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The owners are planning a neighborhood-focused bar and restaurant with simple food and eventually intend to offer live music.

A look at some notable performance from the pool, golf course and and elsewhere. Vote for your favorite.

Students here still have a higher vaccination rate than the statewide average, though, according to Public Health Madison & Dane County.

From the cyclosporiasis outbreak to a surge in freckles, Epic’s Cosmosdatabase can identify health trends faster than ever before.

Special teams work opened a coaching door for Bob Ligashesky four decades ago. He's now putting decades of experience to work for Wisconsin.

Accounts of psychic apparitions are scattered throughout the literature on Wisconsin history. What follows is a case widely reported in the 19th century.

Twenty years ago, Wisconsin dominated Indiana to give Bret Bielema his first conference victory and spark a memorable debut season as Badgers coach.

I’m sharing my personal experience with the measles since many people considering whether or not to vaccinate have never experienced the virus themselves.

Last Sunday's Wisconsin State Journal editorial, "Old footage shows urgency for body cams," argued that outfitting Madison police with body-worn cameras, as proposed, will enhance "transparency and trust."

In 1948, then-President Harry S. Truman called on Congress in mid-summer to reconvene and to deal with these several weighty issues. He wanted Congress to:

The Kennedy Center in Washington opened in 1971. Since then, updates and renovations have occurred during multiple presidencies. Not until 2025 has a president demanded “equal billing and recognition” for improvements made on their watch.

BadgerExtra columnist Jim Polzin answers a Wisconsin football question from a reader in his mailbag.

The Green Bay Packers have struggled to find a consistent groove on the offensive line as injuries pile up.

September 21, 1984 - September 18, 2026

The Milwaukee Brewers got some help from the Cincinnati Reds, who beat the Atlanta Braves and secured a playoffs bye for Milwaukee.

The Milwaukee Brewers could not move closer to the 100-win mark with a loss to the Philadelphia Phillies on Tuesday.

Far from the halls of Congress, researchers at the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis are making factual assessments about how artificial intelligence is affecting workplaces in the real world.

Milwaukee Brewers pitcher Quinn Priester has his hopes high for his return to the mound next season.

The last time Wisconsin recorded more than 50 measles cases in a year was more than 35 years ago, Dr. Ryan Westergaard, DHS chief medical officer for communicable diseases, said.