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Prep sports: Middleton boys tennis team tips Madison West in Big Eight Conference showdown
Claiming victories in both No. 1 flights, the Middleton boys tennis team held on for a 4-3 victory over host Madison West in a Big Eight Conference showdown Thursday.
Prep girls soccer: Mady Warda, Middleton break through against Madison Memorial to stay unbeaten in Big Eight
As the wind howled during the first half on Thursday night, the Middleton girls soccer team repeatedly tested Madison Memorial goalkeeper Sydney Stroud.
Restaurant News: Stamm House opening May 26 at long last
The restaurant's new name is 1847 at the Stamm House, a reference to the date the building was built.
Body found in Jefferson County identified as missing Milwaukee woman Kelly Dwyer
Surveillance cameras recorded Dwyer, 27, entering her boyfriend's apartment in October 2013 but she was never seen leaving.
Prep boys golf: Ben Gilles, Edgewood win Shoot-Out; Waunakee's Max Murphy takes medalist honors
The Warriors senior wins by six strokes, while the Crusaders take the tournament for the first time since 2009.
Badgers women's golf: Brooke Ferrell in fourth place at NCAA regional
The Badgers shot 19-over-par 303, good for fourth place after the first 18 holes. Top-seeded Southern Cal was in the lead following a 9-over 293. The top six squads advance to the NCAA Champio…
Charles Krauthammer: Meat-eating will eventually become extinct
WASHINGTON — We often wonder how people of the past, including the most revered and refined, could have universally engaged in conduct now considered unconscionable. Such as slavery.
Brewers: Mike Fiers' immaculate inning lost in Yasmani Grandal's late-game heroics for Dodgers
Dodgers catcher Yasmani Grandal blasted a three-run home run into the second deck in right field in the eighth and launched another three-run shot in the ninth to finish with eight RBIs. He re…
Two students cited, officer uses Taser in fight at West High School
The Taser did not fully deploy and the student was not harmed, police said.
Ken Thompson, President of Capitol Bank, Madison, is pleased to announce the hiring of Steve Lafontaine as Director of Marketing.
Steve has moved to the Belleville area from Chicago, bringing 10+ years of brand strategy and marketing expertise. He'll grow Capitol Bank's business by emphasizing its focus on flexible busin…
Education will make black lives matter -- Jim Blair
The letter in Tuesday's paper "Vote to ensure black lives matter" suggested if the "black lives matter" movement is to have an effect, supporters should make sure everyone is registered and votes.
Public schools need strong funding -- Carol Lenz
Public schools are good and right for Wisconsin. At public schools, all children receive the opportunity and freedom to learn. Public schools celebrate diversity and value teamwork, which are …
Taxpayers defrauded by food stamp investigations -- John Mathew
The Department of Health Services' assertion of increased prevention of fraud in the FoodShare program in the article from Sunday's State Journal "State gets tougher on food stamp violators" i…
Treatment key to tackling DUI -- Pamela Bean
The challenge with the drunken driving bills the State Journal touted in its April 28 editorial, “No excuse for ignoring DUI deterrents,” is they are all intended to increase penalties and ext…
Lower speed limit if accidents rise -- Dennis B. Appleton
The proponents of Assembly Bill 27, including the Wisconsin State Journal editorial board, are basing their support of the legislation to raise highway speed limits to 70 mph on estimates and …
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Treatment key to tackling DUI
Angry at parental interference, teen stabbed father of ex-prom date, complaint says
A 17-year-old Madison boy stabbed the father of his on- and off-again prom date last week because he was enraged that the girl's parents had asked him to help pay for the prom dress that she w…
Scott Walker touts exports, plans to meet Israeli leader
Walker spoke to the Wisconsin International Trade Conference Thursday.
Kids Building Wisconsin event Saturday aims to boost construction industry interest
The day-long, free event at McKee Farms Park in Fitchburg will offer many fun, interactive exhibits for kids aged 3-12.
Friedel, James R.
PORTAGE - James R. Friedel, age 80, of Wild Rose, Wis., a longtime Portage resident, passed away on Thursday, May 7, 2015, at the Appleton Medical Center in Appleton, Wis.
