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Anyone who refuses a security screening or has a prohibited item will be denied entry to the UW Board of Regents meeting at UW-Madison this week.

Hidden-in-plain-sight, here are things we'll bet you didn't know about Madison's most famous landmark.

Principal Jennifer Ploeger, who had been principal since 2022, was placed on paid leave amid an investigation into former dean of students Robert Gilkey-Meisegeier.

The city will accommodate pedestrians and bicyclists by removing parking on its planned detour route along Main Street.

This will also be the orchestra's 100th year.

Acclaimed American actor Robert Redford has passed away at age 89. Redford had the natural talent and good looks that made him seem destined to be a star of the silver screen. But he was more than just Hollywood’s golden…

A member of the state Assembly’s Democratic Socialist caucus, Hong supports fully funding the state’s public schools and offering universal childcare and paid family medical leave.

A new survey asks respondents if they want schools that focus on fine arts, STEM, etc., in addition to traditional neighborhood schools.

Badgers senior transfer Davis Heinzen spoke with BadgerExtra about being benched after a rough first game at Wisconsin, what he needs to fix, his new role and more.

This week's girls 5 stars include a freshman phenom in the pool, a junior golfer who keeps setting personal bests and other notable athletes. Vote for your favorite performance.

Thank you for your Sept. 10 story "Ground lost in math, reading," about the 2024 National Assessment of Educational Progress results, also known as the nation's report card.

The endless tide of gun violence in the country is truly heartbreaking and disturbing. We witness a sickening parade of shootings in a variety of venues, targeted or mass.

There is plenty of talk about who is, or is not, turning down the level of hateful political speech.

The front-page article in Monday's Wisconsin State Journal "Schools back to old pay models" reported on the lack of pay for performance in 23 area school districts. They mostly pay by length of service and level of education, as they…

MILWAUKEE — All-Star Freddy Peralta allowed two hits, struck out 10 and won his NL-leading 17th game, Christian Yelich hit his 29th homer and drove in three runs and the Milwaukee Brewers beat the Los Angeles Angels 9-2 on Tuesday…

WASHINGTON — Matt Olson homered for a fourth consecutive game, José Suarez threw seven strong innings and the Atlanta Braves beat the Washington Nationals 6-3 in the first game of a split doubleheader Tuesday.

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Waunakee girls volleyball hosted Oregon in a conference battle on Tuesday.

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