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It was good to visit my neighbor Tom this week. It had been too long. I can see his shed from my ridge — it’s just a shade under 2 miles as the crow flies, and not much farther by…

Most homeless people are not routinely causing problems for police, a study finds, but a core group of chronic offenders burns through resources.

In principle, a wormhole-like scenario is possible, but a wormhole tends to close before objects or other matter could pass through it.

In the course of a day, John Haines experiences both monotony and hardship.

A controversial proposal making its way through city committees would bar people from sleeping or lying on Downtown sidewalks during the day.

A heat wave is a period of abnormally and uncomfortably hot and usually humid weather.

Casey Seelow drew a bases-loaded walk in the bottom of the ninth to score Tony Grannis with the winning run as host Monona defeated Eastern Section co-leader Portage 4-3 in a Home Talent League amateur baseball game on Sunday.

INDIANAPOLIS — Kyle Busch spent most of this weekend hearing about a historic sweep.

The closing day of the fair Sunday featured goal, horse and pony judging.

MILWAUKEE — On July 22 of last year, the Milwaukee Brewers used the following lineup in a game against the Cleveland Indians:

BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — Right-hander Weston Wuethrich allowed single runs in each of the first three innings and the Madison Mallards weren’t able to recover, suffering a 4-2 loss to Battle Creek in a Northwoods League amateur baseball game Sunday.

Not only was Abrahamson an internationally-known geneticist, but he had amazing people skills, his friends said Sunday, the day after he died at 88.

SAN FRANCISCO — Move over, Alcatraz; clear some way, cable cars; and back off, Mickey: Silicon Valley is giving San Francisco and other Golden State attractions a run for their money when it comes to drawing hordes of tourists.

Tuesday’s article “Website debuts with UW study on depression” provided a wonderful description of the launch of the online project at healthexperiencesusa.org.

The Kohler Company proposal for a golf course in Sheboygan County will wreak havoc on land near the Kohler-Andrae State Park and Lake Michigan. We should all be wary of the impact of a golf course near the lake edge…

Regarding the attempted military coup in Turkey, the State Journal reported: "Friday night’s sudden uprising by a faction of the military appeared to take the government — and much of the world — by surprise." So surprised that they rounded…

The Centers for Disease Control has recommended physical therapy as a safe non-opioid alternative for chronic pain sufferers.

Jill Stein of the Green Party is running for president and proposes forgiving student debt. As an economic jump-start, it seems like a good idea.

The Black Lives Matter advocacy group disrupted Wednesday night's Concerts on the Square.

MILWAUKEE — Anthony Rizzo hit a three-run double in the seventh inning and the Chicago Cubs rallied from a four-run deficit to beat the Milwaukee Brewers 6-5 on Sunday.