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The Econ Quiz cannot let June pass by without noting that it is Dairy Month, and cause for celebration in our state. Wisconsin is home to more than 100 cheesemakers who craft more than 600 varieties and styles of cheese,…

A tree lover's excessive affection for the shadier side of her porch resulted in an arrest for trespassing on Rosemary Avenue, just northeast of Milwaukee Street, Thursday morning.

PRAIRIE DU CHIEN — The Center for Disease Control just reported that a Pennsylvania woman had been found with a “superbug” resistant to most known antibiotics. CDC Director Dr. Tom Frieden called it “the end of the road (for antibiotics)…

Farro is a hearty whole grain that may well become a staple in your kitchen, in everything from soups and casseroles to sides and salads.

The 100 block of West Main Street between South Carroll and South Fairchild streets will be closed Monday from 7 a.m. to the end of the work day.

A recent investigative report by Dan O’Donnell on WISN-AM (1130) shared a troubling scenario. Wisconsin teachers in some school districts are regularly being verbally and physically assaulted by students, and administrators are not confronting the growing problem.

An unidentified spider was fingered as the culprit in a false alarm that brought firefighters to an apartment in the 1600 block of Capital Avenue Friday morning.

It had not seemed possible, but Donald Trump descended this week to a new low of bigotry, fear-mongering and conspiracy-peddling.

A brief mention of privatizing cul-de-sacs to lessen the burden of strained road construction funding has sparked a debate in Fitchburg over whether the mayor's comment was a conversation starter or a serious proposal.

There are few dishes more elemental and satisfying than bruschetta. A mainstay at many Italian restaurants, it's an appetizer comprising slices of grilled bread adorned with any number of toppings. According to Italian cookbook author Marcella Hazan, bruschetta likely originated…

The plan lays out a series of concrete recommendations to advance the city's long-term goals.

The brother of Wisconsin's first female major party nominee for governor offers solutions to America's problems.

If as Shakespeare wrote, "All the world's a stage," Make Music Madison turns the whole city into a stage Tuesday as it celebrates the summer solstice.

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Dear Doc: You were right! Again! I took my prescriptions to several local pharmacies and none of them, not one of them, would tell me prices unless I let them run prescriptions through. I couldn’t get the price without having…

When it began on U.S. television in the summer of 2000, “Big Brother” – which put 12 “house guests” in a house without outside contact and tracked their every move on camera – seemed like a crazy experiment.

Before there were “Dance Moms,” there was Gypsy Rose Lee. Don’t miss out on “Gypsy,” the musical tale of one of America’s favorite stage mothers. Local and New York talent blend harmoniously in Capitol City Theatre’s performance 7:30 p.m. Friday…

Even a rain-soaked Oakmont didn't keep the U.S. Open from delivering its usual dose of frustration.

The struggling rookie ended his first day ever in a major tournament at 3 under with the rest of the 156-player field looking up at him.