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Wayne Bender, whose quest to donate his organs despite having ALS was featured in a series on transplants in the State Journal last July, died this week without donating his organs.

In a story more fitting for Vegas than Madison, armed, masked robbers are cleaning up at poker games in the area, with three reported robberies since March.

Longtime Madison journalist and alternative media leader Norman Stockwell has been named publisher of The Progressive Magazine.

A Madison man sitting in his car Friday morning had a gun pointed at his face by a masked man demanding money, but the would-be robber fled when he didn't find anything of value.

A Madison man stopped by police on the Beltline Thursday was arrested for allegedly stealing the car he was driving, taken during a burglary in Illinois.

The state meet is Friday and Saturday at Veterans Memorial Stadium in La Crosse.

JANESVILLE, Wis. (AP) — Police in Janesville are hoping home visits with known gang members will help reduce crime in the city.

A man being arrested for loitering in a Southwest Side pharmacy parking lot Thursday night got into more trouble when police looked inside his backpack, allegedly finding a handgun and a bag of oxycodone pills.

U.S. House Speaker Paul Ryan, R-Janesville, had built a reputation as a smart and principled conservative. Then he endorsed Donald Trump.

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Motorists will be detoured off of Highway 14 at Interstate 39/90 in Janesville on Monday and Tuesday nights, so girders can be set for the newly widened southbound interstate bridge.

Enforcement against industrial, municipal and farm polluters declined for 10 years as DNR issued violations in only 6 percent of cases.

Kendall was born and raised in the Milwaukee area before playing college golf at UNLV.

Janesville police hit home over the past few weeks to get the message across to known gang members, trying to reduce illegal activity and the impact gangs can have on society.

Several weeks ago when we rolled out the grill for the first time of the season, there was much joy. What to grill first? Ribs? Burgers? Pizza? So many choices.

Beverly Gill is an election inspector in Racine County and Julie Glancey is a retired Sheboygan County Clerk.

Donald Trump’s presidential candidacy presents decent people everywhere with a dilemma: Sprayed with an open fire hose of schoolyard insults, locker-room vulgarities and bizarre policy pitches by the presumptive Republican nominee, they must make hard choices. Is this latest comment…

Cows, music and racing to cure cancer will all have an effect on Madison traffic on Saturday, with city streets closing for the events.

A Janesville man who allegedly provided heroin to a woman who overdosed on Wednesday has been arrested.

We’ll be honest: Making kouign amann pastries requires good butter, a willingness to use more sugar than you thought possible, some forethought and a positive attitude about steps.