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A one-block stretch of a Downtown Madison street will be closed on Thursday for a construction project.

The Badgers will play the Hilltoppers at Camp Randall Stadium on Sept. 1, 2018 to open the season.

The Badgers' defense recorded six sacks during team drills Tuesday.

Madison Public Library's dedication to community service and engagement is being honored nationally.

In addition to Madison, other potential host cities include Atlanta, Austin, Dallas, Denver, Los Angeles, Minneapolis and San Francisco, along with international cities Hong Kong, Tel Aviv and Guadalajara.

A 75-year-old Madison woman was not hurt Monday night during a mugging on the city's East Side.

The University of Wisconsin softball team's doubleheader against North Dakota on Wednesday has been canceled due to inclement weather, the university announced on Tuesday.

A Madison man was knocked unconscious while a Madison woman kept her purse during a mugging early Tuesday on the city's East Side.

UW Health and UnityPoint Health-Meriter are affiliating with Agrace Hospice and Palliative Care, the organizations said Tuesday.

A motorcyclist who gave the finger to a car driver on the Beltline had a passenger in the car retaliate by pointing a gun at him, with the two men in the car arrested a short time later.

Madison police are investigating reports of multiple gunshots heard Monday night on the city's Southeast Side.

Two women allegedly tried to hide the fact of a crash in Brodhead Sunday night by taking the license plates off the crashed vehicle, but the driver ultimately admitted the ruse and was ticketed.

Food Fight Restaurant Group is closing Bluephies, its third restaurant, at the end of the month to make way for a new restaurant.

Two women were mugged Sunday night while standing outside a residence on Madison's Near East Side, by a man carrying a knife.

The new seasonal IPA from the Madison brewery is a dank, bitter brawler.

The old adage "If you don't like the weather, wait a day" fits perfectly in Madison on Tuesday.

There's still plenty of evidence to suggest voter ID behaved exactly as Republicans intended.

The apparent homicide was reported at 1:09 a.m. and arriving officers found one person dead and another with non-life threatening injuries, according to a police news release.

Michigan State sophomore defensive lineman Craig Evans, a former Sun Prairie athlete, left the football team for personal reasons, Spartans coach Mark Dantonio said in a release Monday.

“I don’t see anyone new getting into turkey hunting,” said Norm Sandmire of Richland Center. “I see the same people year after year. You might see a kid one year but then not see them again when they get into…