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MILWAUKEE — Tanner Roark did a stellar job in taking the place of Stephen Strasburg.

Kirk Triplett shot a 7-under 65 on Sunday to win the inaugural PGA Tour Champions American Family Insurance Championship at University Ridge Golf Course in Madison. Triplett, 54, finished at 17-under 199, two strokes ahead of Bart Bryant and Mike…

Thank you for your excellent articles on the local opiate epidemic. We are all impacted by substance misuse whether we love someone with an addiction, drive on roads with others impaired by alcohol, opiates or synthetic marijuana, or pay taxes…

Most of us in Fitchburg are familiar with the bike crossing on Highway PD between Verona Road and Seminole Highway. Bicyclists are able to push a button to activate a flashing yellow light overhead. This serves to alert approaching traffic…

The liberal control freaks clamor for gun control. They think to preserve the rights of some Americans, the rights of other Americans must be denied.

When the Second Amendment of the Constitution was written it took an expert marksman almost a minute to put powder, bullet, and paper into a rifle barrel, ram it home and then shoot one bullet.

After 50 years of minority student programs at UW-Madison, why has it suddenly become necessary to institute “cultural competency training” for entering students and initiate a “big brother is watching you” system for reporting to campus administrators “hate" or "bias"…

I found it curious that the writer of Monday's letter "Madison should welcome fighter jets" somehow segued into complaining about progressives. He called us intolerant.

Men and women intent on becoming legal partners without getting legally married are not lining up for selfies outside the Dane County clerk's office.

Less than 100 people annually have had traffic convictions for littering in the last few years.

CROSS PLAINS - William E. "Bill" Kemp, age 92, of Cross Plains, passed away on Saturday June 25, 2016, at Girlies Manor. He was born on Jan. 4, 1924, in Berwick, Pa., the son of Harry and Helen (Watts) Kemp.…

STOUGHTON - Sharon Ann Luhrsen, age 72, passed away on Friday, June 24, 2016, at Agrace HospiceCare. She was born on March 19, 1944, in Madison, Wis., the daughter of Herbert and Milla (Breingsness) Luhrsen.

MADISON - Antonio Tapia-Castillo, age 47, of Madison, died on May 14, 2016, at Meriter Hospital. He was born on June 13, 1968, in Puebla, Mexico, to Antonio Tapia and Buena Ventura Castillo. He married Diane L. Fischbach on April…

John W. Reuhl, 57, crashed his vehicle at two separate locations along U.S. Highway 51.

Emergency medical professionals want to provide the best treatment possible to their patients and also let your loved ones know you are experiencing a crisis. This is very difficult to do when you are unresponsive. Make their job easier by…

A discarded compressor on a curb and basic welding classes at Madison Area Technical College were catalysts for revealing a creative side Tim Sprengelmeyer had not known he had. When he spotted the compressor, he could envision creating a turtle…

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One of the boat's seven occupants swam to shore and initially alerted authorities to the situation, the sheriff's office said.

A 57-year-old man was arrested early Saturday morning on a tentative felony OWI charge, the Dane County Sheriff's Office said.

Cathy Stepp says she now understands the DNR better, and a year-long study will help her shield the agency from further cuts.