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For the most part, though, lakes Mendota and Monona are still wet and wavy.

The former American TV and Appliance building on the Beltline is being transformed into a Furniture & ApplianceMart, Ashley Furniture HomeStore and an Ashley Sleep Mattress Store.

Confused about Common Core? You're not alone. Here are some answers to common questions about the academic standards.

Organizers of a proposed enterprise center in Mount Horeb that would serve as a hub for numerous food-related businesses have begun studying feasibility of the project.

Armand Meier, 69, was not injured in the crash and was taken to the Rock County Jail, while James Savoie, 64, and Helen Savoie, 63, both of Caro, Michigan, were transported to Mercy Hospital a…

It has been 15 Christmases since my mother passed. But I can’t help remembering all the lessons she taught me — especially what Christmas is all about.

Since 1918, the Empty Stocking Club has provided Christmas toys to needy children in the greater Madison area. You can help again this year. Send your gift online at emptystockingclub.com or m…

A Madison Police Department squad car was damaged and an officer was slightly injured when the the car "left the roadway" and struck an Arby's restaurant at 4002 E. Washington Ave. Thursday morning.

The needy children in the Madison area, some 12,387 at last count, will wake up this morning and discover that Santa has left them some beautiful new gifts.

Lawren Lange was 21, going to art school and working three part-time jobs when a nun’s question changed her life.

MADISON, WI, December 17, 2014 - First Business Bank announced today that Alton Multhauf has been promoted to Treasury Management Officer. First Business Bank is a part of First Business Finan…

Kathy Elvert is celebrating her 15th year of service with Wilson Law Group, LLC, a Madison based estate and business planning law firm. Kathy is the firm's senior paralegal and manages the est…

For those willing to keep their knee jerking in check, there may be things worth learning -- and celebrating -- in this officer-involved-shooting-that-wasn’t.

As Christians celebrate the birth of Christ, pastors offer thoughts on the religious significance.

Gloria Reyes brings her commitment to the city of Madison and her connections to the community to her new role as assistant to the mayor. 

Hear Madison Youth Choirs' most advanced singers perform "The Holly and the Ivy."

As if the linemen needed any more motivation to protect the quarterback from the fearsome defensive front of the Detroit Lions on Sunday.

GREEN BAY — Of all the low down dirty tricks the Detroit Lions have tried hoping to snap their 23-game losing streak on Wisconsin soil, the latest one might be the lowest.

Bobbie Kelsey knew her University of Wisconsin women’s basketball team would have a challenge as it tried to climb a rung or two on the Big Ten Conference ladder this season.

For a while, Barry Alvarez’s family Christmas dinner over the weekend felt like any other year.