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The comments came at roundtable discussion on the perceived militarization of police.

University of Wisconsin men’s hockey coach Mike Eaves plans to reconnect with an old associate before deciding how to rebuild his staff.

All five golfers in the Crusaders' lineup break 80 as Edgewood opens a 12-stroke lead on defending champion Middleton.

Each year it seems gatherers are faced with the same scenario. The difficulty comes in two forms: When to begin searching and where to begin exploring.

The $26.3 million facility will serve as a base of company operations for North, Central and South America.

Saturday's letter to the editor "Show compassion for the homeless" asked whether anyone thinks it is easy to be homeless. It stated, "few are homeless by choice."

It was with profound sadness that I read the April 25 article “Soglin cracks down on drifters.” Mayor Paul Soglin recently won an election in which one of his promises was to help citizens liv…

Recently in Iowa, Gov. Scott Walker said the John Doe investigation was nothing more than a political witch hunt.

Hats off to the Madison Public Library for its handling of the installation of Mike Lroy’s painting “Don’t Shoot,” and to the Wisconsin and Madison Professional Police associations for issuing…

So this is how democracy works?

‘Don’t Shoot’ offers glimmer of hope

The Greek organization community at UW-Madison took another hit on Wednesday, with the Alpha Epsilon Pi fraternity terminated on campus.

The mayor says full rehabilitation of Municipal Building at one time is the only viable option.

Charles A. Blissett, 32 of Madison, was arrested on tentative charges of resisting or obstructing an officer. He also had an outstanding warrant for robbery with force.

Gov. Scott Walker's signature legislation that significantly diminished collective bargaining rights for most public employees did not apply to the Madison School District when contracts it ha…

The Cheesecake Factory going into West Towne Mall will be the California restaurant chain's first Wisconsin presence outside of the Milwaukee area.

John Koskinen has some ‘splaining to do.

It's easy to forget that the overwhelming majority of Muslims in the United States are peaceful and law-abiding. 

WAUNAKEE/ VERONA - Romain G. Kessenich, age 85, died on Monday, May 4, 2015, at Four Winds Manor in Verona. He was born Aug. 15, 1929, to Gerald and Pearl (Borchers) Kessenich. He married Arle…

MADISON - Robert B. Packard was the beloved husband of Lucille (nee Bahr) Packard; loving father of Scott D. Packard and Steven D. (fiancée, Kim Taddeucci) Packard; and cherished grandfather o…