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A Portage man, Ryan F. Mountford, was arrested Wednesday morning in the town of Blooming Grove for operating his vehicle while intoxicated, his fifth such arrest since 2002.

Mayor Soglin will interview four finalists seeking to succeed former director Aaron Olver, who now leads University Research Park

Since 1918, the Empty Stocking Club has provided Christmas toys to needy children in the greater Madison area. You can help again this year. Send your gift online at emptystockingclub.com or m…

A private registered nurse in Lake Geneva has been accused of collecting Medicaid for services that were not provided.

The Madison-based Wisconsin Collaborative for Healthcare Quality is among 10 health care alliances around the country participating in the Doctor Project, organized by the Robert Wood Johnson …

Courtney Thomas and Taylor Morey earn second-team honors, and Dominique Thompson and Haleigh Nelson receive honorable mention.

David Perdue submitted his resignation from the Madison energy company's board last week.

Gunfight on Gammon Road.

The cost of large group health insurance is going up 4 percent in Wisconsin next year, with monthly premiums in the most expensive city, Rhinelander, 22 percent higher than the cheapest city, …

An estimated $15,000 worth of camera equipment was missing after a smash-and-grab burglary at The Camera Company Monday morning, according to Madison Police Department reports.

A collection of spices adds a little something to hot drinks at this time of year. 

The Alliance, a Madison-based group of 200 employers that earlier picked five hospitals to steer workers to for certain procedures, has now identified six preferred doctors at the hospitals.

Truck stuck.

Citing a source, the station reported Tuesday via Twitter that team ownership met Monday when it was determined the second-year coach is likely to be fired.

The Spring Green brewer's Floating Fire -- with rye, hibiscus and smoked malt -- aims to evoke a Viking funeral in a glass.

The popular buffet and social event business, which includes a busy catering service, is located at the intersection of Highways G and Shemak Road, between Montfort, Fennimore and Muscoda.

The public square is getting crowded.

Having slipped through the past all-too-brief two seasons, it’s time to realize there is nothing we can do about the weather once winter arrives in Wisconsin. The age-old prescription is to st…

This week's recipe won first place in the State Journal's cakes category in 1969 and was submitted by Mrs. Susan M. Francis of Evansville.

Jonathan Gruber should have been Time’s Person of the Year. The magazine gave it to the “Ebola Fighters” instead. Good for them; they’re doing God’s work. Still, Gruber would have been better.