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Five people, including three children, were injured Thursday when a driver failed to stop at a stop light at an intersection in Beaver Dam and hit a minivan.

Like Paul Simon signing without Art Garfunkel, unity may be elusive

A 31-year-old Madison man trying to hang himself in the Dane County jail Thursday night was prevented from doing so by deputies who were alerted to the incident by other inmates.

Public health officials are looking for a dog that bit a woman July 20 at a dog park in Middleton.

It'll be a rather dreary end to the work week in Madison on Friday, but there is hope for better weather for the weekend, according to forecasts.

Beware the changes proposed by Trump and Clinton

Sizzle is the best part of the burger. But it’s limited to side A and side B. In-between lurks the granular middle — it’s a lot of ground to cover.

Dear Doc: My best friend said I should take CoQ10. He has read it makes your heart stronger, prevents heart attacks and increases energy. If it’s that good, why don’t doctors prescribe it? What’s the scoop? — T.C. from Madison

Celebrate Harry Potter’s birthday and the release of “Harry Potter and the Cursed Child Parts I & II” with several events this weekend.

It’s bleak out there, people. And not just politically speaking.

The Packers will be down a veteran up front early in the season because of the four-game suspension of Mike Pennell, so Clark and Lowry must be ready to play right away.

One person was shot and taken to the hospital with injuries not considered to be life-threatening.

One day before Favre is inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame on Aug. 6, he will debut on SiriusXM with a special town hall style of show from Canton, Ohio. He will host a series of hour-long programs…

Madison manages just a pair of singles in the game.

FITCHBURG — A return to Seminole Pool is always a treat for Derek Toomey.

WASHINGTON — “The best darn change-maker I ever met in my entire life.” So said Bill Clinton in making the case for his wife at the Democratic National Convention.

PHILADELPHIA -- Congresswoman Gwen Moore didn't mince words in launching her address to Democratic delegates here Thursday with a scathing take on Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump.

The Wisconsin State Patrol Superintendent Stephen Fitzgerald, father of two prominent Wisconsin Republican lawmakers, announced plans Thursday to retire on August 5.

“It’s not been a good day,” the man grumbles to the desk clerk at the airport hotel. “My wife sneezed, went to get a Kleenex and the box was empty.”