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WASHINGTON — The report by Democrats on the Senate Intelligence Committee regarding CIA interrogation essentially accuses the agency under George W. Bush of war criminality.

Let's see, Bret Bielema is out. And I'm guessing Bo Pelini won't be asked to make it a three-team coaching swap among Nebraska, Oregon State and the University of Wisconsin, either.

He says an experience in his own business changed his mind about the program.

Some are looking at the policy as a new source of revenue for tribes similar to cigarette sales and casino gambling while other tribes -- including some in Wisconsin -- are opposed to legalizi…

Gary Andersen declined an opportunity Thursday to explain his rationale for abruptly stepping down as University of Wisconsin football coach.

Local officials are working to hire temporary private security soon to keep watch over at the building at night.

Coach Andersen left in part because UW-Madison's high academic standards kept out some of the athletes he recruited.

The biggest impediment to public discourse are people such as the writer of Tuesday's letter to the editor "Madison needs to hear conservative voices."

The media regularly dismisses the cultural mores of a people as secondary to "the rule of law and order." This emphasis on property rights and contract law ignores the meaning of life and expl…

If you are a patriot, please pay attention to the plan by telecommunications monopolies to slow access to Internet communication.

The State Journal often carries letters from individuals who think some pretty over-the-top thoughts. Somehow, if we Americans drop our heads in shame, the rest of the world will forgive us.

Exiting the Kohl Center last week, it was hard not to notice the silent protest UW Vice Provost Lori Berquam addressed in her column, "Silence, solidarity face insults outside Kohl Center."

Wisconsin regulators say they have needed time to consult with businesses.

The two-stage project will create 25 jobs while adding assisted-living units and specialized dementia care. 

Greenview Brewing is one of only a few breweries in the country to be completely gluten-free.

CEO Gary Weis says international acquisitions made it a complicated year.

A man who allegedly shot another man during a robbery last month on Madison's West Side was ordered to stand trial Thursday for first-degree attempted homicide, armed robbery and other four ch…

MADISON - Stephanie Ann (Harlan) Miller, age 63, lost her battle with heart disease and diabetes on Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2014, surrounded by family and friends.

HOLYOKE, Colo. - Katherine Marie Wolff was born on Sept. 4, 1923, in Fond du Lac, Wis. She was the second of six children born to George and Bernice Powers. Katherine and her family moved to M…

PALMYRA - Lucille Eilenfeldt, age 105, passed away on Saturday, Dec. 6, 2014, at Fairhaven Assisted Living in Whitewater.