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The U.S. EPA says about 100 personnel are cleaning up asphalt from the Montana Rail Link spill.

Everything happens for a reason. I was driving out of Gonubie last Saturday at about 9.20am and saw a chap on the left side pathway running back into town at a fast pace. If I recall correctly, he was wearing jeans, a collar shirt and a back pack. He did not look like he was dressed for a jog but more like he was late for work and was going full speed to arrive with an apology.

It's sadly not new for a business on Madison's east side, but EVP Coffee's owner calls the latest burglary a one-two punch -- showing a side of her neighborhood she never expected to see. 

MADISON, Wis. — It’s sadly not new for a business on Madison’s east side, but EVP Coffee’s owner calls the latest burglary a one-two punch — showing a side of her neighborhood she never expected to see.  “There was glass everywhere, the cash register was thrown on the floor,” owner Tracy Danner said.   Danner’s general manager encountered quite the...

MADISON, Wis. — Monday marks not only Memorial Day but also World Multiple Sclerosis Day, and a local business is holding a fundraiser to benefit those battling the disease. The fundraiser at Aftershock Classic Arcade Bar on East Washington Avenue Monday raises money for the Wisconsin chapter of the National MS Society. Token sales benefit the group’s work to support...

Monday marks not only Memorial Day but also World Multiple Sclerosis Day, and a local business is holding a fundraiser to benefit those battling the disease.

More than 50 Golden Valley Electric Association members weighed-in last week on the question of whether the co-op should upgrade its oldest power plant, or shut it down and replace it with renewable-energy sources like wind and solar. But most of those who spoke during two public meetings on the issue want the co-op to keep the coal-fired Healy Unit 1 operating.

Over the past year, many new restaurants, bars and food businesses opened their doors.

With a new year, new events are now all around Madison, from concerts to nature walks around the UW-Arboretum.

Brad Van Horn joins Jim Blasingame to describe how an Employee Stock Option Program works and how it’s increasingly a divesting option for owners of small businesses.