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Mount Horeb insurance agent Peter Walton had a week to remember in March.

This State Journal editorial ran on April 17, 1865, three days after the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln:

The tragic death of Tony Robinson in Madison has generated a great deal of media attention and public scrutiny, and appropriately so. People have the right and responsibility to express concer…

As the final seconds counted down at the Kohl Center on March 21, Drew Fredrickson raised his right arm and with a sly grin held up one finger — the universal sign for “We’re No. 1.”

Rand Paul is the Republican son of a longtime Republican House member, but let it never be said that he is not open-minded. In 2013, he confided to Sean Hannity, “I’ve been kind of disappointe…

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Judith Claire Mitchell’s novel about a trio of suicidal sisters, “A Reunion of Ghosts,” is the latest selection of the State Journal Book Club.

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As the final seconds counted down at the Kohl Center on March 21, Drew Fredrickson raised his right arm and with a sly grin held up one finger — the universal sign for “We’re No. 1.”

Given Barneveld’s track record for state tournament appearances, Hannah Whitish’s dream of playing for a championship didn’t seem too far-fetched three years ago.

Given Barneveld’s track record for state tournament appearances, Hannah Whitish’s dream of playing for a championship didn’t seem too far-fetched three years ago.

We hear it every day: Conservatives complaining about the “liberal media,” or my progressive callers on WXXM-FM (92.1) screaming about Fox News and “right-wing radio.”

Last year, Symphony's founder and chief executive officer Ravi Kalla set up his own health IT venture fund, SymphonyAlpha Ventures, designed to give a boost to other young health IT companies.

For the second straight day, the University of Wisconsin softball team gave up a big inning to Big Ten Conference rival Iowa.

Charlie Gerard’s two second-period goals provided more than enough breathing room, and the Madison Capitols coasted to a 4-1 victory over the Muskegon Lumberjacks in their U.S. Hockey League s…

Led by individual medalist Dawson Hinz, the Baraboo boys golf team shot 672 to earn a 12-stroke victory over runner-up DeForest in the small-schools division of the two-day Wisconsin Dells Inv…

A three-game series against Pittsburgh starting Friday night begins a run of 22 straight games against NL Central opponents.

Not only did Sam Dekker have to decide if his game was ready for the NBA, the junior forward on the University of Wisconsin men’s basketball team had to take a long look in the mirror and dete…