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An unbeaten run through the Capitol Conference.

Think it was fun watching Verona/Mount Horeb’s Beata Nelson tear up the Wisconsin girls swimming scene this fall?

After almost a year of intense negotiations and economic pressure, Iran still is not ready to yield on its outlaw nuclear program.

PARADISE ISLAND, Bahamas -- While storm clouds are bound to strike at some point this season, it’s been a tropical breeze so far for the University of Wisconsin men’s basketball team.

I contribute to the Empty Stocking Club, donate to Second Harvest Food Bank and give to the Salvation Army.

America's history has many examples of our founders and other citizens acknowledging blessings from God's out-stretched hand. 

Thanksgiving is today, but all we hear about is Black Friday. Do we hear how the pilgrims had the first Thanksgiving with their Indian neighbors -- to thank them for preventing starvation? Not…

When leaving the UW Health clinic on Park and Regent streets in Madison on Monday, I dropped my clutch that held all my important information, my driver's license, charge cards and money. I re…

Between the excess that can characterize Halloween and the commercialism that has overwhelmed Christmas comes again this less-heralded festival of Thanksgiving.

This Thanksgiving, the Clean Lakes Alliance is thankful for lakes Mendota, Monona, Waubesa, Kegonsa and Wingra.

BIG EIGHT CONFERENCE

A recent Harvard medical study estimates that between 7,000 and 17,000 U.S. citizens will die each year because they lack the basic care that would have been provided them by Medicaid expansio…

Sewage District has taken remedial actions for spill that discharged wastewater to low-laying areas and ditches near Golf Parkway.

It tracks snow conditions throughout the state

It’s disappointing that negotiations on Iran’s nuclear program failed to produce a final agreement by Monday’s deadline.

Two straight years of good growing conditions have helped the crop rebound from the drought of 2012.

Travelers heading to Thanksgiving dinner on Thursday should have little to worry about weather-wise, as long as you are dressed warmly.

MADISON - Catherine W. Westbury, age 94, of Madison, passed away peacefully, surrounded by her family on Tuesday, Nov. 25, 2014, at St. Mary's Care Center, Madison.

STOUGHTON - God called a great man, John R. Hougan, age 64, to be one of his angels on Tuesday, Nov. 25, 2014.

MADISON - Cecilia "Teed" Coyle, age 88, died on Saturday, Nov. 22, 2014. She was born in Portage, the fifth child of William and Anna (Vesely) Amend. Her schooling included St. Mary's Grade Sc…