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Semifinalists for the 2017 National Merit Scholarships were announced Wednesday and included 95 Madison area students. A total of approximately 16,000 nationwide semifinalists will result in about 7,500 scholarship recipients.

The Worthington Park neighborhood has struggled with crime and poverty, but residents say conditions have improved and there are reasons for hope.

OUR VIEW: Keeping college grads and encouraging entrepreneurs will be key

I never did the typical college thing — while my friends went off to live in dorms their freshman year, I searched for off-campus roommates. Dorm life was over-budget, and besides, the luxury of more space appealed to me.

Combine the regular-season debut of the $1.1 billion U.S. Bank Stadium with the arrival of the team Vikings fans love to hate and the game climbs to the status of a major event.

In general, there are at least 320 hummingbird species in the Western Hemisphere. Numbers drop quickly, though, because only 21 species enter U.S. very far north and four species reach Canada.

Green Bay received two first-place votes and is the highest-ranked NFC team at No. 4.

CHETEK – Two minutes after walking into the Chetek Area Museum in late August I learned I would drown if I used my grandfather’s 1950s era “Tronick Tackler Nonsinkable Fishing Tackle Box” as a life preserver.

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A report released Wednesday by the United Way of Wisconsin found that 41 percent or 86,855 of 211,842 Dane County households are unable to make ends meet or cover basic living expenses, including, housing, child care, food, transportation and health…

If you intend to fish the Wisconsin River for muskies the best place to launch your boat is at the VFW Park in Prairie du Sac.

The Middleton boys volleyball team made its first appearance this week in the Top Ten of the Wisconsin Boys Volleyball Coaches Association’s weekly state rankings.

Matt Garza gives up five runs, only one earned.

Madison West ran to the sophomore, junior and senior boys team championships in Tuesday’s Big Eight Grade Level Championships at Lake Farm County Park.

VERONA — First-year coach Chris Handrick had a long talk with the Verona boys soccer team Tuesday night.

Monroe is ranked fourth in Division 2 boys poll; Wisconsin Dells is third in Division 2 girls rankings.

The University of Wisconsin men’s golf team jumped up the leaderboard to finish in a tie for fourth place in the final day of competition of the Badger Invitational at the University Ridge Golf Course.

The University of Wisconsin women's golf team shot a final-round 293 to finish fourth (892) at the 11-team Minnesota Invitational at the Minikahda Club on Tuesday in Minneapolis.

When it was Trent Miles’ turn on the Sun Belt Conference football coaches’ teleconference on Monday, the Georgia State coach was asked by a moderator for his thoughts on last week’s game against Air Force.