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Giant puppets, stilt walkers ready to strut their stuff

Fri, 05/01/2015 - 5:30am
STRUT! parade around Capitol Square Saturday afternoon will feature more than two dozen performance groups and is open to all.

Keep CUB as advocate for ratepayers

Fri, 05/01/2015 - 5:30am
When you spread the cost of the Citizens’ Utility Board across all of the ratepayers in Wisconsin, it’s no more than a penny a month on your utility bill.

Focus on Dane County: Middleton police aim to close racial disparities, diversify department

Fri, 05/01/2015 - 5:30am
Middleton police are looking at ways to lessen their impact on minority communities.

Doug Moe: New era in the Avenue's evolution

Fri, 05/01/2015 - 5:30am
The venerable East Washington Avenue restaurant will close for two months for a major renovation.

4onthefloor comes to Madison for a free Craft Beer Week show

Fri, 05/01/2015 - 5:15am
The Minneapolis band 4onthefloor is a hometown favorite, and has sold out the legendary First Avenue theater five times in the past three years.

Going Out: Weekend highlights

Fri, 05/01/2015 - 5:00am
The Madison Museum of Contemporary Art sponsors its spring Gallery Night on Friday. Dozens of area locations participate with special exhibits, activities, performances, opening receptions and more.

What to watch this week: Showtime's "Penny Dreadful" evokes Victorian Age

Fri, 05/01/2015 - 5:00am
The Victorians had a thing for words.

Prep schedule for Friday, May 1, 2015

Fri, 05/01/2015 - 3:30am
BASEBALL

Tom Oates: Ted Thompson takes gamble with defensive back Damarious Randall as first-round pick

Thu, 04/30/2015 - 11:30pm
The Packers general manager has drafted extremely well as of late, and hopes to continue his hot hand with the Arizona State safety who will likely move to cornerback.

Prep sports: Billy Wilson's single lifts Madison Memorial baseball team past Verona

Thu, 04/30/2015 - 11:15pm
Billy Wilson singled in Michael Hull with the winning run in the bottom of the seventh inning Thursday to give the Madison Memorial baseball team a 2-1 victory against visiting Verona in Big E…

UW-Madison police peacefully remove protesters from Bascom Hall

Thu, 04/30/2015 - 10:00pm
Nine students involved in a sit-in on the UW-Madison campus over the issue of sweatshop labor were escorted out of Bascom Hall Thursday by UW Police.

Packers: Defensive needs take priority as Green Bay chooses safety Demarious Randall

Thu, 04/30/2015 - 9:15pm
The former Arizona State standout comes to Titletown with the 30th overall selection.

Prep baseball: Juniors show their class, leading Badger North leader DeForest past Sauk Prairie

Thu, 04/30/2015 - 9:00pm
DEFOREST — From the time they all were 12 years old, this group has been playing baseball together.

Badgers football: Melvin Gordon drafted No. 15 by Chargers

Thu, 04/30/2015 - 8:50pm
The record-setting UW junior is the Badgers' first running back to go in the first round since Michael Bennett in 2001.

Bucks: Chicago steamrolls Milwaukee 120-66 to end first-round series

Thu, 04/30/2015 - 8:49pm
The Bulls finished four points away from the NBA playoff record for largest margin of victory.

Badgers football: Chargers trade up to select Melvin Gordon with 15th overall pick in NFL Draft

Thu, 04/30/2015 - 8:45pm
After one of the most prolific seasons for a running back in college football history, Melvin Gordon will begin his professional career in San Diego.

Officials will make new attempt to move belongings of homeless

Thu, 04/30/2015 - 8:30pm
By Monday morning, unattended personal property at the City-County Building will be relocated one block, to the corner of Pinckney and Wilson streets.

With dues depleted, Wisconsin's three AFSCME councils merge

Thu, 04/30/2015 - 8:00pm
Interim director slams Gov. Scott Walker and vows the new statewide Council 32 will thrive despite recent money and membership woes.

Charles Krauthammer: 'Wolf Hall' poses political and literary questions

Thu, 04/30/2015 - 7:00pm
WASHINGTON — “Wolf Hall,” the Man Booker Prize-winning historical novel about the court of Henry VIII — and most dramatically, the conflict between Thomas Cromwell and Sir Thomas More — is now…

Police: West High School coach booked into jail on sexual assault charges

Thu, 04/30/2015 - 6:40pm
Police said Shelton Kingcade fled from officers when they tried to arrest him Tuesday, but surrendered at the jail Thursday morning.

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