, the urban dweller who doesn't drive or the out-of-state college student. Instead, the target group envisioned by some who passed the law is the wave…

I am writing about an issue that has been sadly missing in this year's election: Social Security.

I am concerned with all of the killings and violence that has been in the news recently. Several instances of domestic abuse have ended with a death. There also was a recent shooting at the prom in Antigo.

U.S. Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy is a prime example of "the pride of unshriven intellect, the arrogant assumption that the mind of man can make or unmake the laws of nature." These are the the words of Edward Short…

It appears the Zika virus has spread rapidly to South and Central America. Considering the possible devastating results and the current lack of a vaccine, I would hope our national legislative bodies would aggressively fund Zika research.

Thank you to the kind gentleman who took the time to retrieve the wrist watch I left on the top of the trunk of my car. He brought it to me while we were stopped at an intersection.

Phil Hands' cartoon on Wednesday depicted Hillary Clinton coyly saying "I never inhaled" when asked about her relationship with Charles Koch.