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Monkeys infected with Zika virus are protected from future infection, and pregnancy dramatically prolongs infection in monkeys, findings that could help in fighting the virus in people, UW-Madison researchers said Tuesday.

A woman armed with an 8 1/2-inch blade knife allegedly chased after a man, broke a window on the man's car and caused a disturbance at a nearby hotel Thursday morning on Madison's East Side, before getting arrested.

It’s time for a summer edition of “Ask the Beer Baron.”

The 60-year-old Dane County Jail caught another inmate Monday night, trapping the inmate in a cell for close to an hour when the door wouldn't open.

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court has rejected appeals from Mississippi and Wisconsin seeking to put in place restrictions on abortion clinics that were struck down by lower courts.

An East Side man who thought another man looked suspicious standing near a gas station early Tuesday morning allegedly chased him while holding a knife, before police arrived and arrested the knife holder.

PETacular Professions is one of the themes for the summer programs at the Dane County Humane Society.

I wonder how many other 18-year-old alleged felons wish they had a shot at getting their charges erased.

Francisco Dornelles warned Monday that the Olympic Games could be a “big failure” because of budget shortfalls that threaten to compromise security and mobility during the games.

MILWAUKEE — Just two weeks ago, the Milwaukee Brewers woke up in their San Francisco hotel rooms having won seven of 11 games, including a split with the reigning National League champion New York Mets.

SUN PRAIRIE — To accommodate future growth, a Sun Prairie School District committee is recommending up to three new schools be built, including a new high school.

The Marquette University product scores an eagle on No. 10 in a playoff to beat Colgate's Thomas Halla at Riverside GC in Janesville.

MEQUON — Bryce Carter drove in the go-ahead run in the sixth inning and then scored himself after two wild pitches and an error as the Madison Mallards defeated the host Lakeshore Chinooks 6-2 in a Northwoods League game on…

The agreement for the $170 million redevelopment of two blocks just south of the Capitol will go before the full City Council at its July 5 meeting.

TJ Mertz abstained, citing disappointment with the budget process.

She took charge at shortstop like a champ and produced the best batting average on her WIAA Division 1 state tournament team.

The PGA Tour Champions American Family Insurance Championship at University Ridge Golf Course ended Sunday evening, but that doesn’t mean tournament director Nate Pokrass’ work is done.

More than 80 percent of the state's corn, oats and soybean crops are in either good or excellent shape.

I would expect the good people of Kewaunee County would disagree with Department of Natural Resources Secretary Cathy Stepp when she said, "Deer and the butterflies and clean air and clean water ... don't pay taxes and they don't sign…

Jerry Garcia of the Grateful Dead once said of efforts to save the rain forests: “Somebody has to do something, and it's just incredibly pathetic that it has to be us.”