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CHICAGO — A line of mourners streamed through a Chicago auditorium Thursday to pay final respects to the Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr. as cross-country memorial services began in the city the late civil rights leader called home.

The crash happened about 10:15 p.m. Tuesday after a driver slowed down to avoid hitting the pedestrian in the 3500 block of East Washington Avenue, Madison police said.

The vehicle intruded into the living room, but the driver and those who were in the duplex were not injured.

The Greater Madison Housing Consortium says a new report shows UW-Madison doesn’t need another dorm. The university sees it differently.

When asked about five potential benefits or costs related to data centers, 22% of Marquette Law School Poll respondents didn’t select a single benefit.

The 17-year-old boy was arrested on a tentative charge of first-degree recklessly endangering safety.

Its owner predicts it will become the "best go-to spot" for any barbecue cravings.

Wisconsin men's basketball's 85-71 loss at Oregon reignited concerns as March nears, with urgency growing after defensive lapses and offensive stagnation.

Rise above the February dreariness with any of these options.

Enbridge has finally started work on rerouting an aging oil pipeline around a tribal reservation in northern Wisconsin after seven years of legal wrangling.

Here's how the Badgers men's hockey team could fit into the NCAA Tournament picture as things stand.

This State Journal editorial ran on Feb. 26, 1926:

While most disapprove of ICE’s actions, Republicans and Democrats flipped on their party’s traditional principles toward guns when it came to the death of Alex Pretti.

Rather than focusing specifically on each individual position, Brian Gutekunst indicated at the NFL combine it’s more about how the position groups work together to form a collective unit.

Endorsements are allowed, although the state Code of Judicial Conduct forbids judges and judicial candidates from engaging in most partisan conduct.

The Madison Police Department is investigating a report that a Madison School District staff member fed a nonverbal high school student dog food. The staffer is on leave.

The 'last go in college hockey' is a motivator for Badgers players returning after winning Olympic gold medals with Team USA.

It is becoming readily apparent that the Trump administration is only interested in glorifying and enriching itself, destroying the rule of law, promoting con artists, protecting pedophiles, alienating our allies and degrading the Earth as fast as possible.

Rep. Sylvia Ortiz-Velez, a Milwaukee Democrat, faces up to 90 days in jail if she's convicted in Milwaukee County Circuit Court.