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After nearly 50 years as a golf rules official and advocate of the game, Madison's David Cookson has been named as the 2015 recipient of the Joe Dey Award from the United State Golf Association.

"I have no desire to," he said of talk of retirement. "I just want to catch more big bass and hunt more big deer and hear more turkeys gobble."

The Republican governor will return for a second term with broader GOP majorities in the Senate and Assembly.

Citizens for a Responsible Government and the state Government Accountability Board are asking a federal judge to let the state Supreme Court decide what type of campaign coordination is illegal.

Gov. Scott Walker, fresh off a resounding victory in the gubernatorial election on Tuesday, made a very important decision on Wednesday by selecting the Christmas tree that will stand in the S…

A scammer who doesn't want to hear the word "no" continues to call a Madison woman even after she's called police.

Dane County totals were down nearly 2% compared with last October, but still up slightly for the year.

A motorcyclist died Tuesday night from injuries suffered in a collision with a deer in Columbia County.

Police say Aaron Bouzek admitted to sexually assaulting four young girls, including a newborn infant, and taking nude photos of them. 

An 11-year-old boy walking on a Far West Side street Tuesday afternoon ran away from a stranger who mimicked his moves, Madison police said.

UW-Madison students trying to complete a Bucky Bucket List might want to think twice about some of those essential "things to do" before graduating, police say.

The Cross Plains Area Chamber of Commerce is hosting its fifth-annual business fair from 4 to 7 p.m. Nov. 13 in the fellowship hall of St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church, 2939 Thinnes St. 

A one-vehicle crash in which the driver was seriously injured closed down the southbound lanes of Highway 151 in Sun Prairie for several hours Tuesday night.

A convenience store clerk was struck in the head by a suspect wielding a hammer Tuesday night in Middleton, with the suspect fleeing the store without taking anything.

Writing a food column requires an assortment of ingredients, especially with the change of seasons that I happen to love with a passion.

Hook's 15-year cheddar remains popular and unique. 

This week's recipe received honorable mention in the State Journal's casseroles category in 1979 and was submitted by Kathy Hoffland of Madison.

Andrew Maraniss, son of best-selling author David Maraniss, stakes his own claim with a new biography of the first black basketball player in the Southeastern Conference.

It used to be that the first Tuesday in November was Election Day, but now it is the last day of Election Month.

On Saturday nights, camps often held “stag dances” with half of the hairy, bearded loggers acting the role of women.