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The group, Majority Forward, is hammering Johnson and other Republican senators facing re-election this year in a string of online ads.

WASHINGTON -- Since President Obama nominated federal Judge Merrick Garland in March to serve on the U.S. Supreme Court, much effort on both sides of the political aisle has gone into determining his ideological leanings and how he would prospectively…

We usually do not complain when a commonly used consumer item gets cheaper, but first-class postage presents a bit of a special case. The sudden 2-cent drop in price, from 49 cents to 47 cents, makes a mockery of the…

A Dodgeville man was killed Thursday when his car drifted across a Grant County highway and hit a tanker trailer.

A construction project will shrink West Johnson Street in Downtown Madison down to one lane on Saturday, which could cause some traffic delays.

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Type “chicken recipe” into Google and watch as millions of suggestions line up, page after page, at your beck and call. There is no shortage of ways to cook our favorite bird. But often what I really want when I…

A 17-year-old Madison boy suffered an apparent broken leg Thursday when he started running across a street and was struck by a car.

Bernie Sanders’ promises are like music or candy to liberal Democrats. Free tuition for all. High-quality health care provided by the government as a matter of right, not charity. Help for the poor that would simultaneously reduce income inequality and…

A man stabbed in the chest on Thursday night in Downtown Madison is expected to live while his alleged attacker was taken to jail.

Two people suffered minor injuries Thursday night when their SUV was struck by a Metro Transit bus in Downtown Madison, the driver of the SUV ticketed for running a red light.

I have wanted to make this soup forever, and I have no idea what’s been stopping me.

Last week, 53 public school districts asked their local citizens for additional financial support through 71 referendum questions. Of those ballot issues, voters approved 55, or more than 77 percent.

The weather can't get much better for Madison than what we are experiencing in mid-April, and forecasts show the great weather continuing for the upcoming week.

Verona's City Council unanimously selected Troy Rost, who restored Middleton's famed Stamm House, to purchase and rehabilitate the city's oldest home.

OUR VIEW: The need for a simpler tax code is undeniable -- even in Washington, D.C.

We all know that chronic back pain is a #%*@). It can keep you from working, ruin your quality of life and destroy social relationships.

Orchestrate a night out for the UW-Madison Varsity Concert Band’s year-end show at 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday nights at the Kohl Center, 601 W. Dayton St. Director of Bands Michael Leckrone initiated the annual extravaganza in 1975. This year’s…

Kerry Washington knows her way around a media spectacle.