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Madison police on Tuesday arrested a Fitchburg man they say provided heroin to two people who nearly died from overdoses.

"It's been a tough week here in the Hoosier State," said Indiana Gov. Mike Pence, stepping to the microphone to address the backlash over the state's new Religious Freedom Restoration Act.

The Assembly sponsor pushing repeal of the payment of prevailing wages on government projects said the 2013-15 budget may be a more appropriate place for the measure. 

Sheriff seems to have had trouble remembering his conversation about marijuana with Gov. Scott Walker 

On Nov. 7, 1918, the Wisconsin State Journal declared in a banner headline: "PEACE! TRUCE IS SIGNED; YANKS TAKE SEDAN AS CONFLICT ENDS"

Wisconsin’s new attorney general, Brad Schimel, recently contended the state’s open government laws “are outdated and do not adequately address today's technological environment.” He promised …

Construction of the 35,000-square-foot project will begin this spring by Middleton-based Design Structures.

The Madison energy company said it plans to raise $150 million through the sale.

Balance, defiance of style and local sourcing are the hallmarks of the Green Bay brewery's beer. 

What it is: A powerful spice that comes from the flowering bud of a tropical evergreen. The tree was native to islands near Indonesia, known as the Spice Islands or the Maluku Islands but now …

NCAA amateurism rules prevent schools from selling merchandise with a player's name or likeness on them.

Faraway places possessing an aura of intrigue such as Broadway in New York City or Bora Bora in the South Pacific are often out of reach for the average person, yet there are exceptional alter…

Deviled eggs have moved way beyond traditional, with a variety of ingredients for many occasions.

As Wisconsin farmers prepare to start another spring of fieldwork, the latest census data are raising a troubling question about the future of agriculture in America’s Dairyland: Will Wisconsi…

When lightning struck in 2000, and Dick Bennett’s Badgers made the Final Four — like this year, in Indianapolis — we all knew it was a one-off.

This week's recipe received honorable mention in the State Journal's desserts category in 1969 and was submitted by Mrs. Robert Hora of Hillsboro.

April 1 is a famous day for practical jokes. On this day in 1942, restaurant owner Henry Rooney of La Crosse took great pleasure in playing a few on unsuspecting customers. Reporter Jerry Mori…

BASEBALL

The UW associate head coach can't avoid the task, but others still haven't viewed the final difficult moments of the national semifinal loss.

There are plenty of distractions to deal with during the week leading up to the Final Four, and University of Wisconsin men’s basketball coach Bo Ryan’s radar is on high alert to make sure the…