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Samba Baldeh is challenging Ald. Joe Clausius for the District 17 seat on Madison’s City Council. The election is April 7. (I) indicates incumbent.

Peng Her and Rebecca Kemble are seeking to succeed Ald. Anita Weier on the Madison City Council in District 18. The election is April 7.

Ald. John Strasser faces challenger Sheri Carter to represent the Madison City Council’s 14th District. The election is April 7. (I) indicates incumbent.

A documentary on German chemist Fritz Haber, the “father of chemical warfare,” sparked the idea for Judith Claire Mitchell’s new book, “A Reunion of Ghosts.”

In a rebuttal, one Hutterite member says the claims of those who left are riddled with "straight-faced lies, omissions and inaccurate information."

Mad City Badgers travel the country to find wheelchair basketball competition.

First-time author Carol Hansen calls herself a cultural observer. At age 84, she turned her powers of observation into a book for kids that introduces another culture’s version of Christmas.

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.

When Cheryl Beiersdorff, chief administrative officer at Attic Angel Community, was expecting her first child, a friend gave her some advice.

Procter & Gamble body sprays are the first major product for the line, for which 40 hires are also expected.

For the first time since 1997, the two candidates for Madison mayor have both served as elected city officials for the same years leading up to the general election.

Yahara Materials, of Waunakee, hopes to open a quarry on Highway 73 if it wins a bid to supply materials for the Interstate 39-90 construction project.

Nearly 150,000 childless adults with incomes below the poverty level might have to start paying premiums for BadgerCare under Gov. Scott Walker’s proposed budget.

His 13-year work history depicts an officer valued for having a cool head and expertise in first-aid and firearms.

Some advocates for the disabled and elderly have long pushed Dane County to adopt Family Care, saying more people would get home care, transportation, job assistance and other supportive servi…

Fill in the caption with a clever quip by Wednesday and win publication of your line with the cartoon in next Sunday’s newspaper. You’ll also receive a signed print of the cartoon by artist Ph…

The state Division of Criminal Investigation is determining what happened before, during and after the fatal police shooting of Tony Robinson two weeks ago.

A long distance friendship between Cross Plains and New York City marks a significant milestone.

No police department is perfect (and never will be). The question is: What more can police do to reduce the chances of another tragedy like the death of Tony Robinson?

Local artist David Williams is featured this spring at The Gallery at Yahara Bay Distillery. Williams uses watercolors as his main art form with an emphasis on vivid colors and emotional conte…