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Packers: Running back Jhurell Pressley claimed on waivers from Vikings

Sun, 09/04/2016 - 8:00pm
GREEN BAY — Ted Thompson’s warning has always been the same.

Badgers football: Career day by tight end Troy Fumagalli sparks offense

Sun, 09/04/2016 - 7:00pm
The redshirt junior caught seven passes for a career-high 100 yards, moving the chains on all but one reception vs. LSU.

Brewers: Milwaukee hits four homers in 10-0 rout of Pittsburgh

Sun, 09/04/2016 - 6:30pm
PITTSBURGH — The Milwaukee Brewers won't be going to the postseason and they spent the weekend trying to keep the Pittsburgh Pirates from getting there.

Home Talent League playoffs: Albion makes early lead hold up against Sauk Prairie

Sun, 09/04/2016 - 6:30pm
The Tigers are now one win away from their first HTL championship.

Ironman Wisconsin gives back to community -- Philip Wiseley

Sun, 09/04/2016 - 6:00pm
Ironman Wisconsin brings thousands of athletes and their supporters into Madison and Dane County.

Mexican leader shows Trump is coward -- Michael Boerger

Sun, 09/04/2016 - 6:00pm
Mexican President Pena Nieto confronts Donald Trump on his signature issue -- who will pay for his wall.

Taxpayers on hook for bad student loans -- Joyce McRobert

Sun, 09/04/2016 - 6:00pm
Several years ago, President Barack Obama arbitrarily turned the private sector student loan industry and its collections over to the federal Department of Education.

Good luck stopping phone scammers -- Ruth E. Wagner

Sun, 09/04/2016 - 6:00pm
Tuesday's letter "We should be able to stop scam artists" made some very good points. However, I’ve made a disturbing discovery that would severely complicate matters even if we could get our “do nothing” Congress to address the problem.

Some streets need repairs more than others -- Don Dolphin

Sun, 09/04/2016 - 6:00pm
Gregory Street, running parallel to Monroe Street, on the Near West Side, is the worst street in Madison for curbs and roads. Repairs to the road, curbs and gutters would be a major construction effort. I bet the curbs --…

Badgers volleyball: UW has no trouble in sweep of Texas A&M Corpus Christi

Sun, 09/04/2016 - 6:00pm
The Badgers clear the bench in the final game of their own invitational at the Field House.

35-year-old man dies in Sun Prairie domestic incident, police say

Sun, 09/04/2016 - 5:04pm
A 35-year-old man died in a Sun Prairie residence after suffering "a laceration to his arm" during a domestic incident Friday.

Around Town: A pun is its own re-word

Sun, 09/04/2016 - 3:46pm
The monthly pun competition at the High Noon Saloon is part word play, part stand-up comedy, where groans are as frequent as laughter.

Chicago Tribune: Celebrate Labor Day like it’s 1840 — no multitasking

Sun, 09/04/2016 - 3:34pm
No multitasking and politicking allowed

Edgerton police lieutenant loses pay but won't be prosecuted

Sun, 09/04/2016 - 3:30pm
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — An Edgerton police lieutenant who punched a hole in a wall during a family disagreement and was arrested for domestic battery lost five days' pay but wasn't prosecuted and was reinstated instead.

Steve Chapman: The worst case for Republicans is if Trump wins

Sun, 09/04/2016 - 3:10pm
Republicans enter the fall campaign in moods ranging from grim foreboding to howling despair. They fear Donald Trump will lose so big he will take hordes of other candidates down with him, costing the GOP control of the U.S. Senate…

Just Ask Us: How can I vote early in the Madison area?

Sun, 09/04/2016 - 3:00pm
For those who can't make it to a polling place the first Tuesday after the first Monday of November -- which is Nov. 8 this year -- an absentee ballot allows them to vote early.

Ginther, Leona

Sun, 09/04/2016 - 2:30pm
BIG SPRING - Leona Ginther, age 95, of Big Spring, Wis. passed away surrounded by her loving family on Thursday, Sept. 1, 2016, at St. Clare Hospital in Baraboo, Wis.

Chris Shelton: Unions will always be needed

Sun, 09/04/2016 - 1:27pm
Take a good look when someone says “unions aren’t needed anymore.” Is that person a representative of a think tank financed by Big Business? Some corporate executive whose place in the 1 percent is secure?

IBM’s Almaden Lab: A glimpse into the future

Sun, 09/04/2016 - 1:00pm
SAN JOSE, Calif. — To step inside IBM Research-Almaden is to get a peek into how the latest advances in technology are being applied to a crazy quilt of important issues from food safety and cancer to recycling.

UW study examines anxiety in preteen girls

Sun, 09/04/2016 - 11:00am
It’s not unusual for children to worry or be nervous at the beginning of the school year. But some students, especially girls, have sustained anxiety that can develop into a disorder, doctors say.

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