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Having a real Christmas tree is a tradition worth keeping.

One of the charms of summer, especially in Madison, is the number of opportunities to enjoy outdoor events and music performances. One of the great annoyances of living in Madison, however, is…

This Fourth of July, I’m thinking about why I love my country.

A former Department of Veterans Affairs employee, who blew the whistle on rampant over-medication at one of the agency’s Wisconsin hospitals, met President Barack Obama Thursday.

JUNEAU / WISCONSIN DELLS - Maryann Sullivan, age 90, of Juneau, formerly of Wisconsin Dells, passed away on Tuesday, June 30, 2015.

WHITE BEAR LAKE, Minn. - Kathleen (Mulhern) Ganzlin, age 97, passed away on June 17, 2015.

STOUGHTON - Judith A. "Judy" Anderson, age 61, passed away peacefully surrounded by her family on Wednesday, July 1, 2015, at Azura in Stoughton.

COTTAGE GROVE / DEERFIELD - Jacqueline J. (Schimelpfenig) Uphoff, age 79, passed away on Thursday, July 2, 2015, in the Tranquility Gardens at St. Mary's Hospital. A celebration of life will b…

The provision approved by the Legislature's Joint Finance Committee takes board appointments from Dane County, divides them among municipalities.

Young adults whose criminal cases were dismissed would benefit from a provision of the state budget approved late Thursday.

The omnibus motion Republicans added to the proposed state budget Thursday night contained more than just a radical rewrite of the state's open records law. The 24-page document is a grab bag …

Timber rattlers are native Wisconsin reptiles found in counties all along the Mississippi River, and the six counties along the Lower Wisconsin River.

Critics had blasted the proposals, saying they lowered the standards for teachers in the state drastically.

A last-minute budget provision appears to exempt Enbridge Energy from a county-imposed pollution insurance requirement.

Americans are still trying to make sense of three ferocious attacks in France, Kuwait and Tunisia. Each was carried out Friday by apparent Islamic militants during Islam’s holy month of Ramada…

Republicans are supposed to be suspicious of big government.

"Transparency is the cornerstone of democracy and the provisions in the Budget Bill limiting access to public records move Wisconsin in the wrong direction," Schimel said in a statement. 

Jim Caruso is the third CEO in four years at the Madison company developing cancer-fighting drugs.

The Supreme Court’s ruling in favor of gay marriage was a landmark in the expansion of rights, power and moral legitimacy to a previously marginalized group.

Garrett Wartenweiler of the 10-year-old local band The Family Business is honored his band is up for best “rock performer” at this year’s upcoming Madison Area Music Awards. But he isn’t big o…