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The memo, sent Wednesday to Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald, R-Juneau, states there is no legal way for the new...

Two students at Memorial High School were in a play fight Tuesday, throwing air punches at each other, but when the fight...

CHICAGO -- What exactly triggered that hateful leftist social media mob -- shamefully egged on by prominent American...

Scot Ross, the man at the helm of One Wisconsin Now, the liberal group that has gained national attention as a foil to...

The area should see several more inches of snow before the storm exits around mid-day, with the coldest air of the season...

Madison police officers escaped injury Tuesday night when the squad car they were in was struck by a van on the city's East...

The district said in a news release Wednesday morning that all schools will be closed Wednesday, and MSCR, athletics and...

It’s getting to the point where it’ll be easier to list the Democrats who are not running for president in 2020. But the...

Changes to the Assembly GOP bill would add to state law another key provision of Obamacare: its prohibitions on insurers...

Newcomers, old favorites and a transformative beer-chocolate-bacon experience. Yes, the Isthmus Beer and Cheese Festival...

Some argue that the time demands of being a city alderperson make the current part-time structure impractical. Should there...

A new metal sculpture has been installed at the top of State Street. It’s the latest placemaking effort to activate the...

Environmentalists and animal rights activists are trying to draw attention to coyote-killing contests, including one being...

New Glarus Brewery is celebrating 25 years in business. Though it sells only within Wisconsin, it’s the state’s largest...

Don’t expect fireworks in “On the Basis of Sex,” the biopic about the early life of US Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader...

Catherine Capellaro spends time with Sammy, a friendly poodle mix touring the country with the musical “Finding Neverland,”...

Madison author Sam Savage is currently in hospice, but a Minneapolis publisher has released the late-career author’s “final...

Weaving together elements of doom, post-punk, glam and psych-rock, longtime Madison band Vanishing Kids continues to evolve...

More development on East Wash means more places to eat and drink. Tangent, the new brewpub from the Vintage folks, is set...

He’s no longer governor, but Scott Walker is still making headlines. This week also saw warring cultural ideologies clash...

Free beer for federal workers at Hop Garden Brewing, schnitzel and strudel at Essen Haus’ Winter Fest and a pop-up dinner...

Betsy Ezell conquered self-doubt, started writing music at age 35 and broke into the Madison jazz scene. Now vocalist and...

The Board of Park Commissioners is scheduled to look at the master plan for James Madison Park in February, but if...

Madison Symphony Orchestra explores the life and work of Felix Mendelssohn in a special “Beyond the Score” production...

While having a well-rounded roster is great, the Badger men’s basketball team needs to stay strong in its conference play....

Four Winters from Funk Factory sets a benchmark for the American lambic movement, and rightfully so. It’s an unfruited...

The shutdown and Trump’s insistence on a wall are both senseless and unnecessary. But the shutdown does remind the public...

On Friday, Jan. 25, Dead Horses will perform an intimate Isthmus Live Session at the Isthmus office at 3 pm. Space is...

The time has come for a 2018 concert roundup from former Isthmus editor Marc Eisen, whose eclectic musical tastes span from...