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DETROIT — Jonathan Broxton retired the first two hitters of the eighth inning — including Miguel Cabrera — without allowing a ball past the infield.

SPRING GREEN — Despite his otherwise solid day off the tee Wednesday, Monroe’s Matt Miller knocked his drive into the water off the right side of the 18th fairway at The House on the Rock Resort.

University of Wisconsin football recruiting coordinator Ben Strickland will be Florida Atlantic’s next defensive backs coach, according to 247sports.

Wednesday was a record-setting day for Logan Walser and his Lodi High School boys golf team.

The foreign exchange student wins the No. 1 singles title to lead Middleton to its fourth consecutive Big Eight Conference tournament team title.

Madison police and neighborhood residents are concerned the area could be heading toward a violent summer.

Ironic, isn’t it? Look at the hypocrisy of the Democratic Party paying for billboards that say “Scott Walker: it’s time to come home, accept money to strengthen BadgerCare and get to work for …

It is difficult to understand Gov. Scott Walker's logic. When he was interviewed by a local TV station recently, he was asked what his response is to people who criticize him for his traveling…

Monday's State Journal featured a revealing article, “States say ‘no’ to city business laws” on the remarkable number of state laws enacted by Republican legislators to pre-empt local ordinanc…

I am surprised the term "conflict resolution" has not been heard more in the Tony Robinson story.

For years, Hillary Clinton's career has been a series of smoke-and-mirror events. I hope the Democrats are smart enough to run a real liberal, such as Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts.

In the Rev. David Hart's column Tuesday, "Blame in Tony Robinson shooting comes back to me," he said he wants to keep "the Tony Robinsons of the world safe from the Matt Kennys of the world."

Brett Favre has decided to spend another Sunday afternoon playing football in Wisconsin, so one question seems obvious.

Members of the Madison City Council appear to be preferential in their support. They are overly concerned with how the Madison Police Department does its job, allocating resources to fund cost…

The original proposal would have exempted disclosure of financial information and other company records.

Organizers of the $100-per-plate luncheon are selling additional tickets in a neighboring room where guests will watch Reichl on a closed-circuit broadcast.

The request by Wisconsin Public Service Corp. would raise fixed charges for the second time in two years.

When temperatures rise - and they will, eventually - consumers can expect to be contacted by air conditioning services offering seasonal tune-ups. Not all contacts are what they seem to be, wa…

Jim Schultz has been named CEO of Edgerton Hospital, replacing Jim Pernau, who retired last year.