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A fire in a former dance hall in Brodhead leveled the structure Tuesday night, with no injuries reported.

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Emails related to a probe of Gov. Scott Walker's associates when he was Milwaukee County executive show his staff referred to his gubernatorial campaign as "the dark side."

The woman who was killed in a single-vehicle rollover crash on Friday in Green Lake County has been identified as Lori Krueger, 49, of Markesan.

Our plans for New Year’s Eve have suddenly changed. I’m not sure if something is simmering in the background that we weren’t aware of like a mysterious snowstorm sneaking in from parts unknown…

What a year 2015 has been.

Polly Edge retires today after a career of helping people and their cars.

Focus on moving your body and on finding an activity you like, not on any preconceived "rules of exercise," sports physiologist says.

We like to think we're in control of our lives, but this past year showed it's often people in robes who run the show.

“Christmas was not the day to give and receive presents,” recalled Elizabeth Baird (1810-1890), who came to Green Bay as a teenage bride in 1824. “This was reserved for New Year’s.”

Liberals, conservatives and centrists.

This week's recipe received honorable mention in the State Journal's casseroles category in 1991 and was submitted by Janet Butler of Madison.

A compilation of little facts that could have a big bearing on the outcome of the 2015 Outback Bowl.

It’s only natural for some fans to want to skip ahead to March to see if the University of Wisconsin men’s basketball team can return to the Final Four and perhaps even win a national title th…

The Biloxi Shuckers will pay for two high-tech video boards at the new baseball stadium.

EVANSTON, Ill. — Senior Timmy McCall finished second and junior Connor Medbery took third to lead the University of Wisconsin wrestling team to a seventh-place finish (80.5 points) in the 30-s…

SUN PRAIRIE — Cassidy Byrd is a work in progress when it comes to talking about her game, preferring to let her work on the court speak volumes.

The Madison East boys basketball team had a couple of chances to hand Racine Horlick its first loss in Tuesday night’s championship game of Brookfield Central’s Luke Homan Memorial Tournament.

With four individual championships and five other top-three finishes, the Stoughton wrestling team powered through the 32-team field Tuesday to win the two-day Mid-States Classic at UW-Whitewater.

Senior guard Emily Bergum made three of her four 3-point baskets in the fourth quarter Tuesday to help the Middleton girls basketball team rally for a 59-50 victory over Waunakee in a consolat…