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The donor of the $1 million to help preserve land near Holy Wisdom Monastery has been revealed as Pleasant Rowland, who lives nearby.

Nicholas Ramirez created a personalized skateboard company in April with the twofold goal of offering one-of-a-kind skateboards to his customers in addition to supporting a variety of charitie…

Police are currently searching for a suspect in a robbery at Rocky's Liquor Store Saturday morning, according to a Madison Police Department report.

A party on Crescent Road early Saturday morning turned violent after several shots were fired outside the home.

A rainy end to the Badger's Homecoming weekend will bring lots of sun and possibly snow in the coming week, according to forecasters.

No TV show embraced Halloween quite like “Roseanne” did, way back in the dark ages of late-1980s prime time.

With Ebola fears and election politics likely driving up many people’s blood pressure and stress hormones, it’s time to take a deep breath.

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.

Earlier this month, Malala Yousafzai became the youngest person ever to win the Nobel Peace Prize. The book that tells her dramatic story of standing up for education while being persecuted by…

A few of the many arts events happening around Madison this week:

The Postal Service's Jeff Williamson was in Madison recently to talk about the state of the organization.

In the full flow of stories about the two John Doe investigations and the release of more shady emails from past Scott Walker staffers, we often miss the impact of those stories on 2014.

Smaller, independent auto service operators rely on word of mouth and personal connections to help them compete with the big dealerships.

The irony of the waning days of a campaign is that it's the time when people are paying the most attention but the candidates are least likely to say anything of substance, as focused on ralli…

But with little political experience and a hostile Republican Legislature, that could be easier said than done.

After surviving massive protests and a recall, Gov. Scott Walker's re-election -- and presidential -- prospects are uncertain.

Democrat Susan Happ and Republican Brad Schimel find little common ground as they seek to become the state's next attorney general.

Hip-hop music legend Darryl "DMC" McDaniels of Run-DMC fame collaborates on a music video with 18-year-old Sam "Pretty Boy Hefner" Wright of Madison.

WASHINGTON — If politicians preying upon your attentions this season fail to inspire, you might seek common cause with the beasts — the four-legged variety rather than those running for office.

Tips for your flowers, trees and shrubs.