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Another portion of the mall has been converted to an open-air corridor

A Madison woman told police that an agave plant went missing from outside of her home Sunday.

I keep thinking we’re done with George Pataki — but like an order of bad clams, he keeps coming back up on me.

It’s that time of the year again when bikes take over the city streets on Sunday. Ride the Drive hits the road for the seventh year, with bicyclists, rollerbladers and walkers getting the righ…

UW-Madison doctors have approved a plan to merge UW Medical Foundation and UW Hospital, which is expected to go before the UW Board of Regents Thursday.

The Coulee Region has a rich history of municipal border battles — rich in rancor and very expensive for taxpayers. Thankfully, there’s a new spirit of leadership in western Wisconsin — a spir…

Madison police are investigating several cases of vandalism on the North and East sides after vehicle windows and mailboxes were damaged early Saturday morning.

Diana Hess, senior vice president of the Spencer Foundation in Chicago, has been named dean of the School of Education at UW-Madison.

Irish Lane in Fitchburg will be closed from Maple Avenue to Raceway Street Wednesday, starting at 8 a.m., for the replacement of a storm sewer culvert.

Construction has started at Highway 73 and Highway 12/18 near Cambridge and Deerfield.

Apparently, the Madison School District feels it should be the only educational organization in Madison with the opportunity to make progress.

I am frequently approached by people — whether friends and acquaintances, or total strangers — who want to ask or complain about something involving the university.

BASEBALL

Madison Memorial girls soccer player Gabrielle Lemkuil isn’t ready for her senior season to be finished. Not just yet.

Logan Michaels understands that success at the youth level doesn’t guarantee more victories in high school.

The Milwaukee Brewers moved a step closer toward resolution of left-hander Will Smith’s appeal of an eight-game suspension after the reliever made his case to Major League Baseball officials o…

ST. LOUIS — One night after the Milwaukee Brewers’ bullpen was extended in a 17-inning victory over Arizona, Mike Fiers came to the rescue.

An opportunity to work at one of the most prestigious addresses in the sports world prompted Greg Van Emburgh to resign as University of Wisconsin men’s tennis coach.

Officers were called to the area near Extended Stay America and the Johnson Bank building for a report of someone shot in the leg or foot. 

A La Follette High School sophomore who was expelled Monday for buying a marijuana cigarette at school will be able to return to school in the fall.