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When officers caught up with the vehicle and pulled it over, the driver scraped against the barrier wall of the Beltline.

The suspect, a 64-year-old man, was located nearby, arrested and taken to the Dane County Jail.

The tornado threat is highest if storms stay isolated, and the biggest source of uncertainty is where the warm front stalls this evening: southern Wisconsin or northern Illinois.

The fifth-round pick's versatility has put him "in the mix to compete for playing time this year,” according to Packers coach Matt LaFleur.

As America celebrates its 250th anniversary, we're recognizing Wisconsinites who have made unique contributions to the nation.

At about 3:50 p.m. Friday, officers were sent to the crash at the intersection of West Dayton Street and Francis Street, Madison police said.

Madison approved a Regent Street redesign that will remove traffic lanes, widen sidewalks and add safety upgrades, but some residents pushed back against the lack of bike lanes.

European powers wanted control of the fur trade. By 1776, this conquest had begun to transform Wisconsin.

The parasitic fly feeds on the flesh of warmblooded animals, causing severe and potentially fatal infestations, according to the USDA.

Prosecutors say Daniel John Matuszak he drove the wrong way down a Pewaukee highway on his way home and found a loaded handgun and two rifles in the vehicle.

A Medical College of Wisconsin student has been indicted as one of eight people prosecutors say were part of a conspiracy to threaten violence against several Michigan officials.

Only in Madison can you play with fire, knit at a baseball game, order a sundae from a floating ice cream parlor, and run through mountains of soap all in one day.

The wild card is that the forecast includes more severe thunderstorms Thursday afternoon, which could hamper repair work and cause more outages.

Mediterranean food is a welcome addition to Madison's Capitol Square, and most of Eloura's quirks are endearing.

The county budgeted for diesel prices of $3.12 per gallon and unleaded prices of $2.52 per gallon. In early May, Milwaukee County paid $4.87 per gallon of diesel and $4.12 for unleaded.

From 2013 to 2025, the number of times someone has been deemed “not competent to stand trial” increased almost threefold, according to data from the Wisconsin Department of Health Services.

A man who built relationships that went far beyond player-coach will have his life celebrated on Saturday at Camp Randall Stadium. "He was one of one," says a former Badger.

Carlos Cortes and Lawrence Butler each homered in a seventh-inning rally to give the Athletics a 4-3 comeback victory in the deciding game of a three-game series in Las Vegas.

Yes, federal legislation known as the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” included an estimated $1 trillion in cuts to Medicaid spending over the next decade.

The back-and-forth rivalry between Badgers women's hockey and Ohio State apparently also extends to coaching salaries.