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State law prohibits showing others an image of a ballot, but judges in other states have struck down such laws.

The Islamic State has apparently urged its followers to claim as many government benefits as they can as a source of funding, and a new report suggests they are listening. American authorities at every level need to maintain an airtight…

Some states fare better than others when new trade agreements are established. The proposed Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) aims to lower tariffs between participating nations. The TPP has been signed by the U.S., Australia, Brunei, Canada, Chile, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico,…

A federal court in Wisconsin on Friday overturned the conviction of a man found guilty of helping his uncle kill Teresa Halbach in a case profiled in the Netflix documentary "Making a Murderer."

WYOCENA - Clarice Rachel (Meekma) Krueger died on Wednesday, Aug. 10, 2016, at the Columbia County Health Care facility in Wyocena, Wis. She was born on Feb. 3, 1927, in Watertown, Wis., to James and Grace (Buursma) Meekma.

WAUNAKEE / ASHTON - Kenneth Merle Helt, age 47, of Waunakee/Ashton, died as the result of an automobile accident on Wednesday, Aug. 10, 2016. Funeral services will be held on Monday, Aug. 15, 2016, at 11 a.m. at ST. PETER…

PORTAGE - Thomas Charles Winter, age 74, died on Aug. 11, 2016, in his home. Tom was born on Aug. 23, 1941, to Elmer and Veronica (Haley) Winter. On June 17, 1961, he married Kay Baxter in Emmetsburg Iowa.

Friends remember the jazz musician as a humble and generous performer and friend.

MADISON — The Wisconsin Job Honor Awards is accepting nominations for its second annual event scheduled for Dec. 15 at the Monona Terrace Community & Convention Center in Madison.

Alex Hornibrook out-performed Bart Houston during Friday's practice.

Wieland helped guide the Red Hawks to numerous high finishes at the WIAA Division 1 state golf tournament.

Flint Hills Resources of Kansas announced plans for a $20 million expansion of its Waupun fuel terminal.

In what is quickly turning into the hottest debate to hit the Marquette neighborhood since the Willy Street Co-op pushed to install a driveway onto Jenifer Street five years ago, residents and business owners are sharply divided over whether to…

The tournament originally was scheduled for Quann Park, but has moved to courts in Sun Prairie.

Tiny tornadoes that only pop out of thunderstorms and don't hit the ground are possible in southern Wisconsin Friday afternoon, as deepening low pressure raises the chances for bad weather.

On a Sunday morning in late July, in a small town in southwest Alabama, Barbara Moore Knight gave her fellow church members news that brought spontaneous applause and murmurs of “Amen!” She told them her son, James LaRon Knight, was…

Senate must act to avoid further dysfunction

UW-Madison is one of the top universities in the world when it comes to getting patents for the work done here, according to a report released on Friday.

Care for a wee dram to go with your shiraz from Oz?

WASHINGTON — A sluggish month of retail spending has tempered expectations for the U.S. economy's growth in the coming months.