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Making friends isn’t always easy, as the Aug. 11 article, "Making friends not easy; here’s how some do it," notes. But it can be.

Vice President Kamala Harris has proposed that the federal government help stimulate the building of 3 million "starter homes." She does this by way of a very expensive combination of tax incentives to builders, $25,000 of down-payment assistance to first-time…

It’s time for all Madison property taxpayers, including multi-family property owners, individual homeowners and renters, to stand up and say, "No way!" The Madison City Council on Tuesday voted 17-2 to ask for an increase in property taxes to erase…

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is a viable alternative for Republicans who are fed up with Donald Trump's chaos and are afraid of what a young U.S. Sen. JD Vance, R-Ohio, brings to the ticket.

Packers coach Matt LaFleur dodging a question about the relative health of his roster, Thursday's joint scrimmage with the Ravens and Saturday's preseason finale are topics touched upon.

The most recent Marquette Law School Poll, released earlier this month, found Baldwin backed by 53% of registered voters, compared with 46% supporting Hovde.

Matt LaFleur was not pleased by his team's showing in a joint practice with the Broncos last week. He challenged his players, who responded positively during Thursday's session with Baltimore.

Milwaukee packed up from St. Louis on Thursday after having lost the final two games of a three-game set.

It was the first time the Regents have considered using its decade-old policy allowing universities to lay off faculty members whose program has been eliminated or because of financial difficulty.

The 67-year-old woman attacked her 68-year-old neighbor at a West Side apartment building, police said.

Do you know if Madison will be the first city to implement center-lane BRT?No, several other cities have built center-running BRT systems, such as Cleveland; Eugene, Oregon; Houston; and Indianapolis.

The crash happened Saturday at Highway 61 and Highway B, when a car failed to stop at a stop sign and collided with the motorcycle, authorities said.

The city of Madison is facing a pretty substantial budget deficit and is putting a referendum on the ballot this November to ask residents to raise their property taxes.

The cause of the fire remains under investigation, authorities said.

There was a lot of commotion Wednesday about an obscure — at least to non-economists — labor data revision that, on the face of it, showed 818,000 fewer nonfarm jobs in America than previously thought. To put this annual exercise…

The Badgers have several marquee games and five straight home games to start the season. Here's what to know.

The woman was interviewed by detectives and probable cause was developed to arrest a 29-year-old man as the investigation continues, Madison police said.

A 58-year-old Madison man on tentative charges of domestic disorderly conduct while armed, battery, intimidation of a victim and misdemeanor bail jumping, Madison police said.

Madison's annual Orton Park Festival will include a first-ever community art project that will encourage participants to stitch, paint or draw their idea of home onto fabric panels in the park's gazebo.

The greater Madison area is loaded again with high caliber high school girls swimmers this fall. Here are 9 ready to make a splash in the pool.