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"Truth or Die" by James Patterson tops this week's fiction list.

There is a sizeable population of muskies from the Prairie du Sac Dam to the Highway 12 Bridge and to a lesser extent from the Bridge downriver (Lower Wisconsin Riverway) to the Mississippi River. 

Former Sun Prairie athlete Tony Butler drove in four runs to power the Madison Mallards to a 7-4 victory over the Kalamazoo Growlers in a Northwoods League amateur baseball game Thursday night…

Michael Blazek (5-2) tossed two scoreless innings for the win. Francisco Rodriguez finished for his 18th save in 18 tries.

The enormous new $3.3 million restaurant and craft beer bar HopCat Madison, will open July 11 with free Crack Fries.

Young, versatile chef Michael Kirst, who embraced nose-to-tail cooking, died Tuesday.

The largest cut will go to the College of Letters and Science, which will see a $7.4 million drop in funding.

The concerns of conservative Christians about gay marriage are understandable. In Monday's article "Conservative churches face new reality" the Rev. Robert Jeffress of First Baptist Dallas sai…

With a 5-4 decision, the U.S. Supreme Court legalized homosexual marriage in all 50 states. President Barack Obama said of the ruling: “Today is a big step in our march toward equality.”

The U.S. Supreme Court recently made marriage equality the law of the land in all 50 states. In a 5-4 decision, the justices made marriage available to all citizens.

Gov. Scott Walker will go down in history as the worst governor Wisconsin has had.

It was predictable that the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling supporting the legality of same-sex marriage would bring forth screams of fear, essentially predicting the downfall of our society. From…

State lawmakers' communication, as well as drafting files of legislation would no longer be available for public scrutiny under proposals unveiled late Thursday.

When he was young, Ron Johnson "wanted to join the Black Panther Party and get a gun and go to war." But they gave him a book instead.

The agreement shows the Bucks have been busy filling their greatest needs during the offseason.

A man who is charged in three counties for an alleged crime spree in September 2013 pleaded guilty Thursday to federal gun possession charges.

MOUNT HOREB - Paul A. Schrameyer, age 66, of Mount Horeb, Wis., died on Thursday, July 2, 2015, at his home. Funeral arrangements are pending at the Ellestad Camacho Funeral Home, 500 N. 8th S…

LAKE MILLS - Joshua Edward Erb, age 38, born on July 12, 1976, made his highest climb on Tuesday, June 30, 2015, after fighting the hardest battle of his life, a seven month fight with cancer.

POYNETTE - Donald E. Leighty, age 91, passed away at his home on Wednesday, July 1, 2015.

LANCASTER - Dorothy I. Harasha, age 96, of Lancaster, passed away on Tuesday, June 30, 2015, at the Atrium Post Acute Care in Lancaster.