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The heat index -- expressed as a function of air temperature and the relative humidity -- indicates how hot it feels.

The internet and social media have revolutionized the way everyone communicates, mostly for the better. But this epic change also has created unparalleled opportunities for terrorist groups to spread their propaganda, entice recruits and plan attacks — all in the…

I still remember your funeral.

Brandon Scheidler hit a two-run walk-off home run as Middleton scored seven runs in the final two innings to defeat visiting Ashton 9-8 in a Home Talent League Northern Section game Sunday afternoon.

Troy Bacon pitches three scoreless innings of relief to collect the victory.

Tournament champion Kirk Triplett wasn't the only one smiling at tournament end

The second-round leader finishes tied for fourth place

Turning living rooms into art galleries connects neighbors, cuts costs for artists and displays work in homey setting.

It's the fifth Champion Tour title for Triplett

SONOMA, Calif. — For at least one weekend, Smoke was back.

MILWAUKEE — Tanner Roark did a stellar job in taking the place of Stephen Strasburg.

Kirk Triplett shot a 7-under 65 on Sunday to win the inaugural PGA Tour Champions American Family Insurance Championship at University Ridge Golf Course in Madison. Triplett, 54, finished at 17-under 199, two strokes ahead of Bart Bryant and Mike…

Thank you for your excellent articles on the local opiate epidemic. We are all impacted by substance misuse whether we love someone with an addiction, drive on roads with others impaired by alcohol, opiates or synthetic marijuana, or pay taxes…

Most of us in Fitchburg are familiar with the bike crossing on Highway PD between Verona Road and Seminole Highway. Bicyclists are able to push a button to activate a flashing yellow light overhead. This serves to alert approaching traffic…

The liberal control freaks clamor for gun control. They think to preserve the rights of some Americans, the rights of other Americans must be denied.

When the Second Amendment of the Constitution was written it took an expert marksman almost a minute to put powder, bullet, and paper into a rifle barrel, ram it home and then shoot one bullet.

After 50 years of minority student programs at UW-Madison, why has it suddenly become necessary to institute “cultural competency training” for entering students and initiate a “big brother is watching you” system for reporting to campus administrators “hate" or "bias"…

I found it curious that the writer of Monday's letter "Madison should welcome fighter jets" somehow segued into complaining about progressives. He called us intolerant.

Men and women intent on becoming legal partners without getting legally married are not lining up for selfies outside the Dane County clerk's office.

Less than 100 people annually have had traffic convictions for littering in the last few years.