After years of planning and a nail-biter of a $4.1 million fund-raising campaign, the Urban League of Greater Madison is moving in to its new …

A 26-foot gingerbread man will grace the atrium of Hilldale until the holidays in a benefit for a distinctly serious local cause - Dane County…

The University of California's Board of Regents approved a plan to hike undergraduate fees -- which are the equivalent of tuition -- 32 percen…

Thieves allegedly used a chunk of blacktop pavement to smash a car window Thursday morning, stealing a checkbook from the car in the process.

The Metro bus system will be implementing its holiday schedule on Thanksgiving and its Saturday schedule for the Friday after the holiday beca…

It's happened again. The annual Thanksgiving food drive at Goodman Community Center is way short of food need for 1,000 families as hundreds o…

When driving down a country road today, roll down your window and yell "thanks!" to the farmers in the fields.

"Everyone needs to be counted, documented or not documented," Shiva Bidar-Sielaff tells fellow members of La Sup, the Madison Latino Support N…

A fire caused an estimated $75,000 in damage to a single family residence in the town of Mazomanie Thursday afternoon.

Are you afraid those huge piles of leaves piled up on the terrace in front of your house will still be there when the snow flies? Never fear, …

City crews will not be collecting garbage or recyclables on Thanksgiving or the day after, but don't fret, Madisonians, you don't have to wait…

Economic woes are taking a toll and House Republicans call on Geithner to resign.

Unseasonably warm temperatures will greet deer hunters around Wisconsin this weekend, but colder conditions and a little rain and snow will mo…

The unemployment rate is still scary, but that hasn't stopped local residents from continuing to pledge -- mostly at their workplaces -- to s…

As a season-ticket-carrying member of what is derided as the "red sweater crowd," I've enjoyed watching Badger basketball success over the dec…

What would you do if you opened up a strange duffel bag in your hotel room and found $10,000 in cash?

If there's any day that's a good day to quit smoking, this is it. The Great American Smokeout is being held for a 34th time Thursday, a push b…

Deputies will be on the lookout this first weekend of deer hunting season for drunken drivers, as thousands of extra vehicles are expected to …

Two Powerball players in Madison and Milwaukee are $10,000 richer today, but the estimated $28 million jackpot in Wednesday night's drawing we…

The Jefferson County Sheriff's Office is asking deer hunters going into the woods and fields on Saturday to look for a man who's been missing …

The Road Home has done it again. The innovative local provider of housing for low-income families is moving four families Friday into apartmen…

Public information meeting set for Dec. 3 at 7 p.m. in Verona City Hall.

Two Madison men have been indicted on drug dealing and other charges by a federal grand jury in separate cases, the U.S. attorney's office announced.

The gloomy skies hanging over southern Wisconsin should start moving out Thursday and Friday, paving the way for a pretty nice November weekend.

State health officials are confirming 11 more deaths related to the swine flu in Wisconsin, including two in Dane County.

A 49-year-old Madison man wearing a gorilla suit was decked by two men on Saturday afternoon on the city's southwest side.

Two teens are considered suspects in the strong-arm robbery of a man on the far west side Monday, but police can't find the victim to warrant …

After a steep decline in number of holiday travelers last Thanksgiving thanks to a dismal economy, slightly more people are expected to hit th…

A Madison police officer suffered a concussion and head cut Tuesday morning while trying to calm down a man who ran away from a medical facili…

"Tip Top" the panhandler didn't want to wait his turn to "shake the cup" on Tuesday, which got him into trouble, according to Madison police.

Multiple charges of possession of child pornography have been filed against a Beloit man initially arrested and charged in March for child sex…

Deer hunters are being asked to keep their eyes open for something other than the 30-point buck this year.

A gunman robbed a rural tavern early Wednesday morning just before closing time, authorities reported.

A 16-year-old west side girl called police after she felt like she was being followed by a man in a black sedan while she was out running Sund…

A man who apparently looked like someone from a television show didn't want to have his picture taken so he allegedly whacked the would-be fan…

A driver who Madison police say overdosed on heroin literally died behind the wheel Monday, slowly crashing his pickup truck into a house and …

Burglars in Dane County are using a new tool in breaking into homes: the newspaper.

The city traffic engineering and parking division said the 300 block of Falles Court between Felton Place and Upland Drive will be affected by…

Light rain will put a damper on southern Wisconsin Wednesday and Thursday, but the upcoming weekend is looking dry and mild.

After a tough 2009, Rhythm & Booms officials need to fund raise $50,000 to ensure the future of the event.

A memorial service for Clarence Kailin will be held at 6:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 21, at the First Unitarian Society, 900 University Bay Drive.

Flu cases on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus dropped by two-thirds last week, prompting a student health official to wonder if the …

Six students from Immaculate Heart of Mary School in Monona suffered minor injuries Tuesday morning after their school bus was rear-ended on t…

Wisconsin's Christmas tree growers are encouraging people to trash their artificial trees and help send real trees to American military bases …

A woman making a withdrawal at a drive-up ATM was robbed by a gunman who pointed a large, shiny revolver at her while grabbing the dispensed cash.

State farmers were rejoicing last week as fields dried under warm and sunny skies, enabling combines to get into the fields to harvest corn an…

The former vice president's 1969 attacks on the press resonate today.

The Dane County Cultural Affairs Commission has awarded 50 grants totaling more than $124,000 for community arts, cultural and local history p…

But don't expect Chancellor Biddy Martin to take immediate action.

Breaking glass brought Madison police to a west side address early Sunday morning, after a man allegedly broke windows on cars and a house.