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MADISON - A. Roy Anderson, also known as Axel Roy Anderson, died July 3, 2015, at Meriter Hospital in Madison, Wis. Informal memorial service will be held from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Thursday, Ju…

Madison police say they arrested a man who used a knife to threaten a bouncer after being kicked out of a bar early Sunday morning.

Beautiful, deep former quarry in Jackson County can also be deadly, as seen in two fatalities this summer.

In a repeat of last year's final, won by Djokovic in five sets, the top-ranked Serb overcame the loss of seven set points in the second set and pulled away to beat the seven-time champion 7-6 …

The Madison Fire Department says firefighters extinguished two fires that occurred separately in the same dumpster Thursday afternoon.

Amid all of the overheated rhetoric surrounding the Supreme Court’s decision legalizing same-sex marriages across the nation, evangelicals have alternated between defiance and a kind of martyrdom.

We seem to have a love affair with kitchen gadgets and small appliances. A rice cooker, espresso machine, juicer, toaster ovens and slow cookers are all conveniences but are also a bear to sto…

A 20-year-old Madison man was duped by a claim of car trouble, then robbed and beaten by several people early Sunday morning on Madison's East Side, police say.

Madison police say they responded to gunshots fired on Ashford Lane, near the intersection of Todd Drive and the Beltline, on Saturday night.

John Ashley looks at his current role in the education arena through the prism of hard-working parents who raised eight children in Milwaukee and taught them the importance of learning and hard work.

Forecasters predict quintessential July weather ahead for south-central Wisconsin: storms, high temperatures and humidity.

Handmade dolls created with wool felt, fabric, yarn and beads comprise the “Curious Stories” exhibit by Olive Earley. The exhibit is located in Madison Children’s Museum’s Community Concourse …

Lucy Sanna brings World War II home in her novel “The Cherry Harvest,” about a period in Door County history when German prisoners of war helped out in the orchards.

There's intense interest in Monona over the fate of the San Damiano property.

Much of the beauty of Paradise Springs has been lost, hopefully, for only a few more months.

Just Read It is a regular feature in which the State Journal seeks recommendations from authors, literary enthusiasts and experts, focused on the contributor’s particular genre of expertise.

The program, led by the Morgridge Institute on the UW-Madison campus, is funded by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.

Editor’s Note: Career Corner is a monthly column written by UW-Madison Continuing Education staff members.

MOUNT HOREB — Open House Imports has a hand-carved Norwegian troll it sells for $4,000. But most customers lean toward smaller versions of the four-toed, four-fingered mythical bearer of good luck.

Paramedics in the Madison area are being trained to not only respond to medical emergencies, but prevent them.