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Several area athletes saw improvements to their technique pay dividends during the past week of high school boys track and field. Vote for your favorite performer as the Supernova.

Good neighbors help each other. They check in during tough times, shovel snow and lend tools. But parents can go to jail if families team up for homeschooling in Wisconsin.

I faced one of the most difficult decisions last week of my tenure as Wisconsin’s state superintendent of schools -- and it didn’t have to be this way.

The NCAA championship overtime wasn't the same as the World Championship extra period. Players who skated in both weighed in on the differences.

In grade school, I remember learning about voting and what a privilege it is. Now? We have a president who mocks the entire process and congressmen who mock our right to vote.

I recently read a column that complained that Democrats are outraged nowadays because workers are being laid off by the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) -- but they weren’t when workers were laid off during the COVID-19 pandemic.

My family has students, plans to have students and did have students in the 4-year-old kindergarten classes at Westside Elementary School in Reedsburg. Their teacher was an amazing asset to the our community.

I had a most extraordinary experience on a recent Saturday on the Highway 12 bridge in Sauk City.

The Badgers will have a new swimming and diving coach for the first time in seven years.

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A potential answer at left tackle, two former LSU players making waves for the Badgers and a defensive back with surprising physicality lead Tuesday's practice observations.

Multiple career-best performances headlined the past week of high school lacrosse action. Vote for the most impressive performance to be the Supernova.

Jackson Chourio and Christian Yelich both got to the plate in the ninth representing the potential go-ahead run but neither could provide the late heroics with runners in scoring position.

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The Badgers added another experienced backcourt player Wednesday, signing a two-year starter from a mid-major power.