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An inmate from Dane County Jail was declared absent without leave (AWOL) after not returning to the jail after a Friday morning appointment.

After serving as home to some of Madison’s elites, 17 Wisconsin governors and generations of UW-Madison graduate students, the 161-year-old Knapp House is looking for new owners.

Dr. Michael Ostrov has been promoted to Chief Medical Officer for WPS Health Insurance and Arise Health Plan. He had been Medical Director Network and Quality since joining WPS in February 2015.

Windsor, Wisconsin - Settlers bank is excited to announce the addition of Ashlee Brink to the Settlers bank team as Senior Universal Banker. Ashlee is an experienced banking professional having served most recently as a Universal Banker at BMO Harris…

Law enforcement is too important to be subject to the always-shifting winds of political sensibility.

UW-Madison’s Gallery 1308, on the first floor of Union South, 1308 W. Dayton St., is currently hosting a solo exhibit by artist Amy Carani.

The Bucks added shooting, defense and a backup point guard if the two reported deals turn into additions to the team.

With revenues rising and the salary cap soaring right along with it, good players were being paid like All-Stars, while All-Stars were getting contracts that used to go only to superstars.

The former UW athlete finished third in the preliminary round of the women’s discus as the U.S. track and field trials Friday at Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon, to easily advance to Saturday’s finals.

The left-hander throws eight solid innings to help St. Louis win for the first time in eight games at Busch Stadium.

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The Dane County Medical Examiner's Office named the man who was killed Thursday in an officer-involved shooting as Michael William Schumacher, 41, of Fitchburg.

A man who prosecutors said fatally stabbed and struck a police drug informant in the head with a sledgehammer was found guilty Friday night of first-degree intentional homicide, ending a week-long jury trial.

Officials identified 60-year-old Ronald J. Brokaw of Cambridge as the man killed in a motorcycle crash in the town of Christiana on Wednesday evening.

I have no strong objection to a ban on assault rifles, provided it is intelligently designed.

I encourage Congress to take at least two steps to reduce the number of people being killed in our country by people who shouldn't have guns.

The writer of the June 20 letter to the editor "Madison should welcome fighter jets" stated he was happy to have the F-16s stationed at Truax and felt the 10 to 15 seconds of noise associated with their takeoff, flyover…

In a recent article, Gov. Scott Walker attributes his low rating to the media’s negative coverage of him. Perhaps he should stop being the supplier of the negative material.

Silicon Valley businessmen who are UW alums created the fund to boost promising Wisconsin startups.

Zach Ziemek has performed on big stages before.