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MONONA - Harold Norman Homburg, husband, father, grandfather and great-grandfather, passed away on Tuesday, July 14, 2015, at the age of 87, from natural causes.

McFARLAND - Lukas S. Howery, age 30, of McFarland, passed away on Wednesday, July 15, 2015, at Meriter Hospital. He was born on Dec. 20, 1984, in Madison, the son of Steve and Lorna Howery. Lu…

The $5 million brewery in Waunakee will begin production in September.

Police identified the man who allegedly threatened to bomb the state Capitol July 8, which cleared the building for over an hour amid the Assembly's state budget debate.

During World War II, Henry Kanazawa moved east to avoid internment with other U.S. citizens of Japanese ancestry.

Wisconsin is home to 5.8 million people and 1.3 million dairy cows. Add calves and beef cattle and the total rises to 3.5 million. However, that pales in comparison to Iowa, our neighbor to th…

Dynamism drives the American economy.

A former corrections officer at a state prison in Boscobel has been tentatively charged with multiple counts of having sex with an inmate and with giving things to the inmate.

Lesar replaces Brad Lussier, whose contract was not renewed.

Lesar replaces Brad Lussier, whose contract was not renewed.

A homeless man has been arrested for allegedly trying to sexually assault a woman Monday night on a Madison bike path.

Dane County home sales reached an all-time high of 1,091 in June, according to the monthly South Central Wisconsin Multiple Listing Service Corp. report.

Dane County Sheriff Dave Mahoney asked judge for strong sentence for Jeff Hilgers for betraying the public's trust.

If you believe the next president of the United States should deny collective bargaining, ban same-sex marriage, prohibit abortion in all cases, place limits on voting, oppose immigration refo…

As a Wisconsin prisoner serving a life sentence and exiled to federal custody, I am greatly concerned about what Wisconsin does with prisoners. It should concern all taxpaying Wisconsinites. 

Wisconsin Technology Council President Tom Still, who writes a column for the Sunday State Journal Business section, has emphasized that Wisconsin's economy needs to become more competitive. O…

Now that a woman is being considered to replace Alexander Hamilton on the $10 bill in 2020, it should be apparent Frances Perkins deserves the honor.

I have a request of several groups of people, in the United States and elsewhere. These groups include, but aren't necessarily limited to:

Gov. Scott Walker and the Legislature should be working on a bill requiring universal background checks for all gun sales. That measure has overwhelming support from Wisconsinites, including g…

Both sides voice optimism and see momentum for collaboration in Southeast Side development