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The Richland Center man died after losing control of his motorcycle Friday night in the town of Clyde, about 60 miles west of Madison, police said.

There’s a notion among many political consultants and pollsters that crowded primaries only cause frustrations for the eventual nominee and the party. They tell us that if partisans could just coalesce early around a single candidate for a top post…

A breakout day for a running back, a transfer defensive back solidifying his role and more from Badgers practice in Platteville.

LOS ANGELES — Marvel’s first family stumbled in theaters in its second weekend but still held on to the top spot at the box office.

NEW YORK — The requests have come in letters, emails and phone calls. The specifics vary, but the target is consistent: The U.S. Department of Justice is ramping up an effort to get voter data and other election information from…

Tips for your flowers, plants, trees and shrubs.

The agency responsible for President Trump's mass deportations agenda is launching a recruiting campaign.

Federal judges are demanding more help and attention as threats against them escalate.

One case was confirmed through testing at the Wisconsin State Laboratory of Hygiene, with eight other cases confirmed based on exposure and symptoms, DHS officials said in a statement.

After Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers decided not to run for a third term, Sabato's Crystal Ball, a political analysis newsletter put out by the Center for Politics, moved the Wisconsin race for governor from a rating of "leans Democratic" to…

Millions of years of weathering and erosion formed human-like shapes

Joe Gothard, Madison’s relatively new school superintendent, posed an important question last week: “Is it time for us to look to interject more choices, more options for families, for children to consider?”

How have devastating losses impacted former coaches and athletes who experienced them? We share the stories of those on the wrong side of history in our summer series.

Every August for the last 34 years, the National Mustard Museum, Hubbard Avenue's seediest establishment, rolls out the yellow carpet for National Mustard Day.

A reader weighs in with a weighty question.

After reading all the potential possibilities for the 1.7 miles of hard-to-get-to Lake Monona shoreline land, I can't believe the city and county are missing the mark on the best use: sustainable energy for the entire city fleet of electric…

I read the July 26 article "Path to a brighter future" about Operation Fresh Start and would like to enthusiastically endorse the program.

Regarding Tuesday's Wisconsin State Journal story "Statewide initiatives, local pantries take hit," people using food assistance benefits don’t need ideas on how to eat healthy, they need the discipline.

What Israel is doing in Gaza, with the help of the U.S., can be called collective punishment, ethnic cleansing or genocide. But whatever term is used, it is a historic crime against humanity. And it could not, would not, occur…