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Madison’s average temperature this summer was 71.5 degrees, which is 2.3 degrees above normal, with a rank of the 11th warmest summer.

New complaints about poor care are being investigated, but inspections over the last five years have found conditions were improving.

Nelson played his first meaningful game in 20 months Sunday, finishing with six catches for 32 yards and a touchdown in a victory at Jacksonville.

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Reunion: The Mineral Point High School Class of 1948 will hold its annual get together at noon, Oct. 8 at Tony’s Tap, 10 Commerce Street, in Mineral Point. To register call Betty at 608-987-2686 or Dorothy at 608-987-2266.

The Aaron Rodgers-led unit looked totally unprepared to start the regular season.

The 2012 winner finishes in 9 hours, 33 minutes, 47 seconds -- nearly 10 minutes ahead of the runner-up.

The University of Wisconsin men's golf team opened its season in third place after the first day of the Badger Invitational on Sunday at the University Ridge Golf Course.

The quarterback completed 20 of 34 passes for 199 yards, with TD passes to Jordy Nelson and Davante Adams.

It was a good start to the season, but Green Bay has much work to do.

The Tigers edge Wiota to sweep the league's round-robin championship series.

The slugger connects on a 3-2 fastball off Kevin Siegrist for his 27th home run of the season.

As a parent of a man who suffered the debilitating effects of muscular dystrophy from age 5 until his death at 32, I was dismayed to read about the planned demise of Jerika Bolen, an Appleton teen with spinal muscular…

Thanks for the State Journal's timely article about Madison’s homeless on Aug. 31. It really brought out the human side of this unfortunate dilemma.

The Republicans' 2012 presidential nominee Mitt Romney said refusing to release tax returns should be "disqualifying" for any nominee, and he speculated that Donald Trump's returns could be hiding a "bombshell of unusual size."

Bill and Hillary Clinton have been nice to rich people so that rich people will give money to the Clinton Foundation. The Clinton Foundation uses the money to help provide drugs to people with malaria and AIDS in poor countries,…

The pleasures of Madison in summer are many. And for disabled people like me, they are mostly accessible.

Charles W. Schulte of Edgerton is this week’s You Toon winner.

The Badgers, who were 3-for-15 in that category against LSU, were successful on 10 of their 15 third-down tries Saturday against Akron.