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Artists may be compelled to create not only for the purpose of making something visually pleasing, but also as a way of expressing their concerns regarding political or social issues. The “Our Good Earth” exhibit at Madison Museum of Contemporary…

Mom hopes kid is heading to camp in winning caption Cheryl Bentley of Madison is this week’s You Toon winner.

Johnson overcomes the uncertainty of a penalty looming over his head to win his first major on Sunday at Oakmont Country Club.

The prevailing wisdom — fueled by a pair of previous 18th-hole miscues — was that if he ever did win a major championship, someone else would have to give it to him. Instead they tried Sunday to take one away…

There was no singular moment where things went wrong for Lowry, just 18 holes of average to mediocre golf when something far better was required.

Austin Haugen hit a sacrifice fly in the 13th inning to give visiting Cambridge a 4-3 victory over Deerfield in a Home Talent League Southeast Section baseball game Sunday afternoon.

The right-hander allows just three hits over seven strong innings.

Former UW swimmer Drew teDuits is pursuing his Olympic dream in the 100-meter backstroke.

Milwaukee falls to 1-6 on trip with two games left in Oakland.

I’ve always admired the way appointed committee members and elected representatives work well with city of Madison staff. I’m very familiar with this working partnership as a result of having served for some years on the Plan Commission, the Library…

I have to respond to Wednesday’s letter to the editor about the possibility of F-35As coming to Truax Field.

Everyone can admit that owning a gun is serious business. So why, then, were handguns stolen out of three -- yes, three -- different unlocked cars in DeForest recently?

Modern times has brought many things: television, movies, video games, internet blogs. We now have platforms for voices that were previously unheard -- both good and bad, positive and negative.

If I was with someone and witnessed that person committing a murder, and if I did nothing about it, I would be an accessory to murder -- even if I did not take any part in the process.

Yes, Hitler.

Players including Jared Abbrederis and alumni LeRoy Butler and Robert Brooks made bedside visits Sunday to patients at Madison's Veterans Hospital.

The road was named for farmers John and Warren Gammons who owned land near the road during the 1800s.

MCFARLAND - Tim Ring passed away on June 16, 2016, at his home after a brief illness. Tim was born on Dec. 27, 1951, in Madison, Wis., the son of Don and Florine (Ballweg) Ring.

STOUGHTON - Lucille P. Kreitling, age 84, passed away on Saturday, June 18, 2016, at Azura in Stoughton. Arrangements are pending. A full obituary will appear on Tuesday. Please share your memories of Lucille at www.cressfuneralservice.com.