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A 68-year-old Madison man was mugged in his own home Wednesday afternoon by a man who pushed his way into the victim's home and stole his cellphone and wallet.

After a relatively cool Thursday in Madison, the weather should heat up heading into the weekend.

A mailbox vandalism spree in southern Green Lake County and the village of Markesan that took out 32 mailboxes has been stopped, with the arrest of four young people.

Three Madison men were mugged early Tuesday morning by three people who appeared to be driving around looking for someone to attack.

Feingold said he looks forward to campaigning with Clinton in Wisconsin.

Charles Seils, who has been athletics and activities director at Beloit Memorial High School, has been named the new athletic director at Madison West, it was announced Thursday.

UW-Madison will not have to change its affirmative action policies after the Supreme Court on Thursday rejected a challenge to the use of race in college admissions, officials said.

A visual artist who most recently taught arts education in Scotland has been named the director of the Arts Institute at UW-Madison.

Former UW offensive lineman Al Johnson also joined the Badgers' staff as a graduate assistant this spring.

A June 12 stabbing incident near Richland Center has resulted in charges against one man, with police still investigating the case.

Madison West's Patty Grimmer and Middleton's Grace Douglas make the second team.

Yoshihiro Kawaoka whose controversial work has sought to create more effective flu vaccines will receive a prestigious award from Japan's scientific academy.

Joshua Van Haften was arrested in April 2015 and charged with attempting to provide support to a terrorist group.

Blondies, or blond brownies, are one of those things that tend to get forgotten, ignored at the bottom of your mother’s ’70s-era recipe box (in my case), or in the recesses of pastry cases, in favor of flashier desserts, mostly…

The shoes cost $99 and will be officially released July 15.

A Madison man convicted of dealing heroin has been sentenced to one year, three months in federal prison.

Early risers in western Wisconsin should be able to see and hear the state's war against the gypsy moth.

A key member of the city of Madison's Planning Division has been selected by Mayor Paul Soglin as its new director.

The opening comes after the purchase of Chevy dealerships in Middleton and Stoughton.

I’ve always been a sucker for scallops. They’re sweet, meaty, cylindrical and bite-sized. This particular recipe puts scallops at the center of a skewer’s worth of very tasty kebabs. It requires no more than 15 minutes hands-on time and 40…