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Isn't it amazing that JDS Development landed the Exact Sciences headquarters for Judge Doyle Square?

It is interesting that in his Thursday guest column, "Now the real effort for justice in the courts begins," attorney Jeff Scott Olson points out that one of the hurdles in seeking justice for…

As a white middle-class senior citizen, I find the comments coming from various factions, including the police, about addressing problems of black economics offensive. The comments deflect fro…

The state Legislature and University of Wisconsin are not likely to shoot themselves in the foot by ending faculty tenure. But let's remember why tenure is so important: Faculty should be risk-takers.

The center fielder says he hopes to play tonight in a series opener at Detroit.

The Family Food Fest was designed to highlight the successful Farm to School program with its snack and salad bar programs.

My daughter went to get her driver's permit at the state Department of Transportation. She was told by the clerk that she had neglected to fill out one line on the form, the part where you ind…

BELMONT / LINDEN - Debora A. "Woody" Popp, age 56, of Belmont, died in her sleep on Saturday, May 16, 2015, due to a heart attack.

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Gov. Scott Walker's top aides pressed for a taxpayer-funded $500,000 loan to a now-defunct Milwaukee construction company that was collapsing and created no jobs, accordin…

Your vehicle is your home away from home. It collects clutter as you chauffeur kids back and forth and run errands. Perhaps it even serves as a second office for you.

The Rev. Leonard Thompson Sr. arrived at the historically black church just three weeks before the police shooting of an unarmed black man.

David Van Sickle, 44, heads Propeller Health, a Madison company whose sensor and app technology is designed to reduce asthma attacks and ease the distress of COPD, or chronic obstructive pulmo…

Hand[led] is a collaborative art exhibit featured in the Playhouse Gallery of the Overture Center. Human hands; the objects we handle, touch and use daily; and how we handle each other in thou…

Just Read It is a regular feature in which the State Journal seeks recommendations from authors, literary enthusiasts and experts, focused on the contributor’s particular genre of expertise.

In the author’s note at the back of Ann Bausum’s latest book for young readers, “Stonewall: Breaking Out in the Fight for Gay Rights,” Bausum tells the story of how her book came to be.

Nikki Anderson started out in social work — and found a way to make change.

The loan was never repaid; it’s one of numerous agency awards that have raised questions since it was created under Walker.

After nearly doubling production over the past 10 years, Wisconsin-made specialty cheese have spurred overall growth of state cheese industry.

Dan Aultman bought the business after "Jelly Jim" Schroeder died in 2011. Aultman died May 6. 

After the controversy of the past two months, Kenny could be in uncharted territory if he returns to the field.