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It's sort of sad when the public has to be told that legitimate work being done by utility crews is not a scam, but that's how it is today in Madison.

The University of Wisconsin's Homecoming football game vs. Illinois on Nov. 12 will start at 2:30 p.m. CT, the Big Ten announced on Wednesday.

If weather allows, planes will take to the skies on Wednesday to spray selected sites in Southwestern Wisconsin to rid the areas of gypsy moths.

In certain parts of the country, a good three-bean salad is almost always the anchor to a potluck or picnic, the kinds of gatherings where sturdy, crowd-pleasing, portable — and frankly inexpensive — food is wanted.

Madison and most of southern Wisconsin started Wednesday in a fog, with the fog expected to clear by mid-morning only to be replaced with rain and storms later in the day, forecasters say.

After spending the past 51 years as an adult homeowner on Madison’s Northeast Side, one might assume that I’d know my way around the neighborhood. Apparently, though, I don’t.

Each week, we’re pulling a classic recipe out of the State Journal archives and sharing it here as it was originally printed years ago. Remember, ingredients and cooking techniques change over time so you may want to make some adjustments…

You can wrap just about anything in a freshly made corn tortilla, hot off the comal or griddle, and it’ll be wonderful.

Dane County Executive Joe Parisi has a proposal in hand for a $52 million development at the Alliant Energy Center, but the County Board appears unlikely to depart from a sweeping planning process for the 164-acre expo complex.

Lyme disease, a bacterial infection that in Wisconsin was mostly confined to the northwest part of the state years ago, has become a statewide problem.

Bites from lone star ticks can cause people to develop antibodies to a carbohydrate, called alpha-gal, found in beef, lamb, pork and venison, doctors have reported.

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“Let no one be mistaken: Donald Trump’s candidacy is a cancer on conservatism, and it must be clearly diagnosed, excised and discarded,” former Texas Gov. Rick Perry declared 10 months ago. Trump’s candidacy, Perry added, represents “a toxic mix of…

We love brunch, but we love it even more in the spring, when sunlight flickers through the early buds and life vibrates with fresh starts.

The first major item on Nigel Hayes’ agenda Tuesday was a 7:15 a.m. final exam in business law.

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Football coach J.C. Dawkins and freshman basketball coach Tommy Smith appear on WISC-TV to allege a "deep systemic problem" with racial imbalance at Madison West.

Eight varsity games, eight JV games are set for Waunakee High School (varsity) and Ripp Park (JV).

Emmet Herb shoots 74 as all four Cardinals break 80 for a team score of 302.