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Unlocked vehicles seem to be easy pickings in Dane County.

Chances for severe weather to come through the Madison area have diminished Wednesday afternoon, but there still is a chance for strong thunderstorms late in the afternoon and into the night.

A one-block stretch of North Butler Street in downtown Madison will be closed for a good part of Thursday so work can be done on a building.

A man found staying at a lake cabin he hadn't rented was arrested Tuesday on multiple charges relating to break-ins in the area in Iowa County.

A restaurant serving Indian food, but not just Indian food, opened Friday in a location that was most famously home to Shakey's Pizza Parlor.

Department leaders tell Natural Resources Board members that budget constraints were a problem, but new solutions may appear soon.

New rules result from a new law passed earlier this year and pushed by Republican lawmakers and Gov. Scott Walker.

A Fennimore farmer was killed Monday night when he was run over by a self-propelled forage chopper.

Three boys ages 9, 10 and 12 and a 17-year-old teen were detained by Madison police early Wednesday morning, after being discovered inside a North Side elementary school.

When I was growing up, my father would take us to get fresh hot doughnuts from Krispy Kreme every Sunday. The cake doughnuts, covered in peanuts or dipped in sprinkles, were always my favorite. And to this day, I crave…

First-round tee times and pairings for the American Family Insurance Championship at University Ridge Golf Course on Friday.

Two men suffered life-threatening injuries early Wednesday morning when their car left a Dodge County road, struck a tree and overturned.

A Middleton woman who crashed her moped into the back of a car while allegedly driving drunk on Tuesday injured a Madison police officer trying to place her under arrest.

UW-Madison Police Chief Sue Riseling will retire in August, after being on the force for 25 years.

The finalists are appeals court judges Mark Gundrum and Thomas Hruz and lawyer Daniel Kelly.

John Nolen Drive will be closed to traffic on Saturday for the annual Shake the Lake fireworks show, while boaters will get more time to use Tenney Lock after the show.

A community leader is expressing outrage over the arrest of 18-year-old Genele Laird at East Towne Mall on Tuesday, calling the use of force by officers sickening and barbaric.

A Madison man sought as a suspect in an April 21 shooting on the city's South Side that left one person injured was arrested Monday in Minneapolis.

This week's recipe earned an honorable mention in the State Journal's 1976 cookbook and was submitted by Lisa Yanke of Plain.

Bowls used to evoke visions of Oliver Twist holding one while posing that fateful request: “Please sir, I want some more.” But Dickens’ famous waif has been pushed aside in my mind by another Brit, celebrity chef Nigella Lawson, who…