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A former Wisconsin Badgers football player and his twin brother were arrested Wednesday for allegedly committing five armed robberies in Madison and Middleton.

Wisconsin Right to Work is pushing for a law that says private-sector workers can't be required to join a union.

A man being mugged on a Downtown street early Sunday was able to hold onto his possessions but suffered a cut lip in the attack.

The Badgers (7-0) will face No. 4 Duke (7-0) in an ACC/Big Ten Challenge game Wednesday night at the Kohl Center.

The club uses the library for two weeks after school each week.

Grizzly bears, red pandas and Somali wild asses are coming to Madison in 2015, with your help.

A driver found unconscious and slumped over in her running car was arrested for alleged felony possession of heroin.

A Madison couple was mugged early Sunday in a parking lot Downtown, losing a cellphone and money to the robbers.

Citizens have two more chances to weigh in on how to deal with the Beltline and regional transportation issues, at meetings this week conducted by the Wisconsin Department of Transportation.

Two teen boys leaving a South Side house party after a fight Saturday night were attacked and robbed by a group of teens, one showing a handgun.

Public health officials are looking for a dog that bit a boy a week ago on the city's West Side.

At a time when most foreign news is unremittingly grim, I have a good-news story to tell — about the first women-only restaurant in western Afghanistan, called the Scranton Restaurant.

A pet snake was rescued and the human occupants got out safely when a house caught fire Saturday on Madison's Southwest Side.

A 17-year-old boy who was killed in a single-car crash in Dodge County Saturday night has been identified at Lucas Gromowski of Jackson.

Since 1918, the Empty Stocking Club has provided Christmas toys to needy children in the greater Madison area. You can help again this year. Send your gift online at www.emptystockingclub.com …

An otherwise fit and athletic friend of mine once injured his back so severely that he was unable to stand upright for the better part of a week, and in fact spent the bulk of those days crawl…

Wisconsin Assembly Speaker Robin Vos would be called for a flagrant foul if the debate over whether state taxpayers should help foot the bill for a new sports arena for the Milwaukee Bucks wer…

Military honors: Lt. Colonel Tonia Mahnke, of Sun Prairie, was awarded the Defense Meritorious Service Medal while serving as deputy director of joint operations and Army Element Detachment F…

The proposal could grow to $39 million if the projects are added to the current proposal.

A new book sheds light on the birth of college football and a celebrated Wisconsin kicker.