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Strickler, who died Tuesday at age 94, raised more than $3 million for the UW Athletic Department in the 31 years of his event, which ended in 2002.

The Janesville Republican and House speaker had previously turned down requests to be on "The Daily Show."

Two exit ramps from the westbound Beltline, leading to Seminole Highway and Verona Road, will be closed early Saturday so ramp traffic can be put into a new configuration.

Frederic, a forward from St. Louis, played the past two seasons with the U.S. National Development Program, which also produced current Badgers Luke Kunin and Ryan Wagner.

UW women's golf, volleyball and football earned APR awards for finishing in the top 10 percent of teams in their respective sports.

The stock hit a record high above $75 a share recently.

Aaron Hill, Chris Carter and Domingo Santana all go deep for Milwaukee.

University Wisconsin Madison Police sent out a crime alert warning people to avoid Memorial Union in response to two reports of a man grabbing women on campus.

The victory moves the Cougars into sole possession of first place in the Big Eight Conference.

The college's district board will vote May 4 on a plan to lease the Downtown campus and expand on the South Side.

McKinney has been a vocal leader for the Black Lives Matter movement, fighting for social justice and racial equity on campus.

Authorities responded to a barn fire at 1859 Koshkonong Road, but the fire spread quickly to the adjacent house, the Sheriff's Office said.

After Dan Voltz tore the anterior cruciate ligament and lateral meniscus in his right knee on Oct. 24 in a game against Illinois, the three-year starter at center for the University of Wisconsin football team could do nothing but help…

Spectrum Brands, maker of Rayovac batteries, Remington shavers and George Foreman grills, plans to expand its Middleton headquarters with the help of $700,000 in public financing.

Why did the UW police chief apologize for her officers doing their job when they arrested a young man during class? This young man is suspected of vandalizing public buildings that will cost taxpayer dollars to clean up.

Saturday's story about the hue and cry over UW-Madison Police contacting student Denzel McDonald in class on Thursday about vandalism was accompanied by a photo of the graffiti which read, "The Devil iz a white man -- God."

News reports on the rapidly rising use of Narcan by Wisconsin first responders to revive people suffering opiate overdoses show the state's opiate crisis is continuing to escalate. This comes despite passage of many laws over the last two sessions…

With the recent legalization of same-sex marriage, we might be inclined to think the fight for equal rights for the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community is over. But we are far from having equal rights for everyone in Wisconsin.

Mattel, parent of the Middleton doll and book company, reported its first-quarter financials on Wednesday.

A Fitchburg man was charged Wednesday with first-degree reckless homicide for the February drug overdose death of a woman at a Far East Side motel.