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The Dane County Clean Sweep facility will be closed on three upcoming holidays, Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year's Day.

News that Orson Welles' last film will finally be released has cheered many, including a former State Journal reporter who is in it.

Late this summer, my wife and I found ourselves engaged in a procedural disagreement involving a woodstove. Specifically, she wanted to proceed in one direction, and I wanted to proceed in another.

What do flashing yellow lights on school buses mean in Wisconsin?

You don't need a photo identification card to vote. If you need to register to vote, a photo ID could make it easier, but you don't need to show one.

A Madison man who almost hit a squad car on the Beltline in Middleton was arrested Saturday night for alleged intoxicated driving and for having bags of marijuana in his vehicle.

Enjoy the mild temperatures Monday in Madison, because we probably won't have close to 60 the remainder of the week.

Auditors contend they are protecting taxpayers, but birth control advocates suspect political motives in Medicaid payment dispute

Indian summer occurs after the leaves have turned color and includes dry weather conditions with maximum temperatures greater than 65 degrees and minimum temperatures greater than 33 degrees.

On the day his child was born, Morgan Zulinick was living nearly 1,900 miles away, a teenager in a strange land, surrounded by people who had no clue what was going on in his life.

You can’t handle the truth.

Scholarships: UW-Stout has awarded over 300 scholarships to students through the Stout University Foundation. Recipients from the area include: Courtney Buettmann, Corry Hinz, Spencer Tuttrup …

Becky Klongland shot a 4-over-par 76 to lead the University of Wisconsin women’s golf team on the first day of the Jim West Tournament in San Antonio, Texas.

FORT WORTH, Texas — Jimmie Johnson won his third consecutive Texas fall race Sunday, when none of the eight championship contenders were able to clinch one of the final four spots in NASCAR’s …

YORKVILLE — Scott Walker received a hearty birthday send-off Sunday during a Racine County campaign stop during the final hours of his 2014 campaign.

MOUNT PLEASANT – After more than a year campaigning in a fierce race for governor, one of the questions Mary Burke says she gets frequently from supporters is, “How are you doing?”

PISCATAWAY, N.J. — Gary Andersen didn’t have a good explanation for the spectacular play of his special teams units.

I am concerned about Madison Gas and Electric proposing a big increase in monthly fixed electric bills. The Public Service Commission is reviewing the request.

We owe a debt of gratitude to those Madison teachers willing to point out the flaws in the school district's new student discipline policy. 

Professional politicians talk big about how they are for the working class, never putting their campaign money where the concept exists.