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In the U.S., the hamburger is close to an unalienable right. That the burger should be made with 100 percent beef, and the bigger, the better, are truths many hold to be self-evident, especially fast-food advertising agencies.

A one-block stretch of the eastbound side of East Mifflin Street will be closed for a month starting Monday, so underground utility work can be completed.

They join Scott Walker and Paul Ryan, who previously said they would be speaking in Cleveland net week.

Two people accused of making methamphetamine have been arrested at their residence in Vernon County, according to the Sheriff's Office.

Two streets on Madison's Near East Side are closing temporarily so an annual festival can be held in Central Park.

A West Allis man suffered life-threatening injuries when he drove the wrong way on I-94 near Johnson Creek and struck a dump truck head on, closing down the highway for about 90 minutes.

UW-Madison has maintained its standing among the world's best universities, according to a Saudi Arabian firm that started ranking universities in 2012.

When berry season arrives and they become much more affordable, my family and I turn into berry gluttons.

A Southwest Side pizza restaurant was robbed Wednesday night by an armed suspect wearing a skeleton mask on his face.

Black lives matter. Blue lives matter. All lives matter. But some lives matter more than others.

Lucille offers one of the best dinner or lunch settings in town, especially in nice weather. Bypass the pizza and focus on the cocktails, salads and appetizers.

Frank German continued to dominate Northwoods League hitters, allowing just three hits and walking one in six scoreless innings as the Madison Mallards shut out the host Kenosha Kingfish 7-0 in an amateur baseball game Wednesday night.

If you haven’t been fishing this year, now is a great time to get out and spend some priceless time on the water.

She beats Marci Dubler for her second title

Schraufnagel plans to attend Quincy University. She was a key reserve for Verona's state title team.

The credit card was used to purchase gift cards at a convenience store and had been stolen out of parked car on Madison's Southwest Side , police said.

Left-hander Josh Hader and center fielder Brett Phillips have the makings of big league starters next season.

Plans to allow city employees paid time off for youth mentoring and to expand youth employment are among the initiatives to prevent violence that Mayor Paul Soglin says will be funded in next year's city budget.

Which of the two presidential candidates would you want your children to emulate?