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American Printing's Community Connections Team surveyed its 60 employees to determine what projects were of most interest. Education and youth received the most votes and became the focus of v…

Christmas is a time for giving but also apparently a time for stealing, especially from vehicles in Madison.

Kentucky stays at No. 1, followed by Duke, Arizona, Louisville, Virginia and UW.

A white Milwaukee police officer who was fired after he fatally shot a mentally ill black man in April won't face criminal charges.

Arthur Nizza, a hospital president in Poughkeepsie, New York, has been named president and chief executive officer of Meriter-UnityPoint Health.

Existing home sales were down 6 percent year-over-year, with median sales price up by almost the same factor.

A dozen Madison-area teachers have achieved national certification in their respective disciplines, joining over 4,000 teachers nationwide to get certified in 2014.

A large explosion on Saturday in Sauk County was intentional, with nobody hurt and no charges filed, authorities reported.

Christmas can be hard on the emotions, with all the hustle and bustle of family and friends and presents and food and drink, but there are things you can do to make the holiday less stressful.

If you see a house on fire near downtown Janesville on Monday, don't call 911.

The checks came from the State Bank of De Pere. Adorned with cardinals, fir trees with strings of lights, and ornaments and other small, furry forest creatures, they were mailed in December ri…

More than 80 people were taken to hospitals on Dec. 13 after they were sickened by carbon monoxide poisoning at a Lake Delton ice rink.

It’s about time that a U.S. president had the courage and common sense to end our ridiculous policy toward Cuba. It was a relic of the Cold War, an outdated strategy that accomplished absolute…

The phrase “follow the money” was made famous during the Watergate scandal in the 1970s that led to the resignation of President Richard Nixon.

A decade after his death, former consumer reporter Bob Richards is still helping others through an internship in his name.

Wildcat Mountain State Park is touting its great scenic outlooks to attract winter ski visitors.

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…

BERKELEY, Calif. – It was February 1992, and the University of Wisconsin men’s basketball team was preparing to play Purdue.

BERKELEY, Calif. — Tracy Webster got his start in the coaching business as an assistant in the Verona High School boys basketball program.