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The state plans to start assessments this fall after signing a $16 million, three-year contract with Pennsylvania-based Liberty Healthcare Corp.

Showers and thunderstorms are being forecast for the Madison area late Monday night into Tuesday in advance of a two-day heat wave that could push heat index values up to the 100-degree mark.

Armed with complaints about potential costs, farm industry groups told the DNR it would face a long battle if it didn't narrow proposals.

I just spent three days writing in a chicken coop and completing the final draft of a play. Both are new experiences.

Squirrels, beavers, chipmunks and rabbits all have similarly shaped teeth because all of those animals have teeth that continually grow throughout their lives.

First Lady Michelle Obama may have single-handedly saved the first day of the Democratic National Convention, with a speech that was ardent in its support for nominee Hillary Clinton, deft in its zingers at opponent Donald Trump — whom Obama…

The special practice at Lambeau, which concluded with a jersey giveaway for some fans and a fireworks display over the stadium, came one week before the Packers start preseason play.

One of the last people who would have predicted Jimmy Walker's win in the PGA Championship at Baltusrol was the man himself.

Christian Ott drove in the winning run with a two-out single in the bottom of the 12th inning as host Jefferson edged Clinton 7-6 in a Home Talent League Southeast Section amateur baseball game Sunday afternoon.

Nate Palace and Jesse Medrano each drive in a pair in the early outburst.

For John Stravinski, the Madison City Men’s Golf Tournament title had become an elusive goal.

TOWN OF SUN PRAIRIE -- A 60-year-old Illinois man driving a Harley Davidson motorcycle died Sunday evening after the cycle collided with a truck on Highway T in the town of Sun Prairie, the Dane County Sheriff's Office said.

The catcher says there were "circumstances that came up" that caused him to block the deal.

When I was a kid in middle school American history class, I couldn't understand why the right to vote was called "suffrage." Not knowing the word's origins, I thought it meant voting was a dreadful burden to be suffered through.

Since when did any other party become less important than a Democrat or Republican? Are they second-class citizens or something? Absolutely not. The fact is: The system is rigged.

Aug. 9 is a vitally important day. It’s our chance to cast a vote for the person to represent the Democratic Party in the 47th Assembly District. This vote needs to be for Jimmy Anderson.

I am saddened by the death of Cynthia Arsnow, reported in the State Journal on July 21, who was killed as she bicycled on the shoulder along Highway 14 by a pickup truck driver. The driver was reportedly “looking at…

MILWAUKEE — Jonathan Lucroy waved his helmet to acknowledge a standing ovation at Miller Park and, in what could be his final appearance for the Milwaukee Brewers, flied out as a pinch hitter Sunday in a 4-2 win over the…

Matthew A. Sowinski, 37, of Eagle, died in a crash reported to authorities just before 8 a.m. Saturday.

According to a recently released report from the World Anti-Doping Agency, Russia’s government ran a “systematic scheme” to infuse the Russian team with performance-enhancing drugs and to cover up that cheating, before, during and after the 2014 Winter Olympics, which…