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As the Negroni and spritz continue to gain ground in America, can aperitivo — the Italian cocktail hour when those drinks are featured — be far behind? We can only hope.

Two teens were arrested early Wednesday morning after residents on Madison's Southwest Side saw them trying to get into cars, the teens telling police they were successful about 20 times since Monday.

I could eat quarts of gazpacho all summer long. When I set about making this version, the goal was a gazpacho with great, fresh tomato taste, but even deeper flavor.

June of 2016 was the fourth safest June on Wisconsin roads in terms of traffic deaths since the end of World War II, according to statistics from the Wisconsin Department of Transportation.

ROME — The lawyer for a man accused of pushing an American student into the Tiber River in Rome says surveillance footage shows the teen tried to swim a few strokes after falling in but was carried off by rapids…

Motorists using Verona Road northbound at the Beltline should take an alternate route Friday night as crews work to finish the bridge overpass.

A Gotham man seen by deputies leaving a local bar with a drink in his hand was arrested for his alleged ninth drunken driving offense.

A dog that bit a rabid bat is being sought in Baraboo, so the dog can be treated if necessary.

An East Side e-cigarette shop lost an estimated $5,000 worth of products early Tuesday morning to a burglar who broke in through a glass door.

A bomb threat made in Sun Prairie on Wednesday caused city hall and other government offices to be evacuated, but police found no bomb.

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A man who allegedly has been trying to take photos of women in and around stores in Stoughton is being sought by police.

With Field Table, the urbanization and culinary evolution of the Capitol Square continues.

Soglin's ordinance is about removing one particular barrier to movement that everyone would feel a lot more comfortable not having to see.

"I think I still have things to contribute," says Boris Frank, who is raising funds and visibility for Family Service Madison.

The former Marquette University star is going home, making what he called "an extremely emotional and tough decision" on Wednesday night to leave the Miami Heat after 13 seasons and sign with the Chicago Bulls.

The game, which was tied 9-9 after three innings, produces 29 hits.

Police are investigating a death at a Fitchburg apartment complex on North Park Lane, according to WKOW-TV.

Heading into the Madison City Junior Golf Tournament on Thursday, defending champion Jacob Werlein set two specific goals for himself.