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WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump signed a roughly $1.2 trillion government funding bill Tuesday that ends the partial federal shutdown that began over the weekend and sets the stage for an intense debate in Congress over Homeland Security funding.

Avisaíl García played 13 seasons in Major League Baseball, including career highs with 29 home runs and 86 RBIs in the 2021 season with Milwaukee.

Responses to the Wisconsin State Journal's candidate questionnaire. The primary is Feb. 17.

Chadwick Elgersma is responsible for overseeing federal criminal prosecutions and civil litigation for the western 44 counties in Wisconsin, including Dane County.

Dave Chancellor had been a Mount Horeb High School track and field and girls cross-country coach.

Deerfield's phenom runner committed to Wisconsin due to close bond with coach and no other school's comparing to what the Badgers have in Madison.

The victims purchase the phones legitimately and are billed for them by Spectrum before being scammed out of them.

Hosto Hoci, meaning “a place to gather,” won out after some debate about what it means for a name to be inclusive.

A proposal to explore the potential consolidation was unanimously approved Monday night by both the town’s Board of Supervisors and the Beloit City Council.

Left unmanaged, deer can do a lot of damage in the UW Arboretum, which is why it hires sharpshooters who work after dark to control the population.

The two-mile extension could eventually hook up with the Glacial Drumlin Trail.

Let's revisit some thorny issues.

One of the preliminary layouts would push the new school’s gym partially into the hillside.

Phase one of Madison’s LakeWay project is being scaled back, with the costly skyline pier cut due to budget constraints and traffic concerns.

Attorneys for Wisconsin and former women's basketball coach Marisa Moseley said former players didn't point to any case law showing a First Amendment violation in their lawsuit alleging psychological abuse.

LaFleur announced the hire with high praise for the former Arizona Cardinals head coach, whose teams had a record of just 15-36 over the last three seasons.

Programs centered around artificial intelligence are booming across the UW system’s 13 schools.

Ernest B. Ruegsegger, 59, of DeForest, was pronounced dead at the scene at Fish Lake County Park on Saturday at around 2:15 p.m.