One of three finalists pulled out leading to the abrupt announcement. An interim president will take Jack Daniels’ place ...

Dear Editor: In 2005, my wife and I retired to Viroqua. I worked 30 years in public health care in Los Angeles, Washington, D.C., and overseas. I served as CEO of one of the largest public hospitals ...

It's not just the Beloit school district that is struggling with balancing its budget, says Bill Barth of the Beloit Daily News. Districts across the state are having to resort to referendums this ...

Dear Editor: As many residents of Mount Horeb may remember, in November 2018 a newly established organization called Dane4Dogs spearheaded a ballot initiative to prevent painful and distressing ...

Nothing, I guess, in this age in which we live should surprise us. Earlier this week, a Michigan weather forecaster felt obliged to proclaim, "Murdering meteorologists won't stop hurricanes," adding ...

Madison guitarist Dave Benton liked “North Central” for a band name. It evoked Madison and the Midwest, he thought, and rural imagery. Instead, his latest band went with The Ghost Particles. The name ...

About $14.6 million of the city's projected $22 million deficit for 2025 is attributed to labor costs, including raises and ...

A first-term legislator is seeking a second term in the state Assembly, going up against a Republican challenger in a new-look district in southwest Dane County. Assembly District 50 includes Oregon ...

Wisconsin’s 2nd Congressional District isn’t one of the state’s most hotly contested races for the U.S. House, but voters in the Madison area will have a choice between staying the course with ...

Madison children and teens are becoming increasingly involved in activities outside of class, according to a recent report on hundreds of clubs and athletics programs run by the public school district ...