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U.S. Postal Service will relocate Downtown office from Madison Municipal Building to Manchester Building, 2 E. Mifflin St., on Capitol Square.

Kid-powered lemonade stands that serve old-fashioned lemonade — the kind that requires a bit of elbow grease because it is squeezed from fat, juicy lemons — are a dying breed.

The debate over the proposed Trans Pacific Partnership trade deal has been a key issue at the 2016 Democratic National Convention.

One person was killed and four injured Wednesday morning in a three-vehicle crash on Highway 14 south of Oregon, a crash that closed the highway for several hours.

Scotch bonnet peppers are the chilies of choice in Caribbean cooking, lending a fiery bite to sauces and marinades. Pureed with sugar, scallions and warm spices, the yellow-red pepper pods are an essential ingredient in jerk chicken, one of the…

A Legislative Fiscal Bureau memo released this week at the request of Rep. John Nygren, R-Marinette, says the state needs to find $939 million for the 2017-19 budget to keep funding at the same level as what lawmakers passed in…

Motorized vehicles will be banned from multiple Madison streets on Sunday so human-powered transport can rule the roads for the eighth consecutive year.

A Wisconsin state appeals court has ruled that two girls accused of trying to kill their classmate in an attempt to please the fictional horror character Slender Man should be tried as adults.

It all started with the kale chip.

A fire that took hours to put out destroyed a barn and 500 bales of hay inside at a cattle breeding company's complex in Columbia County, according to news reports.

Back in the 1940s, Sundays meant family outings. After breakfast, Mass, and a hearty lunch, we’d pile into Daddy’s two-tone Chevy and take off to explore what Wisconsin offered and that often included the Wisconsin Dells. Nearing the Dells we’d…

Two people walking on a Near East Side street Tuesday night were mugged by a robber holding a handgun.

Each week, we’re pulling a classic recipe out of the State Journal archives and sharing it here as it was originally printed years ago. Remember, ingredients and cooking techniques change over time so you may want to make some adjustments…

Cooler weather is forecast for Madison but we might have to deal with showers and thunderstorms to get there.

Dear Mainstream Media and Democrats: It’s your turn. Now that Donald Trump has been formally nominated, the formal responsibility to stop him passes from the right to the left, from Republicans to Democrats and the journalists who amplify their values.

PHILADELPHIA — For Democratic National Convention delegates, being here is about being part of history.

OUR VIEW: A modest increase in user fees to keep major road projects going is justified and more responsible than excessive borrowing

Scooter Gennett begins the rally with a two-run single.

UW-Whitewater right-hander Heath Renz threw five solid innings and the Madison Mallards supported him with 17 hits to rout the Lakeshore Chinooks 15-3 in a Northwoods League amateur baseball game in front of 6,274 Tuesday night at Warner Park.

Attempting the most difficult dive in the history of the Madison All-City Diving Meet paid off for Monona’s Henry Carman on Tuesday.