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Wes Sparkman arrived in Madison for college in 1991. Raised on Chicago's South Side before moving to the western suburb of Hillside for high school, Sparkman had never visited Madison before arriving at freshman orientation. In the 25 years since,…

Eric B. Pottinger faces tentative charges for resisting arrest, second-degree recklessly endangering safety and failure to comply with officer's attempt to take a person into custody while armed.

A federal appeals court decision striking down parts of North Carolina’s election law — including a photo ID requirement — is only one of several recent judicial rulings that have breathed new life into the Voting Rights Act and the…

PORTAGE - Lynn Ann (Helmann) O'Brion, age 67, of Portage, passed away peacefully on July 29, 2016, from a brain hemorrhage. She was born on June 10, 1949, to Oscar and Ruth (Mony) Helmann.

VENICE, Fla. - Donella J. Herman passed away peacefully on Sunday, July 31, 2016, in Florida.

MADISON - Mary Ann "Modie" Schulenberg, age 68, passed away peacefully at her home on Friday, July 29, 2016.

MADISON - Michael Wayne Adams was born on July 1, 1961, and went home to be with the Lord on Tuesday, July 26, 2016.

JANESVILLE - Harry Andrew Hulick, age 97, of Janesville, died on Monday, Aug. 1, 2016, at Cedar Crest. He was born March 22, 1919, in Janesville, Wis., to Theodore and Alexandria Hulick.

ROCK SPRINGS - Richard Curtis "Dick" Knight, age 81, of Rock Springs, Wis., passed away peacefully, surrounded by his family on Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2016, following a long illness. Richard was born on Aug. 31, 1934, in Rockford, Ill., to…

There are no prix-fixe meals, it's just an effort by the Black Chamber of Commerce to highlight black-owned restaurants, food carts and catering companies.

A smash and grab burglar broke into a Far East Side convenience store early Wednesday, taking an undisclosed amount of cigarettes.

If we can take one more day of heat, it should be a very nice weekend in Madison.

Three convicted sex offenders will be living in the same house in Janesville, the three being released during August, according to police.

If a judge grants the request, it would put Wisconsin taxpayers on the hook to compensate parties to the lawsuit, which include Planned Parenthood.

A burglar targeting a cash machine inside a North Side brewery came away empty-handed.

CORAL GABLES, Fla. — It’s tempting to call cachaça a Brazilian rum and think of the caipirinha as another muddled tropical cocktail.

The uncomfortable truce meant to keep the Republican Party united through Election Day is now hanging by the slimmest of threads. And all that is keeping the GOP from outright civil war is a raw political calculation from the party's…

None of the highest-profile Republicans in Wisconsin will not be attending a Friday rally in Green Bay for their party's presidential nominee.

A 14-year-old Greendale girl has been reported missing, and a statewide alert has been issued for information about her.

Rep. Dale Kooyenga said he's not ready to support Trump's candidacy.