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It is rare to be able to tell the story of a wealthy donor with the unlikely combination of a hot dog and soda.

A great big thank you to the gentleman who brought roses for the patients and staff in the UW Hospital emergency department.

Immediately after learning of the sudden passing of former University of Wisconsin quarterback Ron Vander Kelen, my mind raced back to the 1963 Rose Bowl, which I can still vividly recollect.

Our busy bike trails need some order. Posted signs asking pedestrians to walk facing bicycle traffic could help.

Polco, a Madison startup, lets citizens record their opinions on various issues via a smartphone or computer.

University of Wisconsin quarterback Bart Houston had one of his best performances of fall camp Friday during the Badgers’ second scrimmage of the month.

WASHINGTON — Once upon a time, a scantily clad lass padding down a beach might cause a riot — at least of eyeballs eager to extend the sidelong glance.

Fisher King Winery is leaving downtown Mount Horeb for the fast-developing Liberty Business Park in Verona.

KENOSHA — Fethullah Gülen is the man the Turkish president blames for a coup attempt on July 15 in Turkey.

MILWAUKEE — A black man whose death at the hands of police spurred two nights of violence in Milwaukee was shot once in the chest and once in the arm, the Milwaukee County medical examiner said Friday.

MADISON - William Vance passed away on Monday, Aug. 15, 2016. He was born on Sept. 5, 1947. A funeral service will be held on Monday, Aug. 22, 2016, at 2 p.m. at FOSTER FUNERAL & CREMATION SERVICE, 2109 Luann…

WASHINGTON — Hiring has been strong in the past year in many presidential campaign swing states, a possible hurdle for GOP candidate Donald Trump, who has sought to capitalize on economic distress.

The group caught a woman trying to volunteer for the campaign who may have been a conservative operative.

Unless forecasters are way off, the thousands of runners competing in the Madison Mini-Marathon Saturday morning could get soaked.

One person suffered non-life-threatening injuries early Friday morning in a duplex fire on Madison's Far West Side.

Prosecuting kids as adults for marijuana crimes is a mistake

Plans to replace a dilapidated South Side motel with a $5.2 million, 124-room hotel, once envisioned as a potential catalyst for development in the area, have fallen through.

The Milwaukee County medical examiner says an autopsy shows that a black man fatally shot by a Milwaukee police officer was hit once in the chest and once in the arm.

A Bobcat skid loader became a short-term lockup for the operator on Thursday, with the man needing help from Madison firefighters to get out.

A former employee of an assisted living facility was arrested by Madison police on Thursday for allegedly stealing thousands of dollars worth of jewelry from elderly residents at the facility.