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TOWN OF VIENNA, Wis. (AP) — A woman is in custody following an apparent homicide in south-central Wisconsin.

If you have kids you most likely have a vast surplus of toys. How do you keep toys organized? It is a daily struggle!

The Vineyards at Cambridge will include housing, a distillery and an events center designed to bring residents and tourists to the community.

Back in the ’90s, a recently-dumped friend decided the best way to soothe her broken heart was to throw herself fully into a “dirty summer.” Her break-up cure: Ill-advised coupling in a small …

First-time novelist Lucy Sanna learned a bit of surprising history that eventually would become the subject of her first novel: German prisoners of war had been dispatched to help pick cherrie…

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.

James DeVita’s latest novel, “A Winsome Murder,” is a disturbing psychological thriller that he says was born of the “long, cold winters” of Wisconsin.

Think back to your last job search. What did you do first? Looked for listings online or in the newspaper? Responding to posted jobs is easily the most common job-search strategy, but is it effective?

Different schools of thought exist about archaeological clues about past life at and around Aztalan State Park.

Two have big plans for constructing new mosques, and the third is settling into a spacious new home on Madison's Far East Side.

Congregation Shaarei Shamayim commissioned the Torah, one of perhaps only a dozen or so in the world by a female scribe.

Republicans could fix most of the budget problems in the state if they simply accepted federal funding to expand Medicaid. 

But homeless advocates say short-term solutions for shelter and services for the homeless are needed.

Local governments in Milwaukee will contribute a lot more money to a Milwaukee Bucks arena in the city’s downtown, under the latest proposal to keep the professional basketball team in Wisconsin.

There are plenty of metrics by which to judge the economic health of the Badger State.

In the 1970s, crime was soaring, and American policymakers had all sorts of ideas for how to reduce it: longer sentences, more police, prison reform and more.

This State Journal court report ran on June 12, 1890:

Tenure exists not to protect individuals, but to protect ideas.

The Madison pastor and his coalition of influential African-Americans in Madison want neighborhood schools for black students and more minority teachers, among other recommendations

This month my husband, Dave, and I celebrate our 46th wedding anniversary, and it boggles my mind that Dave and I have been married so long. We were so young (only 22 years old) when we got ma…