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Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton are leading in the polls. We will watch them fight for the lead.

Dane County District Attorney lsmael Ozanne is soft on crime.

We call our country the land of the free and the home of the brave. We fight to stand for what's right, and we want our American soldiers to protect us.

The search continued on Friday for Kortney Moore, who police said on Thursday is wanted for the third of three related homicides in the Madison area that happened within just over three weeks of one another.

CHICAGO — So let’s just posit that Hillary Clinton wins the presidency in November because her opponent, Donald Trump, is so off-putting that African-Americans, Hispanics, Asian-Americans — and others Trump has insulted — come out to the polls in droves.

The metal artist will be honored Thursday by the Madison Trust for Historic Preservation

The Madison/Milwaukee gener8tor accelerator has mentored more than 40 young companies since 2012.

Gov. Scott Walker announced a series of changes in Wisconsin's chronic wasting disease plan Friday, calling for more studies and guidelines for the deer farm industry but rejecting suggestions to resume thinning the state's herds.

Dane County will issue domestic partnership declarations to opposite sex-couples, giving them the same legal benefits of same-sex couples, Dane County Clerk Scott McDonell said Friday.

In 48 states, there are more public sector employees (federal, state, and local government) than people working in manufacturing. Only two states have more manufacturing jobs than government jobs.

Some non-conference events face cancellation (will not be rescheduled) because the end of the regular season is coming up.

Since the 2012 Olympic Trials, Heather Koehl made four U.S. World Cup teams as one of the country’s top female archers.

DEFOREST - Adeline F. Marty, age 102, passed away on Wednesday, May 11, 2016, at Artisan Assisted Living in DeForest. She was born on Aug. 7, 1913, in Fisk, Wis., the daughter of William and Augusta (Schiefelbein) Trapp.

BLUE MOUNDS TOWNSHIP - Earl Shelstad, age 78, died on Thursday, May 12, 2016, at his home. Funeral arrangements are pending at the Ellestad Camacho Funeral Home, 500 N. 8th St., Mount Horeb, Wis.

GREEN BAY / NEW LISBON - Cora Rae Friske, age 16, of Green Bay/New Lisbon, drifted into God's heavenly arms on Wednesday, May 11, 2016. She was born May 26, 1999, in Wisconsin Rapids, Wis.

Madison native Jerry Kelly is in contention for his first win in more than seven years at the Players Championship at TPC Sawgrass in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida.

The GOP senator says as a businessman he sympathizes with the presumptive nominee getting up to speed on policy.

Outdoor activities might get a little wet in Madison Friday afternoon into the evening, as a cold front starts moving through the region.

When my little girl was born shortly after President Barack Obama’s first presidential victory, I wrote a journal entry infused with my optimism about her future. Still giddy over the election of the nation’s first black president, I wrote confidently…