Weather's still the boss

After a cool summer and a few late weeks of sun and heat, Peter and Sarah Botham revel in the grape harvest at Botham Vineyards south of Barneveld this week and praise weather's role. Click here to read the story.

  • Farewell to the Chief
    Farewell to the Chief
    Hundreds attended a funeral and procession for longtime Mount Horeb fire chief Charles "Chuck" Himsel on Monday.
  • Ice diving on Lake Monona
    Ice diving on Lake Monona
    Winter isn't necessarily a time when devoted divers in the Madison area will hang up their flippers. Click here to read the story.
  • Preparing the Wizard
    Preparing the Wizard
    A look at Madison Memorial's production of "The Wizard of Oz," which runs Jan. 29-30 and Feb. 5-6 at the school.
  • Highlights from Gov. Doyle's State of the State address
    Highlights from Gov. Doyle's State of the State address
    Doyle's topics included the difficult economy, jobs, renewable energy and education.
  • A tribute for Shanica Adkins
    A tribute for Shanica Adkins
    About 200 people attended a tribute at UW-Madison for Shanica Adkins, a 21-year-old social work student who was killed Dec. 31 in Milwaukee when an SUV being chased by police rammed into the car in which she was passenger. Click here to read the story.
  • Checkout champion
    Checkout champion
    Claire Dittman, a 17-year-old grocery bagger at Metcalfe's Market, will represent Wisconsin at the National Grocers Association's 24th annual Best Bagger Championship in February.
  • Fort Atkinson grieves fallen soldier
    Fort Atkinson grieves fallen soldier
    Funeral services in Fort Atkinson Wednesday for Marine Lance Corporal Jacob Meinert included a military escort and expressions of support and grief throughout the city. Meinert was killed Jan. 10 when a landmine exploded in Afghanistan.
  • Tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
    Tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
    A collection of images and sounds from Monday's tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Click here to read the story.
  • Leaving her mark on refuse
    Leaving her mark on refuse
    Milly Zantow, 86, was an early recycler who pioneered a movement from the Sauk County recycling center she founded in 1979 and may have been the first person in America to begin sorting consumer plastics.
  • Feingold on creating jobs
    Feingold on creating jobs
    U.S. Senator Russ Feingold talks about his temporary jobs tax credit plan.
  • Sights and sounds of an instant Classic (time-lapse video)
    Sights and sounds of an instant Classic (time-lapse video)
    Experience the color of the UW men's hockey team's 3-2 victory over Michigan at Saturday's inaugural Camp Randall Hockey Classic in a special time-lapse video.
  • Watch UW women skate past BSU (time lapse video)
    Watch UW women skate past BSU (time lapse video)
    Miss the UW women's hockey team's 6-1 win over Bemidji State in the Camp Randall Hockey Classic on Saturday? Catch the entire game in under three minutes via a time-lapse video.
  • UW defenseman Brendan Smith
    UW defenseman Brendan Smith
    The junior reflects on his two power-play goals in a 4:10 span late in the third period, powering the Badgers to victory in the Camp Randall Hockey Classic.
  • UW men's hockey coach Mike Eaves
    UW men's hockey coach Mike Eaves
    Eaves discusses his team's approach on two late power-play goals that propelled the Badgers to victory at the Camp Randall Hockey Classic, and his knees' inclination to groove to Jump Around.
  • CRHC fan cam: Jump around, hockey style
    CRHC fan cam: Jump around, hockey style
    A surprise treat for the 55,031 in attendance Saturday was the playing of Camp Randall tradition "Jump Around" ... marking the rare occasion of a goalie stick keeping rhythm with the House of Pain ditty.
  • Michigan coach: 'It was a man's game'
    Michigan coach: 'It was a man's game'
    Wolverines coach Red Berenson loved the rough-and-tumble nature of Saturday's Camp Randall Classic, and skaters Scooter Vaughan and Kevin Lynch -- who each scored goals -- said that while they were wowed by the large, pro-UW crowd, it didn't affect the game.
  • UW freshman Brianna Decker
    UW freshman Brianna Decker
    The freshman, who scored two goals in the Camp Randall Hockey Classic, says the crowd -- which included 30 of her friends and relatives -- and the Badgers' offensive outburst made the day memorable.
  • UW sophomore Carolyne Prevost
    UW sophomore Carolyne Prevost
    The left wing, who had a goal and two assists Saturday, talks about the effectiveness of the Badgers' top line.
  • Curling for gold
    Curling for gold
    Debbie McCormick of Rio, Nicole Joraanstad of Madison and alternate Tracy Sachtjen of Lodi go to Vancouver as part of the U.S. Olympic curling team. Click here to read the story.
  • VideoBlog: Monroe's Armstrong on 'Hoops for Haiti'
    VideoBlog: Monroe's Armstrong on 'Hoops for Haiti'
    Monroe senior Jamie Armstrong has helped organized "Hoops for Haiti" with her teammates on the Monroe girls basketball team. She and the Cheesemakers will have a series of events tied to their Senior Night game Feb. 20 vs. Monona Grove. In this Video PrepTalk, Armstrong talks about those plans.
  • Face off at the Food Court
    Face off at the Food Court
    Professional and amateur competitors gathered to display their chow-down chops.
  • Black ties and glamour
    Black ties and glamour
    The 23rd annual Frostiball brought style and flair along with some sizzle to downtown Madison.
  • The Fire Ball: Some like it hot
    The Fire Ball: Some like it hot
    Madison's annual Fire Ball was a mix of burlesque, belly dancing, on-stage fire twirling and an all around good time.
  • Boutique bowling in Madison
    Boutique bowling in Madison
    Segredo Madison brings boutique bowling -- where the focus is less on pins and more on panache -- to the UW-Madison area.
  • Falling for dance
    Falling for dance
    Kanopy dance member and choreographer Kerry Parker talks about her life as a dancer, and her experiences working on "Autumn Heart," a program that presents multiple artistic visions, each with an individual theme.
  • JustUs: Sweet harmonies give respite from the law
    JustUs: Sweet harmonies give respite from the law
    JustUs, a singing group made up mostly of lawyers, has been together for more than 15 years singing Broadway and love songs. Along the way they've skewered judges, attorneys and the legal profession and earned a standing ovation. Click here to read the story.
  • Measuring a workout in miles & ounces
    Measuring a workout in miles & ounces
    The Hash House Harriers give new meaning to the words 'beer run' by sprinkling its courses with watering holes. Click here to read the story.
  • How to carve a turkey
    How to carve a turkey
    Culinary instructor Paul Short of MATC explains turkey carving 101
  • Bon Appetit! Preparing a traditional buche de Noel
    Bon Appetit! Preparing a traditional buche de Noel
    Reporter Chris Martell takes a look at how to make a buche de Noel, a traditional dessert served in France (and other countries as well) during the holidays.
  • Late November: Dane County, Wisconsin - A video poem
    Late November: Dane County, Wisconsin - A video poem
    Wisconsin Poet Laureate Marilyn L. Taylor's reading of her poem "Late November: Dane County, Wisconsin." This is the first of four seasonal poems Ms. Taylor will be contributing.

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