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Gov. Scott Walker is proposing a $2,000 per employee payment for those who opt out of the state health insurance program. 

Appointed Mayor Jonathan Freund lost in a three-way primary Tuesday, beat by two better-known candidates with a long history in the community.

Superintendents of Dane County area school districts are appealing to Gov. Scott Walker and legislators to back off education proposals made recently by Gov. Scott Walker, according to a lette…

Last November, voters elected Republican majorities to both chambers of Congress. So if the U.S. Department of Homeland Security shuts down over a budget impasse between the House and Senate, …

Earlier this month, Gov. Scott Walker introduced his proposed state budget for Wisconsin. Though we are still in the early stages of reviewing the specifics, it is clear that one of the larges…

The potential 2016 presidential contender has hired staff in New Hampshire ahead of his first visit to the state.

Denien and David Sramek plan to open a breakfast and lunch cafe in the U.S. Bank building spot where Sunprint on the Square was.

Two bills in Congress would cut the excise tax on brewers, with lines being drawn between small and large brewers.

Season: The annual five-week sale of what the Girl Scouts call “the largest girl-run business in the world.”

I once asked my late father if he had any experiences with anti-Semitism.

This week's recipe took second place in the State Journal's dessert category in 1979 and was submitted by Mrs. Tom Leverenz of Janesville.

Why not go to another turkey hunting seminar after all these years? It could be that hunters have not heard it all, even though they have all the calls in their vests.

If you’re ready for some early open water fishing, now’s the time.

Six crooks were caught.

In 1898, an Austrian immigrant named John Till arrived in Barron County with a unique paste which, when applied to the skin, was said to cure any ailment. Till’s theory was that the miracle pl…

Richter and Underwood were classmates and teammates at Madison East, graduating in 1959. They're still friends, and still supporting East.

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. — A post-practice interview session was wrapping up Monday night, and Josh Gasser was eager to unwind.

Bosch's clients at Biogenesis included Ryan Braun of the Brewers and Alex Rodriguez of the Yankees.

Junior guard Sam Kerr scored 20 points, and the Sun Prairie boys basketball team made 19 fourth-quarter free throws to hold off host Madison West 65-60 in a Big Eight Conference game Tuesday night.

Scoring eight victories by pin, the Sauk Prairie wrestling team dominated DeForest 54-17 in a WIAA Division 1 team sectional dual meet Tuesday at Baraboo, earning its third consecutive trip to…