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Sending Christmas or other holiday cards to family and friends is a wonderful tradition but it can also be overwhelming, time consuming and not so enjoyable.

A new exhibit at the Wisconsin Historical Museum tells how people here survive and thrive during the winter. 

UW (6-0) vs. Oklahoma (4-1) on Friday at 3:30 p.m. on ESPN might not be as juicy as some matchups might have been, but it's intriguing.

What do you get when you take tens of thousands of football fans, deer hunters and holiday travelers and put them on the same highway? The Super Bowl of headaches.

A man armed with a handgun and wearing a scarf over his face robbed a Middleton dry cleaner store Wednesday night.

A man who broke into a Verona church Thursday night and threatened to burn it down surrendered to police about three hours later and was taken to a hospital for evaluation.

Recent events have not cast a flattering light on President Barack Obama’s approach to military and security matters. The rise of the Islamic State has forced him to reverse his withdrawal fro…

Why, if one can’t shoot them, or one is not hunting them, would a hunter want to see these species?

Good food — making it, eating it, sharing it — can take you from one frame of mind to another.

A joint TIF review board that represents all of the taxing entities in Stoughton has approved creation of a TIF district for the project in a unanimous decision.

The transitional housing program for men and women ages 18 to 21 opened in September in a house purchased by Dane County 

Part of the "trumpeters ring" is now open to the public.

WASHINGTON — Ferguson reminds us that we still have a race problem in America. But the face of this problem is not Darren Wilson’s. It’s Bob McCulloch’s.

What Mirch Masala lacks in ambiance, it makes up for with exceptional cooking.

New study finds people who had a better sense of well-being were 30 percent less likely to die over an eight-year period.

Dear Dr. Hanson: My 9-month-old son seems to be prone to diaper rashes, and I’m at my wits end. I feel so bad for his sore bottom. What do you recommend?

Crafts, music, magic shows, ice sculpting, trolley rides and photo ops with Santa Claus. That’s what visitors will find Friday and Saturday at Downtown Madison’s Holiday Open House. Events are…

Though a few shows jumped the gun, the day after Thanksgiving should be heralded as the official start of the onslaught of television’s seasonal classics. Put on the jammies, grab a blanket an…

It hadn’t quite reached 24 hours to go when Bob Jacobson was desperate to find an opener for his Ramones cover band.

Heading into Sunday's showdown at Lambeau Field, Brady's Patriots and Rodgers' Packers are riding high in their respective conferences.