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Linda Scott, associate dean for academic affairs at the College of Nursing at the University of Illinois at Chicago, has been named dean of UW-Madison's School of Nursing.

Firefighters responding to a reported fire at an East Side bakery Thursday night had little to do upon arrival at the scene, because the fire actually was steam coming out of a vent.

Of all the consequences of the nation’s decades-long infatuation with building more and more prisons and locking up more and more citizens, perhaps the most curious is this: More than 4 million Americans who have been released from prison have…

Horseradish — a member of the mustard family native to Eastern and Central Europe — has been enjoyed by people since antiquity. Even so, when Peter Kump, one of my mentors, wrote in praise of the root in 1992, he…

Direct spending in 2015 is up 4.4 percent over 2014 to $11.9 billion.

Dennis Hastert: former speaker of the U.S. House, disgraced son of Illinois, child molester.

The modern beet descends from the ancient sea beet. News that thrilled my inner biologist.

Saturday won't be the best of days for outdoor activities in Madison, with rain, wind and below normal temperatures, but the weather is expected to improve starting Sunday, forecasters say.

This is one of those recipes that makes you feel like a bit of a genius, because it’s so easy, requires so little active time, and tastes like you worked your little fingers to the bone.

Middleton officials are considering a $15,000 pilot project that would convert municipal data into easily understandable graphs that track government spending, performance measures, police reports and other information.

Old National Bank of Evansville is proposing to buy AnchorBank in a deal valued at nearly $430 million.

UW-Whitewater presents a Shakespeare favorite with a unique twist: Before each performance of “A Midsummer Night’s Dream,” the audience chooses which cast member will fill each role. Guest director Lenny Banovez came from New York and brought his fresh take…

Imagine, if you would, the world as you know it is changing far faster than you can keep up.

When, as they have in recent years, 15,000 or more people show up Downtown for the annual Crazylegs Classic, they stand (then move forward en masse) as representatives of the unofficial start of the running season in the Madison area.

A group of Crazylegs Classic runners, who have participated in 25-plus events, recall memories revolving around spending time with family and friends, and lending support to University of Wisconsin athletics.

Baseball

GREEN BAY — No matter what you think of Ted Thompson’s risk-averse approach to team-building, there is one thing you can’t deny.

VERONA — Jen Brien hasn’t lost her scoring touch.

Skylar Muller hit a three-run home run and a grand slam Thursday as the Sun Prairie softball team rolled to a 16-4 victory over host Beloit Memorial.