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The article in Monday’s State Journal “Budget deficit among obstacles” listed the major issues facing the Wisconsin Legislature this session. But it missed what is arguably the most urgent thr…

We are experiencing a lot of violence in our world lately with the despicable murders of two New York City police officers. A terrorist attacked a coffee shop in Sydney, Australia, killing inn…

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Two weeks after a flurry of gunfire reports across Fitchburg and Madison put authorities on edge, the cities' streets have quieted down.

Design Concepts came up with the look for the AmpStrip, the size of a Band-Aid, made by FitLinxx to monitor heart rate.

A black cat hangs out by our home at the edge of town, patrolling our perimeter, sitting on our sills, and lounging on our porch and gazebo.

Where is Clay Matthews? That is the predicament the Dallas Cowboys face Sunday in a marquee playoff game against the Packers at Lambeau Field.

A town of Madison man was charged Friday with sexual assault for allegedly improperly touching an 8-year-old girl who was in his wife's care on several occasions last year. 

Revenues are expected to grow by a maximum of 2 percent, which includes using all of the district's remaining unused levy authority.

Soglin campaign differs with Capital Neighborhoods, Inc. and Downtown Madison, Inc. about scheduling of mayoral candidate forum.

Sara Goldrick-Rab said Friday that she consulted on the White House proposal over the last year and supports it.

PRAIRIE DU CHIEN - Mary A. McGrath, age 90, of Prairie du Chien, passed away on Thursday, Jan. 8, 2015, at the Crossing Rivers Hospital. She was born on Jan. 28, 1924, in Steuben, Wis., the da…

REISTERSTOWN, Md. - Following a valiant battle with pancreatic cancer, Merwin Roy Sands passed away on Thursday, Jan. 1, 2015, at his home in Reisterstown, Md., at the age of 60.

ADAMS / STOCKBRIDGE BOWL - Mr. Herman Gerald Berkman, age 91, of 1 Berkshire Square, Adams, and Stockbridge Bowl, died on Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2015, at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield. He w…

A fatal crash on Highway 51 in Janesville Friday morning may have been caused by slippery road conditions, police said.

MADISON - Barbara J. Bender, age 78, passed away unexpectedly on Friday, Jan. 9, 2015, at St. Mary's Hospital in Madison. Funeral arrangements are pending. A complete obituary will appear at a…

The UW-Madison's School of Human Ecology has decided running two preschools as a teaching and learning laboratory is too expensive, so it will close the one located off-campus.

Also, Walker keeps his cabinet intact and Sen. Ron Johnson gets ready to take on violent extremists.

Here's how members of Wisconsin's congressional delegation voted on major issues this week. 

It's a clear turnaround from 2013, when annual residential home permits rose 38 percent over 2012.