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With Louisiana mandating the Ten Commandments be on display in public schools and Oklahoma going a step further by adding the Bible to its public school American history curriculum, we as a nation are on a new slippery slope.

Finally, after years of delay, Waunakee's Highway 113 North (North Century Avenue) is under construction. The bridge replacement over Six Mile Creek is first on the schedule.

Anyone (with the possible exception of Joe Biden) can win a debate against Donald Trump if they stick to these points:

CJ Abrams hit a go-ahead, two-run home run in the ninth inning for the Washington Nationals on Saturday.

The Madison resident heading into the final round of the PGA Tour Champions' fourth major in a favorable spot.

Mayadev is best choice for 77th Assembly seat

It was the second time in a week that lifeguards had to perform a water rescue on a child there.

If the questions put on the ballot by the Legislature pass in the Aug. 13 primary, they will amend our state constitution. Both questions, if passed, would alter the balance of power and have the potential to make Wisconsin citizens…

Members of the Ojibwe and other tribes in the northern Great Lakes region have spearfished walleye for centuries, even in the face of sometimes violent opposition. Now another threat looms.

Several of the 450-plus artists whose work will be on display, and for sale, hail from the Badger State.

Oscar Fox and Lewis Crane attend a Concert on the Square in this week's Mendota Marsh.

Milwaukee couldn't get much going on offense despite facing a pitcher making his MLB debut. Here's how the game unfolded in Milwaukee.

Stricker and fellow Madison pal Jerry Kelly were near the top of the leaderboard Friday after strong second rounds in Akron, Ohio. Here's where they're at entering the weekend.

Candidates for Dane County executive will answer questions from the public during Pie and Politics in the Park, a meet-and-greet event Saturday afternoon at Elvehjem Park, 1202 Painted Post Drive.

Work is to begin Wednesday and end Aug. 21.

Madison firefighters used a thermal imaging camera to find more hot spots in an attic on Reiner Road.

The order comes after last week's heavy rainfall caused flooding across a swath of northeast Wisconsin and forced evacuations on July 5 in the cities of Appleton and Manawa.

The fire was discovered around 10 a.m. Friday in a building that houses circus displays.

The decision by the 4th District Court of Appeals is expected to expand the number of absentee ballots that will be counted in the battleground state.

"This was an extremely scary situation for all involved," a prosecutor said.