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This State Journal editorial ran on July 15, 1915:

The late Democratic National Committee Chairman Bob Straus said, “A day is a lifetime in politics.”

Several years ago, as my husband Dave and I approached the ticket counter at the airport on our way to Annapolis, Maryland, we overheard the ticket agent tell the passengers in front of us tha…

Coming in Wisconsin this week:

The State Journal’s three-part series “Living on | Improving the odds of organ transplants” last week was personally poignant and timely. Kudos to all who contributed, many of whom I know and respect.

LOS ANGELES — Milwaukee Brewers manager Craig Counsell has been using Hernan Perez as a late-inning defensive replacement at third base for the past month. This time, it backfired big-time.

Even though the statewide ruffed grouse population survey indices decreased 2.4 percent between 2014 and 2015 using the number of drumming males heard this spring, hunters should be pleased.

NCAA bids are now the norm, but it was the 1988-89 team that finally ended the Badgers’ postseason drought of 42 years.

SPARTA, Ky. — A new rules package went into effect Saturday night and Kyle Busch and Joe Gibbs Racing couldn’t be happier.

Carlos Gomez drives in five runs and the Brewers' rookie pitcher gets the job done with 100-pitch masterpiece.

Klawitter, the Vikings' legendary coach, wanted to keep coaching after retiring as a teacher, but the Janesville district moved quickly to replace him.

Klawitter, the Vikings' legendary coach, wanted to keep coaching after retiring as a teacher, but the  district moved quickly to replace him.

Michael Sanderson hit a two-run homer in the fifth inning to lift the Battle Creek Bombers to a 2-1 victory over the Madison Mallards in a Northwoods League amateur baseball game Saturday befo…

A Lafayette County Sheriff's Office deputy discovered a house "fully engulfed" in flames in Gratiot Township early Saturday morning, the office said. 

A semi tractor struck a guardrail and separated from its trailer Saturday morning, closing a lane of Interstate 94 for about four hours.

One of the enduring gripes about Wisconsin’s startup and scale-up climate has been the lack of enough angel and venture capital.

A car caught on fire and clogged traffic on Interstate 39 for about an hour Saturday afternoon, the Wisconsin Department of Transportation said. 

Jeffrey Alan Tracy, 53, Platteville, was arrested Saturday by the Wisconsin State Patrol for a fifth offense of operating a motor vehicle while under the influence on northbound Highway 151 in…

In June, I called the Baraboo Veterans clinic about my right eye. It seemed like a dust ball was floating in my eye obstructing my vision, with sporadic flashes of bright light.

Why do African-Americans support Democrats? I do not understand.