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Two weeks after a flurry of gunfire reports across Fitchburg and Madison put authorities on edge, the cities' streets have quieted down.

Design Concepts came up with the look for the AmpStrip, the size of a Band-Aid, made by FitLinxx to monitor heart rate.

A black cat hangs out by our home at the edge of town, patrolling our perimeter, sitting on our sills, and lounging on our porch and gazebo.

Where is Clay Matthews? That is the predicament the Dallas Cowboys face Sunday in a marquee playoff game against the Packers at Lambeau Field.

A town of Madison man was charged Friday with sexual assault for allegedly improperly touching an 8-year-old girl who was in his wife's care on several occasions last year. 

Revenues are expected to grow by a maximum of 2 percent, which includes using all of the district's remaining unused levy authority.

Soglin campaign differs with Capital Neighborhoods, Inc. and Downtown Madison, Inc. about scheduling of mayoral candidate forum.

Sara Goldrick-Rab said Friday that she consulted on the White House proposal over the last year and supports it.

PRAIRIE DU CHIEN - Mary A. McGrath, age 90, of Prairie du Chien, passed away on Thursday, Jan. 8, 2015, at the Crossing Rivers Hospital. She was born on Jan. 28, 1924, in Steuben, Wis., the da…

REISTERSTOWN, Md. - Following a valiant battle with pancreatic cancer, Merwin Roy Sands passed away on Thursday, Jan. 1, 2015, at his home in Reisterstown, Md., at the age of 60.

ADAMS / STOCKBRIDGE BOWL - Mr. Herman Gerald Berkman, age 91, of 1 Berkshire Square, Adams, and Stockbridge Bowl, died on Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2015, at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield. He w…

A fatal crash on Highway 51 in Janesville Friday morning may have been caused by slippery road conditions, police said.

MADISON - Barbara J. Bender, age 78, passed away unexpectedly on Friday, Jan. 9, 2015, at St. Mary's Hospital in Madison. Funeral arrangements are pending. A complete obituary will appear at a…

The UW-Madison's School of Human Ecology has decided running two preschools as a teaching and learning laboratory is too expensive, so it will close the one located off-campus.

Also, Walker keeps his cabinet intact and Sen. Ron Johnson gets ready to take on violent extremists.

Here's how members of Wisconsin's congressional delegation voted on major issues this week. 

It's a clear turnaround from 2013, when annual residential home permits rose 38 percent over 2012.

Watertown-based Marquardt Village, which started offering hospice care in eastern Dane County in March, is now offering hospice and home health services throughout Dane County.

What if you thrive on organization and prefer a clutter-free home while organization is a struggle for your partner? You aren’t alone. As a professional organizer I often encounter this scenar…

If you don’t have tickets to one of Jerry Seinfeld’s two sold-out shows at the Overture Center tonight, join the crowd. Same thing happened in October, when six — yes, six — shows by comedian …