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Economists sometimes measure the strength of the labor market by comparing the number of unemployed persons to the number of job openings.

Local sculpture artist Steven Feren has opened a gallery to present his own work and work of other artists whose work he admires.

Wisconsin's Department of Justice has launched a new website for residents to apply for and renew concealed carry weapon licenses.

The worker was pinned in a machine while cleaning scrap from underneath a cycling laser cutter.

Summertime is harvest time for sweet stone fruits: apricots, peaches, plums, nectarines and plumcots, a hybrid of a plum and an apricot. Plumcots have been around at least since the days of Luther Burbank, who named them. They’re also known…

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

WASHINGTON — Watching Hillary Clinton beaming sidewise on stage as Elizabeth Warren taunted Donald Trump brought the Wrigley twin ditty to mind: Double your pleasure, double your fun, with double good, double good, Doublemint gum.

Strawberry shortcake has always been a favorite dessert of mine — it reminds me of the carefree days of summer at my grandparent’s house, where we’d buy strawberries by the pound and eat them in just about everything.

Royal Powell, 33, had a warrant out for his arrest from the Department of Corrections.

Brillat-Savarin and I have been getting together — a lot. Not the man, who expired 190 years ago. But the cheese, which is immortal.

CHICAGO — Donald Trump is not a professor, but for years he will be yielding insights to every student of economics.

The suspect was last seen heading east on McKee road Thursday evening.

This Atlantic beach pie recipe comes from Bill Smith, long-time chef of Crook’s Corner restaurant in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. When I first tasted it, I went into a pie-induced trance. I have a fuzzy memory of finishing the pie,…

The petition is being circulated to force action under the state's "direct legislation" law, which says municipalities must either approve the ordinance or put it to referendum if the petition is certified.

Dr. Z: I’m a healthy man of nearly 63. I run three miles three times weekly. I do a light resistance workout twice a week. I eat right, lots of fruits and veggies, little red meat and a handful of…

The show “Tyrant” takes place in Abuddin, a fictional Middle Eastern country whose residents suffer under the harsh dictatorship of the ruling Al-Fayeed family.

Make your way down to Stoughton for the 3rd annual Catfish River Music Festival. A line up of 19 musical groups provides free music from the Rotary Park gazebo, just outside the Opera House, 381 E. Main St., Stoughton, starting…

Happy holiday weekend Wisconsin. Try to avoid becoming a blood meal.

The $100 million, 10-year apparel and footwear deal went into effect Friday.

Hammond signed a contract extension on Thursday that carries him through the end of the 2017-18 season, a person with knowledge of the situation told The Associated Press. After that time, Hammond will serve as a consultant to the team…