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A landmark of State Street returned Thursday night after the Orpheum Theater's new sign lit up for its first time. The 55-foot-tall fixture, consisting of 2,000 light bulbs, is modeled after the building's original 1920's-era marquee.

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Matt Joyce hit a three-run homer off Matt Garza in the first inning and finished with four RBIs for Pittsburgh.

A small group of protesters blocked a major Madison intersection for two hours Thursday, forcing police to reroute traffic -- including "several ambulances in emergency mode," Madison police said Thursday.

With just three weeks left in the Home Talent League regular season, the Southeast Section’s West Division has come down to a three-team race for one playoff spot.

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Officially, first-year coach Jonathan Tsipis has six freshmen on his University of Wisconsin women’s basketball team roster.

The main purpose of the modern political convention is to produce four days of televised propaganda. The subsidiary function, now that nominees are invariably chosen in advance, is structural: Unify the party before the final battle.

Heavy rain and strong winds have prompted the National Weather Service to issue a flood advisory for parts of South Central Wisconsin as approximately 3,000 Madison Gas and Electric customers are without power.

Some have shifted from opposing Trump to supporting him, while others remain steadfastly in separate camps.

Some have shifted from opposing Trump to supporting him, while others remain steadfastly in separate camps.

I am a former teacher so it kind of hurts to say this: There can be no more convincing proof of our national educational system's abject failure to impart logical reasoning and critical thinking than to look at the lead-up…

The announcement of the renaming of the Wisconsin Law Library to the Prosser Law Library is a slap in the face to all of Wisconsin citizens.

I have a fairly simple and cost-effective proposal for police training that will protect our officers and the bad guys, or innocents.

The recent shootings are a two-pronged problem. One is ignorance, the other is firearms.

U.S. House Speaker Paul Ryan, R-Janesville, explained on Tuesday how fans of the Wisconsin Badgers support other Big Ten teams if they should advance to the post-season and the Badgers do not.

Per a federal judges ruling, voters who cannot easily obtain an ID to vote, will be allowed to vote after signing a sworn affidavit.

A Dave & Buster's would come to a downsized Sears at West Towne while a Flix Brewhouse would replace Steinhafel's at East Towne.

The new hotel would carry the Tru by Hilton brand name and would be among the first Tru hotels built in the country.

Christopher O’Kroley, 26, also plead guilty to first-degree reckless endangerment on Thursday.