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Some advocates for the disabled and elderly have long pushed Dane County to adopt Family Care, saying more people would get home care, transportation, job assistance and other supportive servi…

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The state Division of Criminal Investigation is determining what happened before, during and after the fatal police shooting of Tony Robinson two weeks ago.

A long distance friendship between Cross Plains and New York City marks a significant milestone.

No police department is perfect (and never will be). The question is: What more can police do to reduce the chances of another tragedy like the death of Tony Robinson?

Local artist David Williams is featured this spring at The Gallery at Yahara Bay Distillery. Williams uses watercolors as his main art form with an emphasis on vivid colors and emotional conte…

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I think most parents who have a chronic illness like multiple sclerosis (MS), worry about the impact their illness will have on their children. At least that was my experience. Daughter Jamie,…

Tips for your flowers, trees and shrubs.

WASHINGTON — Amid all the verbiage about Hillary Clinton’s email, one irrefutable fact emerges: Polls will drive us crazy before the Clintons do.

SALT LAKE CITY — Recently my wife and I attended the wedding of a valued friend and colleague, a seriously lapsed Mormon getting married outside the faith to her live-in boyfriend, with her de…

BARABOO — It’s something we do twice a year because we’re told to, like visiting the dentist. And observing daylight saving time is as painful as having a tooth pulled.

OMAHA, Neb. — At first, it seemed like Joseph Young, Oregon’s high-scoring senior guard, didn’t know who Josh Gasser was.

OMAHA, Neb. — There are always a few moments of curiosity for Frank Kaminsky as the senior center for the University of Wisconsin men’s basketball team scans the court before the opening tip.

Ladder Company 8 was on Atwood Avenue when firefighters saw the smoke, which grew heavier and darker as they followed it, trying to locate the source, said fire department spokeswoman Lori Wirth.

The Panthers win their first state championship since 1994.

The Madison Capitols had no answer for Sioux City goaltender Cam Gornet on Saturday night, falling 6-0 to the Musketeers in a U.S. Hockey League game at the Dane County Coliseum.

Ivy Martin wrapped up her University of Wisconsin swimming career with a fourth-place finish in the 100-yard freestyle at the NCAA championships Saturday night in Greensboro, North Carolina.

Mr. Basketball, Mr. Basketball