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A former Anchor Bank executive was found guilty Friday of five counts of mail fraud related to a real estate deal he executed while president of an Anchor subsidiary in 2009.

BLACK EARTH - Terrance L. Jahn, age 64, passed away on Wednesday, April 1, 2015, at St. Mary's Hospital in Madison, Wis. He was born in Ladysmith on Jan. 29, 1951, the son of the late Oscar Wi…

MOUNT HOREB / VIOLA - Roderick L. "Rod" Sale, age 70, of Mount Horeb/Viola, Wis., died on Thursday, April 2, 2015, at UW Hospital in Madison, Wis. He was born on Sept. 29, 1944, in Madison, th…

Every bar becomes a sports bar when it comes to the Badgers in the Final Four.

Diane Bresnan Fleming, a noted glass artist and longtime Madison public school art teacher, died Wednesday at Agrace HospiceCare in Fitchburg. She was 68.

Madison police on Friday released hundreds of pages of documents related to the March 6 police shooting of Tony Robinson, past police contacts with Robinson, past contacts at the address where…

Local governments couldn’t broadly ban electronic cigarettes in public places, as Madison did in January, under a bill to be introduced next week by a Republican lawmaker.

The city of Madison’s Urban Design Commission will be asked Wednesday to approve plans for an alteration of an existing building at 66 West Towne Way, at West Town Mall, for a Cheesecake Facto…

John Obst of McFarland has seen a true woodland rarity in consecutive springs, and he’ll be going for a three-peat when Wisconsin’s 2015 turkey season opens April 15.

One of Thompson's mutual funds receives a 2015 Lipper Fund Award.

In the fog of the day-to-day debate, it's easy to lose sight of an important fact: Everyone is still talking about a new arena in Milwaukee. And when everyone talks, something usually happens.

HACKENSACK, N.J. (AP) — An elite New York City prep school has settled a sexual abuse lawsuit filed against it in New Jersey.

The Associated Press will announce its player of the year on Friday afternoon, and Kaminsky is expected to claim that honor as well.

After a spate of late-night bargaining sessions and a blown deadline, negotiators for the United States, Iran and other world powers staggered across the finish line on Thursday and declared victory.

Three candidates are vying for two seats on the New Glarus School Board. The terms are for three years. Incumbent Ellyn Runde did not respond to a State Journal questionnaire.

Young at Art at Madison Museum of Contemporary Art showcases artworks by more than 700 students from 46 Madison public schools.

The Okee Dokee Brothers joyfully lead young listeners up, down and across America.

A possible $50 million to $60 million expansion of the company's Fitchburg facility could add around 100 jobs.

The group has played a central role in organizing protests since the death of Tony Robinson, but its tactics have rubbed some the wrong way.

Maggie Stewart graduated from UW-Madison in December, less than two years after being diagnosed with a brain tumor.