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What follows is for the benefit of one William James O’Reilly Jr. — “Bill” to his fans.

Photos of Jerry Kinnaman's kill spread widely online, prompting what he called a flood of angry messages from "bullies."

A venerable East Side floral shop closes its doors after 70 years.

Q: What does the crest on Madison East High School mean? The crest on the front of East High School, showing an open book and shield, bears the Latin phrase "ars sine scientia nihil est," whic…

A panhandle hooker, or Texas hooker, is a powerful storm that forms in the panhandles of Oklahoma or Texas.

Going into Monday night's game at Lambeau Field against the Atlanta Falcons, Rodgers has thrown 360 straight passes at home without an interception.

If Atlanta can keep the score close early, defensive coordinator Mike Nolan believes his team has a chance to pull a big upset.

Since 1918, the Empty Stocking Club has provided Christmas toys to needy children in the greater Madison area. You can help again this year. Send your gift online at emptystockingclub.com or m…

FOND DU LAC, Wis. (AP) — An extension ladder off Andy Land's back deck near his gas grill is a training ground for the Khumbua Icefall.

Sandra Kowalczyk, a reading specialist at Patrick Marsh Middle School, was one of 16 American teachers shortlisted Monday for the Varkey GEMS Foundation Global Teacher Prize.

Honors: Leadership Wisconsin has announced its 2014 Leadership Excellence Awards. Award winners from the area include: Luke Fuszard, of Middleton, 2014 Modeling the Way Award; Leadership Grea…

DALLAS — The Milwaukee Bucks have seen enough of the Dallas Mavericks.

If you think it's hard for you to flush the University of Wisconsin's embarrassing defeat in the Big Ten Conference championship football game out of your system, imagine what it's like for the team.

A day after one of the worst losses in program history, the University of Wisconsin football team found itself in elite company Sunday.

The No. 3 University of Wisconsin women’s hockey team produced goals in each of the first two periods and sophomore goalie Ann-Renee Desbiens made 21 saves en route to a 2-0 Western Collegiate…

Salvatore's Tomato Pies, the Madison location, is open after long last.

The No. 4 seed University of Wisconsin volleyball team (30-2) will face Big Ten Conference rival Ohio State (23-11) at 4 p.m. Friday in the NCAA Louisville regional semifinals at the KFC Yum! Center.

Arlene Silveira has announced she will not be running for re-election in April for a fourth term on the Madison School Board. After 9 years, she wants to use her time and energy for more hands…

Regarding ignition interlock devices to prevent drunken driving:

My wife and I own an electric car. We pay no road taxes for the first 30 or so miles driven each day on household electricity.