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

Many of the world's religions require their adherents to believe stuff that's really hard to swallow.

Since I did not know any of the candidates running for school board, I made the effort to attend the Sun Prairie School Board candidate forum on March 5. It was a very informative experience.

Many thanks to park staff for another fantastic season of skating at Tenney Park in Madison.

I have been watching the debate about oil pipelines and leaky oil railroad cars.

While we celebrate the Wisconsin basketball team on the Sports page, the front section of the paper continues to document the destruction of the same university.

When I decided not to run for re-election to the Madison City Council, I wanted to make sure the person replacing me was intelligent, strong and caring. Most important, this person must have a…

The Wisconsin Investment Board is not buying used $50 items off Craig's List and paying with official checks for $1,900, then requesting the difference be returned, along with the item.

Health IT start-up Redox is participating in two business accelerators this year.

Award-winning former deputy secretary of the Wisconsin Department of Transportation said he is committed to helping find solutions to the racial disparities plaguing the Madison area.

JANESVILLE - Janice M. Stearns, age 76, a longtime Janesville resident, passed away early Thursday morning, March 26, 2015, at Aster Retirement Assisted Living in Monroe, Wis., where she has r…

DALEYVILLE / MOUNT HOREB - Imogen "Ann" Sonby, age 77, of Mount Horeb, died on Thursday, March 26, 2015, at Ingleside Nursing Home.

RIDGEWAY - Burnell McDermott, age 95, of Ridgeway, passed away on Thursday, March 26, 2015, at Upland Hills Nursing & Rehab Center in Dodgeville.

MADISON - Billie Jean Pierstorff, age 76, went home to meet her Lord and Savior Jesus on Thursday, March 26, 2015, from her home in Madison, where she lived all her married life and raised her…

The DOJ has turned over its final reports to prosecutors on the events that led up to Madison police Officer Matt Kenny's killing of Tony Robinson.

The class, offered since 2011, made nearly 400 residents eligible for down payment assistance last year.

Afghanistan’s new president, Ashraf Ghani, came to Washington this week and expressed something that we hadn’t heard from his predecessor, Hamid Karzai: gratitude. Ghani praised the sacrifices…

Wide receiver Robert Wheelwright makes some big plays, while the goal-line defense makes three impressive stops.

UW Health has joined UnitedHealthcare's network of providers, giving the insurance company's 1.4 million members in Wisconsin direct access to UW Health. Most of the members are in eastern Wisconsin.

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A former Dane County sheriff's deputy has changed his plea to guilty in the killings of his wife and sister-in-law.