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BadgerExtra columnist Jim Polzin answers questions from readers in this special holiday-themed version of his weekly mailbag.

Tickets for Friday's Wisconsin's volleyball match against No. 1 Nebraska have sold for 188% higher than average on the secondary market. Here's a look at the data.

The development would see a four-building, 1,600-bed complex put up on the block bounded by Broom, Johnson and Gorham streets.

The 6% reduction still leaves about 778 miles of roads that will get salt — about 43% of all traffic lanes in Madison, the Streets Division said.

The funding would support 377 new units, including 300 for those with lower incomes.

"Everybody knows the reason we're here is because there was a change in the membership of the court," conservative Justice Rebecca Bradley said seconds into the hearing.

The running back admitted that his recent departure from Green Bay left 'a bad taste in my mouth, for sure,' but he's not holding a grudge.

Packers coach Matt LaFleur wouldn’t divulge the exact nature of Musgrave’s injury — but he did say it was not a ruptured appendix.

"I can't wrap my head around the concept of what happened" in the room where the woman died, and what happened afterward, a judge said.

The airport opened its new $85 million south terminal in May, adding three gates, with three more older gates scheduled to be brought back online by February.

They plan to eventually host live music and other entertainment events. "It just seems like the perfect space to do that," one co-owner said.

Mary Bottari stepping down as chief of staff and will be succeeded by Munger at the start of the New Year.

The number of potential hunters didn't vary much from last year, however.

Wisconsin athletic director Chris McIntosh once played a game in Hawaii. He now is trying to provide “a view into a totally different world” for current and future Badgers.

I had an experience similar to Suzette Sontag who wrote the Nov. 12 column, "Hospitals should disclose prices." Sunday's letter to the editor, "Health care price insanity can't go on," also told the story of expensive medical care.

I am writing in response to the Nov. 13 story, "Physical can lead to extra charges." The piece shed light on a concerning issue within our health care system that touches upon the critical concepts of health policy, patient advocacy,…

The Menomonee Falls-based retailer posted fiscal third-quarter earnings of $59 million, or 53 cents per share, on revenue of $4.05 billion.

A Dane County assistant district attorney said that under the plea agreement, Lythjohan was pleading guilty to the two charges the state believed it could prove beyond a reasonable doubt.

One pass play we broke down illustrates a concept the Wisconsin football coaching staff has talked about multiple times this season.