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As congressional Democrats hammer Republicans for blocking President Barack Obama's choice for the U.S. Supreme Court, U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin is scolding her Senate colleagues for leaving another judicial vacancy unfilled: this one on the federal appeals court that covers…

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Greg Reinhard, a former star pitcher at UW-Whitewater who went on to a minor league career, is partnering with DeForest officials to build an indoor baseball training facility and new fields to attract major youth travel tournaments.

UW-Madison's Molecular Archaeology Group conducted tests on the bird's feathers for the Veteran's Museum for free.

The Wisconsin senator has previously been listed among the incumbents with tough Senate races who won't attend.

Three games are scheduled Saturday at UW-Oshkosh.

It's Christmas in July for Downtown merchants and restaurants, with the reopening of closed Capitol Square streets on Friday happening a month earlier than expected.

A bank on Madison's Far West Side was robbed at gunpoint Thursday morning, with the suspect fleeing on foot.

Tamlynn Graupner spent years tracking the progress of autistic children prior to and following intensive treatment.

Dane County Executive Joe Parisi said on Thursday that he will sign a resolution immediately if the County Board approves purchase of the Chamber of Commerce building for use as a homeless day resource center.

It's the second straight season Clement has found a place on the list.

In the U.S., the hamburger is close to an unalienable right. That the burger should be made with 100 percent beef, and the bigger, the better, are truths many hold to be self-evident, especially fast-food advertising agencies.

A one-block stretch of the eastbound side of East Mifflin Street will be closed for a month starting Monday, so underground utility work can be completed.

They join Scott Walker and Paul Ryan, who previously said they would be speaking in Cleveland net week.

Two people accused of making methamphetamine have been arrested at their residence in Vernon County, according to the Sheriff's Office.

Two streets on Madison's Near East Side are closing temporarily so an annual festival can be held in Central Park.

A West Allis man suffered life-threatening injuries when he drove the wrong way on I-94 near Johnson Creek and struck a dump truck head on, closing down the highway for about 90 minutes.

UW-Madison has maintained its standing among the world's best universities, according to a Saudi Arabian firm that started ranking universities in 2012.

When berry season arrives and they become much more affordable, my family and I turn into berry gluttons.