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Packers: Unfazed by lack of reps, Aaron Rodgers likely to play Friday
Though playing time for Green Bay's third of four preseason games won't be set until Wednesday, the goal according to coach Mike McCarthy is to play Aaron Rodgers after the two-time MVP quarterback was a healthy scratch the previous two…
Tom Oates: No reason to panic about Packers' lack of deep throws
Several factors have prevented big plays from the passing game during the preseason.
Badgers football: Dan Voltz envisions leadership role for Michael Deiter
Dan Voltz, a three-year starter at center, volunteered this offseason to move to left guard so Michael Deiter could remain in the middle of the Badgers’ line.
Election choice this year is pitiful -- Roger Johnson
In what we often refer to as "the greatest country on earth," it is pitiful that the best we have to choose from is either Donald Trump or Hillary Clinton.
Vote for Trump or status quo will win -- Merle Lebakken
Friday's letter to the editor "GOP elites could hand Clinton victory" hit the nail on the head.
Fox News spreads fear and innuendo -- Dave Bellrichard
Fox News isn't actual journalism.
Amazon doesn't fit in Wisconsin Idea -- Joanne Berg
According to Tuesday's State Journal story, the online retail giant Amazon is hoping to open a Pickup Point, called Amazon@UWMadison, in the Red Gym on the UW-Madison campus next spring.
Increase coverage of Clinton campaign -- Tom Puchner
Almost every morning I see a front-page article bashing Donald Trump, but I rarely anything about Hillary Clinton. Enough already.
Routine patrol finds baby alone in bar parking lot, father charged
A town of Madison police officer, doing a routine check of a tavern parking lot after 3 a.m. Saturday, found a 4-month-old baby alone in the back seat of a car with nobody around.
Man who plead guilty to homicide charge arrested on new charges, sheriff's office says
A 20-year-old Stoughton man, who was out on bail after pleading guilty to first-degree reckless homicide less than two weeks ago, was arrested Friday on new tentative charges of delivery of heroin and bail jumping, the Dane County Sheriff's Office…
Prep football: Middleton, Waunakee crack top 10 in state rankings
Middleton was ranked fifth and Waunakee seventh in the Large Division. Columbus and Lodi are ranked in the Medium Division.
Hands on Wisconsin: Is Hillary Clinton's relationship with donors appropriate?
Newly released emails suggest that donors to the Clinton Foundation got exclusive access to Hillary Clinton when she served as secretary of state.
Trial begins for man charged with shooting another, costing victim his eye
Testimony began Tuesday in the attempted murder trial of a man accused of shooting another man in the face more than two years ago in the driveway of a rural Deerfield home.
Packers: Green Bay releases tackle Josh James
James, a 6-foot-5, 314-pound rookie out of Carroll, signed with the Packers on May 6 after going undrafted in the 2016 NFL Draft.
Prep girls volleyball: Sun Prairie junior Claire Chaussee orally commits to Louisville
Chaussee was third-team all-state last year. Her teammate, Kielyn Kapugi, has committed to UW-Platteville for volleyball.
Using your vacation to do good
Are you always in search of that one-of-a-kind special vacation? Are you constantly trying to find time to do good?
Billboard company sues Dane County Board, claims illegal discussion by members
Dane County Board members illegally discussed whether or not to renew a lease for three billboards that stand on county land along Aberg Avenue near the Dane County Regional Airport, according to a lawsuit filed Tuesday against the county by…
DPI expanding teacher license options to address staffing shortages
The state's education agency is making it easier for retired and prospective teachers to get professionally licensed in an effort to address shortages within the state's teaching ranks.
Ethics Commission will be able to make political donations
Wisconsin’s newly created commission charged with overseeing the state’s ethics, lobbying and campaign finance laws voted Tuesday to allow its six partisan appointees to continue making donations to the very candidates they are regulating, rejecting a proposal to ban such…
Martinson, Gordon Earl
MOUNT HOREB - Gordon Earl Martinson, age 89, of Mount Horeb, died Friday, Aug. 19, 2016, at the Veterans Hospital in Madison, Wis. Gordon was born on Oct. 31, 1926, in Withee, Wis. He was united in marriage to Betty…