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Brewers: Jean Segura (broken pinkie) placed on disabled list
Just when the Milwaukee Brewers thought they were getting healthy, the team learned it will be without another key player.
Four men face felony charges after fights in bar and apartment
Nyajah B. Bass charged with substantial battery after allegedly stabbing a Madison man in Madhatters Bar on April 16.
Charles Krauthammer: Republicans should save Obama (on trade)
WASHINGTON — That free trade is advantageous to both sides is the rarest of political propositions — provable, indeed mathematically. David Ricardo did so in 1817. The Law of Comparative Advan…
Beloit man already facing 96 sex-crime charges in Rock County has two more added in federal court
David Wenzel, a registered lifetime sex offender, was charged in federal court with two counts of producing child pornography.
Reports: Shots fired on Southwest Side
Madison police are in the area of Prairie and Hammersley roads in Madison's Southwest side after several reports of shots being fired in the area.
Liberalism isn't helping black America -- Andy Anderson
It's amazing how much the media hates the truth.
WEDC is costing taxpayers dearly -- Thomas Bartell
It has now become abundantly clear that the mess at the Wisconsin Economic Development Corp., the governor’s pet project, is irretrievable, and costing the taxpayers of this state dearly.
Pay fair wage for our infrastructure -- Dave Johnson
Our Republican-controlled state government has made a continual attack on workers wages. There was Act 10, the repeal of an equal pay law for women, right-to-work and now the repeal of prevail…
Police protocal in Madison must change -- Karen Ecklund
I feel sick watching the police video of what happened the night Tony Robinson was shot.
Abrahamsom should give up quixotic effort -- Walter Gray
Justice Shirley Abrahamson seems to be windmill tilting like Don Quixote with her almost certainly futile attempt to retain her position as chief justice of the Wisconsin Supreme Court. I vote…
Limit what food lawmakers can purchase too -- Brent Christianson
I have a modest proposal concerning our elected officials who want to limit what food can be purchased with food stamps and add drug testing to those who seek state aid.
Concern for climate shouldn't be partisan -- Terry Hansen
I am saddened to watch our state and federal governments continue to bicker about climate change. It just doesn't make sense to make the permanent changes to the Earth’s physics and chemistry …
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Pay fair wage for our infrastructure
Two Madison men sentenced to 17 years in prison for robbing six area businesses
Peter Meeker and Karl Kreier were sentenced for six charges of armed robbery that police say occurred during a two-week crime spree last fall.
Indictment charges Fitchburg man with armed robberies
Raequon Allen charged with brandishing a revolver when he robbed two West-Side gas stations in late January.
State residents can safely dispose of their prescription drugs Saturday
The goal of Drug Take Back Day is to provide a safe, convenient and responsible way people can dispose of their prescription medications.
Madison area businesses are urged to adopt, write down diversity goals
A conference presented Thursday looked at diversity in businesses in the eight-county Madison area.
Badgers football: Start times set for Purdue, Illinois, Maryland games
The Big Ten Conference announced start times for three more University of Wisconsin football games Thursday afternoon.
Hookham, Ruth M.
RIO - Ruth M. Hookham, age 92, passed away peacefully Friday, May 8, 2015, at the Columbia Healthcare Center in Wyocena, surrounded by her loving family.
Moen, Amos
MOUNT HOREB / BLANCHARDVILLE - Amos Moen, age 98, of Mount Horeb, Wis., died on Tuesday, May 12, 2015, at Ingleside Nursing Home in Mount Horeb.