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Madison man arrested for alleged 6th drunken driving offense
A Madison man reported to be driving all over the road Sunday night was arrested for his alleged sixth drunken driving offense.
iPhone sale goes awry, buyer snatches it from seller
A Sun Prairie woman selling her iPhone on Craigslist met up with a buyer Saturday night at an East Side restaurant, but the buyer had no intention of spending money for the cellphone.
Beer Baron: Attention builds as O'so builds sour, barrel-aging program
On its seventh anniversary, the central Wisconsin brewery is looking to tap much larger markets with its specialty beers.
Live chat: What's next for Scott Walker and the Legislature?
Join state government reporters Mary Spicuzza and Matthew DeFour today at noon as they look ahead to Gov. Scott Walker's next four years.
La Crosse Tribune: Falling wages are hurting Wisconsin
Gov. Scott Walker wasted no time after his re-election Tuesday doing what he does best — getting out in Wisconsin to talk about his priorities.
Squad car jumper tried to be funny, officers not laughing
A Madison man who told police he was only trying to be funny was arrested Saturday after allegedly jumping on a police squad car, denting the hood.
Man mugged on North Side, police say
A Madison man was mugged on the city's North Side Sunday night by two men carrying guns.
Madison School District website down to repair 'security breach'
The website has been offline since Thursday.
State education officials asking again to change state's funding formula
For the third time in four years, state Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Evers proposes changing the way public schools are funded and increasing state aid.
'Spartacus' arrested, allegedly broke windows with extinguisher
A Madison man proclaiming to be Spartacus was arrested early Sunday for allegedly breaking windows with a fire extinguisher Downtown.
UW Med School gets largest ever $70 million grant
The UW-Madison School of Medicine and Public Health has been given it's largest grant ever, a $70 million, seven-year grant to continue research on asthma in inner-city children.
Nobody hurt in Janesville house fire
An electrical fire in an empty house in Janesville caused about $2,500 damage and no injuries Sunday afternoon.
Burglars leave with empty feeling, stole empty cartons of cigarettes
Two men who broke into a North Side store thought they hit the smoking jackpot by taking cartons of cigarettes, but the cartons were empty and they fled empty-handed.
Inmate saved from hanging in Dane County Jail
An 18-year-old man who tried to hang himself at the Dane County Jail early Monday was found by deputies and taken to a hospital where he recovered.
Fitchburg restaurant robbed at gunpoint, police say
A Fitchburg restaurant was robbed at gunpoint Sunday night by a man who fled with cash.
Dane County may demand cleanup vow from tar sands pipeline
Enbridge's huge 2010 spill in Michigan has officials worried about a rupture when the company triples the flow of crude through the county.
Michael Perry: Weather just might call for a torpedo heater
Nothing captures the changing seasons like that moment when your cousin the carpenter calls and says he wants his torpedo heater back.
Just Ask Us: City Council vs. Common Council
While the official name of Madison's local government is Common Council, it is referred to by the Wisconsin State Journal and in most common conversation as City Council.
Doug Moe: 'Foxcatcher' character coached wrestling in Madison
A highly touted new film, opening Friday in New York and Los Angeles, stars Mark Ruffalo as Dave Schultz, who spent several years as assistant wrestling coach at UW-Madison.
Ask the Weather Guys: What U.S. location has the lowest average wind speeds?
What location has the lowest average wind speed in the United States?