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MILWAUKEE — A stretch of four games in five nights got off to a good start for the Milwaukee Bucks.

Columbia County officials have identified the two people killed Monday in a crash near Pardeeville.

Several West Side engine and ladder trucks were called to the garage, where a car was on fire inside one of the service bays.

Alyssa Lemirande scores 14 of her team-high 21 points in the extra sessions and Bria Lemirande adds 15 points for the victorious Cardinals.

Tuesday's release is the fourth involving evidence gathered during the first "John Doe" investigation involving Gov. Scott Walker's campaign.

The chants and rallying cries of Ferguson, Missouri, came to Downtown Madison on Tuesday.

State Rep. Bill Kramer, sentenced to five months in prison Tuesday on charges of sexual assault, is the latest in a series of lawmakers punished for committing crimes while in office.

Now St. Louis must make the most of it

Jerry Kill’s first year at Minnesota was anything but hopeful.

I am not a lawyer, so I can’t analyze the legalities of President Barack Obama's executive action for illegal immigrants. But I can read the Constitution, and Article I, Section 1 says all leg…

Friday's letter to the editor “Keystone pipeline is worth the risks” fails to specify the risks or rewards of the pipeline.

The Keystone pipeline should be approved. The oil that environmentalists object to will be extracted and shipped south, whether environmentalists, President Barack Obama, or Congress approve o…

President Barack Obama was bound to rile up the right last week with his move on immigration.

Reproductive freedom, marriage equality and death with dignity are buzz words that have gained a lot traction in this country. They are used by much of the media, members of the government inc…

The Madison Memorial High School boys and girls soccer teams have both been honored by the NSCAA for excellence in the classroom as recipients of the Team Academic Award for the 2013-14 school year.

The city of Madison sued the state Department of Health Services and its secretary on Tuesday over the department's refusal to accept emergency mental health commitments at Mendota Mental Heal…

Significant fire damage reported to one vehicle while smoke damaged the entire service bay area at the Goodyear Auto Service Center on the West Side.

Of the 2,981 Madison teachers eligible to vote, 88 percent voted to remain certified. 

Jack and Julie Sosnowski are venturing outside of their two-block State Street and Capitol Square radius with a new German restaurant.

SAUK CITY - Kori Jo Maier, age 24, died on Saturday, Nov. 22, 2014, at UW Hospital in Madison.