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BadgerExtra beat reporters Colten Bartholomew and Jake Kocorowski discuss a wild week for the Badgers, on the field and off.

A judge on Tuesday ordered one of two inmates charged in connection with a Wisconsin youth prison counselor's death this summer to stand trial.

BadgerExtra columnist Jim Polzin answers a question from a reader in his mailbag.

Madison Area Technical College's $3.7 million health care renovation project added more than 5,000 square feet of simulated lab space for its students.

The Ohio senator and vice presidential candidate also has continued to promote false claims that Haitian migrants in Springfield, Ohio, are abducting and eating pets.

Three consecutive losses to open the season and a run of injuries have kept the Badgers from hitting their stride.

The Republican National Committee announced Tuesday that it is suing Racine for allegedly failing to hire the appropriate number of Republican election inspectors for the Aug. 13 primary.

Mitchell Schmidt’s article in last Friday's State Journal, "Clerks won’t use drop boxes," about drop boxes in Dodge County omitted one key point. That omission, fueled by Sheriff Dale Schmidt’s uninformed statements, only stokes the big lie that use of…

The thing that frightens me most about our upcoming election is the fact that the results will affect the whole world.

I have a simple question for undecided voters. One of the most important jobs of a commander in chief is to be a steady hand and of utmost discretion when protecting our country from attacks both foreign and domestic.

Freshmen singles players headline this week's standout performers from high school girls tennis action. Vote for your favorite.

A standout adding to their growing list of school records was part of more thrilling action in the pool. Here are five standout performances from last week.

Donald Glover hopes his "Star Wars" Lando Calrissian movie will be "more fun" than previous entries in the franchise.

The Badgers dropped the first set but stormed back to take down their in-state rival.

The Brewers’ magic number dropped to one with the Chicago Cubs' 4-3 loss to the Oakland Athletics, but Milwaukee couldn't lock things down with a win Tuesday at home.

While the Kohl Center wasn't sold out, the crowd was loud and there was plenty to like about the No. 7 Badgers' performance Tuesday.

Despite playing just eight defensive snaps Sunday, Wilson made a big impact. Here's the nickname special-teams coordinator Rich Bisaccia bestowed on him and what the veteran does to stay ready.

Alejandro Jose Coronel Zarate, 26, was arrested Sept. 5 by Prairie du Chien police and accused of sexually assaulting a juvenile girl but also has a warrant in Dane County.

Jacob L. West had been in jail since April on a $500 cash bond.

A man's fatal shooting of his brother has "ripped apart" their family, the mother of the two men said.