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I am not normal.

Another day, another sickening video of another out-of-control police officer assaulting an unarmed person who posed no threat.

Verner Suomi was a professor at UW-Madison and is known as the “father of satellite meteorology.” 

MILWAUKEE — As it turned out, Taylor Jungmann had to be perfect Sunday.

Reunion: The Madison East High School Class of 1958 will meet for a luncheon on July 10. The group will meet from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Coliseum Bar, 232 Olin Ave. Cost: $15. Register by Ju…

The artificial turf field and new track will be used to hold practices for the high school programs.

GREEN BAY — The Madison Mallards mustered two hits Sunday and saw their record dip below .500 for the first time this season.

Kyle Nelsen tossed a five-hit shutout and Justin Scanlon had four hits, leading Verona to a 10-0 eight-inning victory over host Shullsburg/Benton in a Home Talent League Western Section amateu…

MILWAUKEE — Carlos Gomez’s bat split near the handle after making contact with another tough pitch from Max Scherzer.

A Wisconsin Employment Relations Commission hearing examiner is recommending that the firing of an Oakhill prison guard be upheld. 

About 60 people spent their Sunday at the arboretum learning about pollinating insects -- which include but are not restricted to bees -- and how to monitor their numbers in Madison in order t…

One woman and two men are dead after three separate crashes in south-central Wisconsin.

Oh my. What a hornet’s nest of activity we’re seeing at the state Capitol these past few weeks. Republican legislators have been as busy as a Hillary Clinton pincushion at a Scott Walker sewing bee.

I love and enjoy free speech, but I hate seeing the killing of innocent people by some misguided Muslims.

It is obvious that state legislators pushing for changes in teacher licensing have absolutely no concept of what it is to be a professional educator.

In light of the recent ban on sports apparel with Native American mascots, I would like to bring attention to a long standing problem -- a silent oppressor in our schools.

It is a sad that the rights of a woman for self-determination and privacy require a waiting period for her to exercise those rights, while we now do not require a waiting period to purchase an…

A woman being held in connection with a suspicious death in rural Vienna lived with the man who died, a Dane County Sheriff's Office lieutenant confirmed Sunday.

How did a Beloit woman get burned on a Focus on Energy rebate for a new efficient furnace?  

The village of Cambridge has dropped its ban on pit bulls, replacing it with an ordinance that addresses dangerous dog behavior but isn’t breed specific.