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A Madison woman who chased after a woman who took her purse was stopped in her tracks when the suspect threatened her with a handgun, police reported.

Monona Grove holds No. 1 spot in Division 2 rankings

When free bus rides on New Year's Eve started in Madison, a good many of the revelers who will be going out Wednesday night were still in diapers.

Students in the Oregon School District will be under the microscope, literally, over the next three years, to see if absenteeism for influenza is an early predictor for an outbreak in a community.

Two people were hurt Sunday night in a two-vehicle crash in Dodge County, with one of the victims flown by medical helicopter to a hospital.

On Christmas Day in 2008, I attended early-morning Mass at the Al Qaleb Al Aqdas (Sacred Heart) Church, in the Karrada district of Baghdad.

The University of Wisconsin offensive coordinator was hired to the same post at Vanderbilt, multiple outlets reported Sunday night.

Party on a Wednesday?

The technique gets raves from practitioners, who credit it with allowing them to be more resilient to stress.

A massive undertaking, the modern-day Saint John's Bible is focus of new Chazen Museum of Art exhibition.

The Madison School District has spent about $5.2 million in the last five years on the program that provides extra reading instruction for first graders who have low proficiency in reading.

During the early December thaw we were preparing for a family trip (which is to say roaring around trying to cram a week’s worth of to-dos into a single afternoon) when I found myself needing …

All life is precious — whether it’s that of belligerent Ferguson, Missouri, jaywalker Michael Brown, resistant Staten Island, New York, cigarette peddler Eric Garner, or New York City police o…

The Justice Department is reviewing its options in response to a recent court ruling that overturned two insider-trading convictions and threatens others. Unfortunately, the options are limite…

No decision yet on firings of three Oakhill Correctional officers.

Fast Biryani has opened in the former, free-standing La Bamba location at 4738 East Washington Ave.

Spooner's Don Christensen is willing to try stem cell transplants so he can live longer to continue his website for disabled outdoors people and terminally ill kids, as well as work in other w…

A dedicated group of volunteers with a distinguished history in Madison continues to translate books into braille.

The city of Verona's blue light poles contribute to the "identity" of Verona Avenue but made quite a stir among community residents when they were first installed. 

What are geomagnetic storms?