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Larry Avila, the former business editor of the the Post-Crescent in Appleton, has joined the Wisconsin State Journal as its new business editor.

BluDiagnostics is working on a fertility test for women based on hormone levels in their saliva.

The American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists has warned no scientific evidence exists to support such a process.

At a listening session aimed a rebuilding his standing after his failed presidential run, Gov. Scott Walker suggested teachers should be paid for their performance like Green Bay Packers players.

A resident fired a single shot at an intruder in his apartment.

Madison's number is up 2.3 percent.

Nationally, acreage dedicated to corn is up 7 percent from last year while Wisconsin farmers planted 5 percent more.

Police said the money was returned to the victim.

The month of July was 19 minutes young and the lights of Camp Randall Stadium still beamed onto the turf field, where University of Wisconsin men’s basketball coach Greg Gard and UW football coach Paul Chryst stood posing with fans…

Pedestrians and bicyclists will still be able to access businesses and residences on State Street during the closure.

Police said the suspect struck the victim numerous times and took the victim's wallet.

Economists sometimes measure the strength of the labor market by comparing the number of unemployed persons to the number of job openings.

Local sculpture artist Steven Feren has opened a gallery to present his own work and work of other artists whose work he admires.

Wisconsin's Department of Justice has launched a new website for residents to apply for and renew concealed carry weapon licenses.

The worker was pinned in a machine while cleaning scrap from underneath a cycling laser cutter.

Summertime is harvest time for sweet stone fruits: apricots, peaches, plums, nectarines and plumcots, a hybrid of a plum and an apricot. Plumcots have been around at least since the days of Luther Burbank, who named them. They’re also known…

Here's how members of Wisconsin's congressional delegation voted on major issues this week.

WASHINGTON — Watching Hillary Clinton beaming sidewise on stage as Elizabeth Warren taunted Donald Trump brought the Wrigley twin ditty to mind: Double your pleasure, double your fun, with double good, double good, Doublemint gum.

Strawberry shortcake has always been a favorite dessert of mine — it reminds me of the carefree days of summer at my grandparent’s house, where we’d buy strawberries by the pound and eat them in just about everything.