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The first, east-west Madison Bus Rapid Transit, or BRT, route will launch this fall, stretching from roughly the East Towne Mall to Junction Road on the Far West Side.

Wisconsin still needs to eliminate the possibility of one political party controlling state government and gerrymandering Wisconsin.

Library officials expect tough conversations in the months ahead over where to cut other services in order to staff the Reindahl Park library.

Exxon Mobil shut down its refinery in Joliet, Illinois, last month after a power outage caused by storms, and it can take weeks to restart such a facility.

BadgerExtra columnist Jim Polzin answers a question from a reader in his mailbag.

The Cream Puff Pavilion at the Wisconsin State Fair is getting a $12 million upgrade and this year, there's also new flavors to consider.

What are the best road trips? Which school's fans and coaches might annoy you? What venues to avoid? Consider this a school-by-school guide on orientation day.

"Why would you want to cover the best cropland in the nation with solar panels?" This seems to be the latest rallying cry, whenever a proposed solar development is slated for some of our Midwest farmland.

I was glad to read the article about Jerome Frautschi's support for upgrading and repairing Overture Hall.

Thank you to the Wisconsin State Journal for the full-page story July 25 on the destruction of claimed illegal structures and the harassment by settlers in the West Bank village of Umm al-Khair. That description is a microcosm of what…

When Joe Biden became president, this nation had two choices. We could ignore COVID and watch businesses close, their suppliers collapse and millions of people lose work. It would have been worse than the Great Depression. Over 25% of all…

Greg Joseph has been turning heads in training camp, making all his field goals Thursday in his competition with incumbent kicker Anders Carlson.

The airbags had deployed in the pickup, but the driver was not wearing his seat belt, the Sheriff's Office said.

Based on what Doubs has done through the first two weeks of camp, he might be the receiver who emerges from the all-for-one wideout group as Jordan Love’s top target.

Barrio Dance, with its studio at 834 E. Washington Ave., brought a team of 27 dancers to the contest.

The event comes as former President Donald Trump continues to falsely claim he won the 2020 election in Wisconsin.

The Badgers will kick off their 2024-25 season on Oct. 11 at the Kohl Center before facing a tough road test.

Less than 80 miles separate Milwaukee from Madison. The 75-minute drive between the two cities would be a typical trip into work for many residents in large metro areas across the United States.

The Badgers don't have any shortage of motivation when facing their top rival, but they did receive a reminder Thursday that they have their work cut out against Nebraska.

It will now be up to the state appeals court to decide whether to pause the ruling.