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Mike Koval said he will stridently oppose any changes to its policy for the use of deadly force out of concern for officer safety.

It’s time to read the book.

Even if it's disconnected from the brain, the heart will continue to beat at a set rate.

Often, record high summer temperatures occur on days with very little cirrus cloud and very little haze in the sky.

Wisconsin photographer Todd Lundeen specialized in images from India, Nepal and Thailand.

The U.S. Supreme Court got it half right recently when it partially walked back an earlier decision to allow drug-sniffing police dogs to check your car during a traffic stop.

The fire department places a mutual aid request and surrounding departments send in engines with water tankers.

The other two Midwest governors offer a distinct form of pragmatic politics that differs sharply from that of their combative counterpart in Wisconsin.

One of the music world’s brightest talents is coming to Madison this week to perform in the dark.

With Darth Chief as his alter ego, Rory Erler Wakemup electrifies a museum gallery.

Antetokounmpo was suspended one game without pay by the NBA on Saturday for running over Chicago Bulls forward Mike Dunleavy.

Scholarship: Women In Focus, an organization working on behalf of students of color, has given 14 scholarships to area students in the amount of $2,500 each. The recipients are as follows: LaF…

Freshman Kelsey Jenkins drove in a pair of runs with a double in the third inning, but that wasn’t enough Sunday afternoon as the University of Wisconsin softball team lost 3-2 to Rutgers in i…

The driver of the motorcycle was flown to UW Hospital by Med Flight with life-threatening injuries. His passenger was taken to UW Hospital by ambulance with serious injuries, the sheriff's dep…

The skipper was let go after the team followed up its historic 2014 collapse with the worst record in baseball through the first month of 2015.

Almost a dozen political leaders honored the life of Bob Kastenmeier Sunday before a crowd of almost 300 at Monona Terrace.

Town of Madison police say they are investigating the crash as a possible suicide.

Going on 68 years old, I am suddenly realizing just how naive I've been about human intellect. I thought our species was advancing and becoming more intelligent.

The answer to poverty, anger, despair and much more in our country is jobs, jobs, jobs.

Last week's editorial “No excuse for ignoring DUI deterrents” highlighted state Rep. Jim Ott's proposed legislation for higher penalties for drunken driving.