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MCFARLAND — The Ole S. Olson building in this village’s historic downtown began as a dry goods store in 1897 and was later a hardware store, furniture store and then a meat market.

During a week in which President Barack Obama paid tribute to five slain police officers, Sen. Bernie Sanders endorsed former rival Hillary Clinton and citizens continued to march by the thousands to protest police brutality, a letter from Jennifer Aniston…

The town of Aztalan musician is in the Chicago Blues Hall of Fame

The legend of Ernest Hemingway’s lost suitcase has captured imaginations for decades – what really happened to the briefcase full of the writer’s unpublished works that his first wife lost on a Parisian train?

Who doesn't know that you shouldn't argue with police responding to a call?

Farms that double as sometime-restaurants are popping up around Wisconsin and lots of Madisonians are taking day trips of discovery, typically pilgrimages for pizza.

Tips for your flowers, trees and shrubs.

Old-school attributes help Zach Davies and Junior Guerra excel.

Area players play key roles in their final matches against high school competition.

The All-Star catcher was held out of the lineup Saturday night as trade talks swirled ahead of Monday's deadline.

Madison piles up 16 hits against Green Bay.

The All-Star catcher is held out of the lineup as trade talks swirl ahead of Monday's deadline.

The future Badgers earn victories in their All-City swan song.

Two Democrats are vying to challenge Rep. Ed Brooks, R-Reedsburg, who does not face a primary opponent, in a district that covers Juneau and parts of Sauk and Richland counties.

A first-term incumbent Democrat faces a challenger in a district that covers the western half of Madison.

A seven-term incumbent faces a Democratic primary challenger in the 80th Assembly District covering western Dane County. The winner does not face an opponent in the general election.

Replicas of the Niña and Pinta, ships Columbus sailed across the Atlantic Ocean to “discover” America, are docked at Riverside Park and will be available for tours until their departure early Tuesday morning.

The results of the selective income tax cuts for manufacturing and agriculture in Wisconsin are now being realized.

I remember my excitement voting in my first presidential election, casting a vote for Jimmy Carter. I have voted in every presidential election since and experience that same excitement knowing I am participating in selecting the most influential person for…