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The Mount Horeb fantasy writer brings real-life musicians to life in his stories. 

Better access to birth control prevents more abortions than any restrictions supported by Republicans. 

The state gave a federally funded $686,000 loan to Morgan Aircraft but failed to perform an up-to-date financial review of its finances. State officials say the company, which created no jobs,…

Mahesh Mahanthappa is one of two high-profile departures from the chemistry department this year.

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We interrupt Wisconsin’s seemingly endless dispute over abortion for an important announcement:

Some will embrace a legendary quarterback's return, others still hold a grudge.

Walker's travels have resulted in a vacuum of power being filled with leading lawmakers, experts said.

The second-most frustrating thing about voucher expansion is that those on either side of the voucher debate can make just about any claim they want -- and taxpayers end up none the wiser.

Don’t go looking for beads at Create Connect Jewelry Studio. Don’t expect classes on jewelry-making.

Former U.S. House Speaker Tip O’Neil was right when he said, “All politics is local.”

BELOIT — Nearly 26,000 Wisconsin jobs are directly tied to a federal agency called the Export-Import Bank.

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Kohler Art Library’s current art exhibit has a distinctive nature — not paintings, sculptures, nor photographs, but artists’ books. Artists’ books are their own medium and can resemble traditi…

Tips for your flowers, trees and shrubs.

WASHINGTON — It wasn’t quite “Call me Ishmael,” but “Call me Caitlyn” made a whale of a splash. One could hardly find a news channel last week that wasn’t touting the former Bruce Jenner for h…

The race wasn’t even over yet, and the crowd knew it, too. Thirty-seven years of waiting to see one of the rarest feats in sports was almost over.

After signing a second consecutive one-year, prove-it deal, the defensive lineman is hoping to pick up right where he left off a year ago when he was injured.