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Having moved back to the Madison area, relatives of former Badgers coach Guy Lowman are hoping to see him in the University of Wisconsin Athletic Hall of Fame.

AmundArt Hus is full of Norske charm, billeted as it is on a historic corner on Main Street in Stoughton. It’s not just a gift house, not just an art gallery — in fact, the contents reflect th…

For readers who enjoy humor, history and the hirsute, have we got the summer read for your beach bag. Nick Offerman, the man behind the mythical Ron Swanson of “Parks and Recreation,” has comp…

Turkey hunting slang was certain to develop sooner than later, but the raft of phrases still surprises some hunters.

Republican lawmakers have reached an impasse with Gov. Scott Walker on how to reduce borrowing for roads.

Disabled by the fire set by her then-husband, the former Sharon Wand is making a new life despite efforts by her former in-laws.

As Gov. Scott Walker's signature job-creation agency continues to generate controversy, Democrats and Republicans call for changes to state's economic development approach.

Amid stagnant resources and "crushing" workloads, turnover in Dane County has cost the district attorney's office nearly 200 years of experience.

Gov. Scott Walker has “deep concerns” that significantly reducing carbon pollution in Wisconsin over the next 15 years is “unworkable.”

This Wisconsin State Journal editorial ran on May 28, 1915:

UW-Madison graduate Jennifer Connor has defied the odds and built a successful mustard company.

If more of the people in the hinterlands become state workers, it'll be a lot harder for them to demonize themselves.

With increasing frequency, especially on college campuses, speakers presenting unpopular views — or views unpopular with a vocal minority of the audience — are being disrupted or “shouted down…

Pastor David Mngodo’s artwork reflects the colors and lights infused in his memories. A collection of his acrylic paintings, “People in Daily Life”, is exhibited at Holy Wisdom Monastery in Mi…

Former New York Times restaurant critic Ruth Reichl will speak at a Madison Public Library Foundation fundraiser on June 2.

Tips for your flowers, trees and shrubs.

Coming in Wisconsin this week:

Spring is my favorite season. With flowers blooming and growing, it feels like it’s my personal reward for getting through another Wisconsin winter. And I find that as the years pass, the colo…

Trigger warning: This column will include discussion of ideas that may conflict with your own.

BROOKFIELD — A bill that would ban women from getting an abortion after 20 weeks of gestation appears to be moving forward.