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The big right-hander strikes out 11 over seven innings to collect his fifth victory of the season.

I hesitate to bring up facts.

GiGi’s Playhouse on Monona Drive celebrated its grand opening Sunday. It's the 30th location of the national non-profit center in in North America.

Utilities -- which may or may not have manhole covers -- around the city have varying locations based on when the roads were constructed.

WAUNAKEE - Mary A. Matusek, age 92, passed away on Friday, May 20, 2016, at Agrace HospiceCare. Arrangements are pending.

PLATTEVILLE - Marlene Joan (Argall) Schmitz, age 78, of Platteville was born to eternal life on May 21, 2016, following a long and courageous battle with breast cancer. She was born in Mineral Point on Nov. 4, 1937, to Homer…

Madison Edgewood is ranked No. 5 in the Division 2 coaches' poll. Middleton stands No. 5 in the Division 1 rankings.

CHICAGO — The results of the first nationally representative assessment of technology and engineering literacy are in, and they’re generally positive: 43 percent of eighth-grade students are proficient at solving real-world problems. And of these students, female white and female…

OUR VIEW: Strong reaction to string of deadly shootings shows Madison is committed to keeping people safe and improving lives

It’s graduation season.

At 3:05 a.m., police responded to reports of multiple shots being fired and people fleeing the area at La Hacienda Restaurant, 515 S. Park Street, authorities said. A 26-year-old man was found with gunshot wounds in the parking lot when…

Dr. Zachary McCallum was born and raised in a Madison political family — father Scott was lieutenant governor and, more briefly, governor; mother Laurie chairs the Labor & Industry Review Commission.

The 1835 home of Henry Gratiot is now a bed and breakfast

I had three thoughts when I watched the new trailer for “Bad Moms,” the movie starring Mila Kunis, Kristen Bell and Kathryn Hahn that’s set for a July 29 release.

Two 40-hour courses and 50 or more hours of clinical training are needed to become fully trained as a forensic nurse in Wisconsin.

The former Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner (SANE) program, now known as Forensic Nurse Examiner program, handles sexual assault, domestic violence and child abuse cases.

In recent weeks Democrats have drawn attention to the impact of higher education budget cuts while Gov. Scott Walker has sharpened his criticism of faculty members and tenure.

When finding an “orphan” in the woods, monitor the situation a long time before deciding you truly know what’s going on.

In a surprise ruling the Wisconsin Supreme Court decided Gov. Scott Walker did not have the ability to diminish the power of the Department of Public Instruction and the office of School Superintendent.

Paul Soglin wasted little time before suggesting those involved in the violence were something less than bona fide Madisonians.