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Former WIAA leader receives national honor 

The Panthers have new coaches in swimming and tennis 

It was an honor to serve as a member of the Legislature's budget committee. Unfortunately, Republicans have taken Gov. Scott Walker’s terrible budget on a trajectory that has become more and m…

"It's time for Kevin Kennedy to resign," reads a statement from state Sen. Alberta Darling and state Rep. John Nygren, the co-chairs of the Joint Finance Committee.

Language slipped into the state budget would repeal Wisconsin’s railroad trespass law. If signed into law, it would place Wisconsin residents in danger.

Preseason honors continue to roll in for University of Wisconsin football players Vince Biegel, Michael Caputo and Dan Voltz.

President Obama put the best face he could on his strategy to defeat the Islamic State.

The changes to tenure have drawn national attention and prompted a large backlash from UW faculty.

Gov. Scott Walker pointed the finger at Republican lawmakers Friday on a widely criticized proposal to curtail Wisconsin's open records laws, calling it "a huge mistake" that didn't originate …

The Wausau brewery's expansion into southern Wisconsin showcases malt-forward English and German beers.

Bradley Foundation chairman Michael Grebe will head Gov. Scott Walker's campaign for president, the Weekly Standard reports.

Local music awards organizations helps work to fund music education.

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A 91-year-old boat is getting new life as a water taxi and party boat on Lake Mendota (mehn-DOH'-tuh) in Madison.

A man apparently shot during a disturbance early Friday in Monona is expected to be OK, with police taking two people into custody and looking for a third suspect.

Skylar Stecker was headed down a California highway last week when the State Journal got her on the line.

OUR VIEW: All non-fiscal policy should be removed from state's spending plan

Prostate cancer kills more than 20,000 men every year. The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force gave prostate-specific antigen (PSA) testing and its attendant (and not much fun) rectal examinat…

Matthew Sweet is coming back to the High Noon Saloon Sunday, and promises to play a more comprehensive set, still heavy on "Girlfriend."

Jim Gaffigan is not doing his fellow men any favors.