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The elimination of a board overseeing Dane County's 911 dispatch center has had little effect on Madison's emergency responders, though concerns persist, according to a new report complied by city staff.

WASHINGTON — Among the abundant ironies of this election cycle, there is this: We are now in the eighth year of the most liberal administration since Lyndon Johnson’s.

Thomas helped lead Middleton to the WIAA Division 1 state title last fall.

Sun Prairie's Carter Simon earns individual medalist honors with an even-par 72, including an eagle.

In response to Leonard Pitts Jr.'s May 9 column, "Bathroom bans are part of the new American ethos," I ask: When did we go so quietly into this amoral night? Did abortion not stir us, and did homosexual marriage not…

The Democratic Party is redefining who they are by choosing the next presidential candidate to lead them.

I have a couple of questions about the employment status of Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton when they become their respective parties' nominees. As nominees, are they "employees" of their respective parties? If they are not employees, then are they…

Jonah Goldberg's Wednesday column, "Millennials like socialism, but do they know what it is?," oversimplified the old debate of socialism vs. capitalism.

Unlike the letter writer of Tuesday's letter "Russ Feingold was dumped for a reason," I have no idea why U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Oshkosh, was elected in 2010, other than he lied throughout his campaign. For example, he claims to…

Clements chooses Kankakee Community College.

The Fire Department plans to host a grand-reopening of the space on Friday.

According to a former aide who attended GOP lawmakers' secret caucus meeting about voter ID, Republicans were "giddy" about the possibility that the law would help them win elections.

A federal indictment was unsealed Thursday that charged a Madison man with filing about 130 fraudulent federal income tax returns over a six-year period, netting nearly a half-million dollars in refunds.

A sex offender who was to have lived in a town of Cottage Grove home that was burned by a neighbor last year has been charged with a sex offender registry violation after the state Department of Corrections determined he…

An employee of the team received an email from an address impersonating the organization's president and asking for the 2015 employee W-2's.

Milwaukee closes the series with its second victory in three games

The Indiana bank bought the Madison bank May 1, and gave news of the job cuts to employees and the state this week.

Frost and freezes are uncommon in late spring, but we should expect more of them with the climate changes that seem to enhance extremes in highs and lows, storms and droughts, and generally unsettled weather.

The campus community submitted 107 proposals to chancellor Rebecca Blank to help improve campus climate.

The cause of death was brain cancer, according to Slichter's family.