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Heavy rain fell in the Janesville area Thursday afternoon, but the storms missed Madison so far, with chances diminishing later in the night.

Six employees at a Southeast Side recycling plant were sickened Thursday afternoon by an unknown airborne substance released from a container in a pile of material, officials said.

Police said that over an eight-month period, the officer spent about four to six hours during each workday making personal calls from his department-issued phone, fabricated his work logs 146 times, lied to a supervisor about what he did during…

Fifteen activists and community leaders filed civil rights complaints Thursday with the U.S. Department of Justice and the U.S. Attorney, seeking investigations into the arrest of Genele Laird by Madison police on June 21, and into use of force practices…

A Madison woman stopped by police in McFarland early Thursday morning was arrested for her alleged eighth driving while intoxicated offense.

That's down slightly from 2012 when there was a competitive Republican primary race for U.S. Senate.

Arians plans to attend South Dakota State. He averaged 15.8 points and led the Crusaders in rebounding last season.

A former Dane County Sheriff's deputy who was fired earlier this month after investigators said she brought contraband to an inmate in jail was charged Thursday with five felonies.

Murphy, a 5-foot-11 guard, helped lead the Cardinals to a share of the Big Eight Conference regular-season boys basketball crown.

Two Janesville Police officers are being investigated internally after one officer was arrested in Arizona for alleged drunken driving and the other officer arrested in Janesville for alleged disorderly conduct, department officials said.

Donald Trump's campaign has denied press credentials to a number of disfavored media organizations, but on Wednesday in Waukesha, the campaign of his running mate, Indiana Gov. Mike Pence, went even further.

A Blooming Grove auto repair shop was struck by thieves overnight, with 10 customer vehicles broken into, authorities said.

UnityPoint Health-Meriter and St. Mary's Hospital in Madison received five stars, the best score possible, in a new rating system released this week by the federal government. UW Hospital got four stars.

They are claiming "shareholder oppression."

A Janesville man was arrested Wednesday when authorities allegedly found 39 marijuana plants and over 30 pounds of processed pot at his residence.

Is quinoa a grain or seed? How do you prepare quinoa so it’s not mushy?

A three-vehicle crash in the town of Rutland Wednesday has now claimed a second life.

The stick was the cave cook’s first utensil, no doubt. And handy, once they installed fire. A deft union of form and function, a stick serves as pot, potholder, plate and fork — in one.

Motorists will share streets with canoes and kayaks in Downtown Madison Saturday morning, during the running of the 37th annual Paddle & Portage event.