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While there is much concern over the balance of retail and bars, restaurants and coffee shops on State Street, a big addition to the retail scene opened its doors Thursday.

A 63-year-old Beloit man was shot early Sunday morning while sitting on his porch, the shots coming from a car driving by.

Madison Memorial moves into the No. 8 spot in the state rankings.

A Janesville store clerk felt something didn't seem right when three teens bought items early Monday morning with some shiny coins, so the clerk had an officer check on it.

Grief counselors are helping students and staff at Richland Center High School on Monday following the deaths of two students Saturday afternoon in a rollover crash.

Forecasters are looking at showers and thunderstorms moving into Madison Monday afternoon and night, but that could be it as far as rain for the upcoming week.

America must renew its commitment to defending its allies overseas

State officials have signed a $79.8 million, 10-year contract with a former state lawmaker’s firm to provide a new test for Wisconsin elementary and middle school students that will replace the problematic Badger Exam that students took for the first…

Woodpecker love is no weirder than any other love, although even at my most twitterpated I was never driven to slam my snoot into solid steel at triphammer speed, as does the feathered fellow who has chosen to broadcast his…

You’re actually in sleep when you’re sleepwalking, specifically in deep sleep. This is why people don’t remember what they’re doing when they’ve walked in their sleep.

The hydrologic cycle describes the circulation of water from the ocean and other watery surfaces to the atmosphere and to the land.

Baseball

The first flash came at 8:15 on a Monday morning. Eyewitnesses remember it as a bolt of soundless light as if the sun had somehow touched down to the Earth.

Reunion: The 2016 Oscar Mayer Retirees’ Coffee will be held from 8 to 11 a.m. on June 6 at Rex’s Innkeeper, 301 N. Century Ave., in Waunakee. Cost: $8 per person. Checks should be made payable to and sent to:…

It's a great opportunity to send lots of Chicago fans home with smaller wallets and lowered expectations.

The UW senior establishes another conference mark in the event that eluded her a year ago.

The Badgers place all of their boats in the top three in posting their best finish since 2010.

The tulips in the center strip on West John Nolen Drive in Madison are just beautiful.

The State Journal reported Wednesday that Gov. Scott Walker made “a series of tweets in which he chided faculty for speaking out after recent changes to tenure but not taking as strong an action in response to student tuition increases…