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Fire crews sent to the lot in the 5100 block of Silvertree Run at 11:03 p.m. Wednesday found the fire and put it out, the Madison Fire Department said.

Harley-Davidson reported second-quarter profit of $218.3 million, or $1.63 per share, on revenue of $1.36 billion.

Obert-Alvin, named after his grandfathers, will offer bakery items, salads, sandwiches, red and white wine, and beer.

A Pennsylvania man and a man from New York have been preliminarily identified as the victims of a plane crash near the near EAA AirVenture air show site in Oshkosh.

The office tasked with oversight of Madison police just hired its first staffer and a second one has been delayed.

The city of Madison honored local writer, historian and professor emeritus Jerry Apps by declaring this Thursday Jerry Apps Day.

It's not just Wisconsin football players facing each other in the most-hyped video game of a generation. See how it's brought together players from different teams across the nation.

Illinois tried to get the Badgers' win in Champaign last season overturned. Meanwhile, Wisconsin claims any wrongdoing was "unintentional." From the outside, it's highly entertaining.

Please send a big "thank you" to President Joe Biden for his great service to this country and for saving this country from Donald Trump in 2020.

So you have decided to vote in the Aug. 13 primary election. And you have decided to vote "no" on the constitutional amendments because:

Both the Republican Party and the Democratic Party have been claiming for quite some time now that the other party is an existential threat to democracy. Unfortunately, that rhetoric is taken by some individuals as a call to action that…

In a recent political ad, which Rep. Katrina Shankland, D-Stevens Point, apparently thought was humorous, she touted her legislative experience. Shankland asserted that we wouldn’t want to send Rebecca Cooke to Washington to represent the 3rd Congressional District because she’s…

Taxpayers in the Kickapoo School District paid out $113,811 to private voucher schools last year, which was a dramatic increase. Our neighbors in Viroqua have gone from paying $72,026 in the 2020-2021 school year to over $825,000 this past year.…

The Republican National Convention in Milwaukee was unbelievable, and maybe not in the way former President Donald Trump expected. His simpering, boring 90-minute acceptance speech either put people to sleep or they turned it off way before he was done.

The 68-year-old Camp Randall Sports Center has been home to a variety of events but is slated to be brought down.

From a competition for a starting cornerback spot to a leading receiver easing back from a toe injury, there was no shortage of action Wednesday on Day 3 of camp.

William Contreras hit a tiebreaking double in the ninth to carry Milwaukee past Chicago, but it wasn't all smooth sailing as the Brewers awaited news on an injured All Star.

Dillon’s best will be needed this year after four up-and-down seasons since the Packers picked him in the second round of the 2020 NFL Draft.

Grunke had killed Poppe in her home in La Motte, south of the city of Dubuque, and then fled with her 13-year-old daughter and his and Poppe's 5-month-old infant.

"For nine months our department has been searching for justice for Kyesha Miller, her family and her friends," Madison Police Chief Shon Barnes said.