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A 14-year-old Madison boy was arrested Monday in the shooting of a 17-year-old Friday afternoon, with the shooting apparently drug-related.

A Janesville man who suffered stab wounds to his neck, chest and back drove himself to the hospital early Tuesday morning, with police finding and arresting the alleged suspect later in the morning.

A 15-year-old got his hand stuck in a garbage disposal Monday afternoon, with Madison firefighters called to get the hand out.

Voltz, a fifth-year senior, was primed to be the most veteran presence on a young offensive line for the Badgers.

Firefighters struggled getting to the source of a vehicle fire in Downtown Madison on Monday, but the fire eventually was extinguished and nobody was injured.

A man who matched the description of a bank robber from July seemed about ready to rob the same Far West Side bank on Saturday, but apparently got cold feet and fled without attempting anything.

Four University of Wisconsin football players were named to the Senior Bowl Watch List, which was released on Tuesday.

Heavy rains are hampering late summer activities on Wisconsin farms, according to the new crop progress report.

UW is picked for third, behind Nebraska and Minnesota, in the preseason poll of Big Ten coaches.

Two faculty members at UW-Madison are the newest Steenbock professors, joining a very select group of six other educators honored with the professorship.

Highway signs and mailboxes were targets for vandals in Columbia County over the past several weeks, with more than 30 reports of vandalism in just one day, authorities said.

Motorists on Madison's West Side might want to avoid the University Avenue and North Segoe Road intersection on Wednesday, because pavement work will limit traffic movement.

At 19, John “Vietnam” Nguyen had already established a legacy.

If you like sunshine and 80 degrees, Madison is the place to be on Tuesday.

Easter Seals Wisconsin/Wisconsin Elks Center camp in Wisconsin Dells hosts campers with a broad range of ages and disabilities.

If UW professors don't know how to act around women, there should be no shortage of activists who can let them know.

Bucks general manager John Hammond calls the 38-year-old Terry "a true professional who understands what it takes to be successful" in the NBA.

Thompson, a 48-year-old father of four and husband of 20 years, has dedicated his post-NFL life to guiding children — both his own, and those in the community in need.

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MILWAUKEE — Although Jimmy Nelson hadn’t won a game in more than a month, he kept insisting he wasn’t pitching as poorly as it seemed.