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WAUPUN – After an FBI investigation, a ⁠former Waupun Correctional Institution correctional officer was convicted of conspiring to commit federal programs bribery.

DAVOS, Switzerland — Corporate chiefs and government leaders, including President Donald Trump, are meeting in Davos, Switzerland, this week, joining an elite annual World Economic Forum that promotes dialogue and economic progress, even as actions from Washington have upended the…

Broden McCune’s new film is set inside Porta Bella’s space on Frances Street, which soon could give way to a 16-story student apartment building near campus.

Microsoft is on track to be Racine County's largest ⁠taxpayer when it pays its bills in 2026, based on 2025 assessments.

The Wisconsin Entrepreneurship Hub, launched last fall, is intended to encourage more startups on campus and boost Wisconsin’s economic growth.

Officers who were in the area about 12:40 p.m. Saturday were alerted to the crash at Driscoll Drive and Milwaukee Street, Madison police said.

Security video from an area business recorded the incident, enabling police to identify the robber as a 63-year-old Madison man, Madison police said.

Robert Gilkey-Meisegeier, 31, signed a plea agreement on Monday; a plea hearing in the case is set for Jan. 27.

Major changes are coming to Southwest Airlines, including the end of its famous open seating policy.

Netflix is now offering to buy Warner Bros. Discovery’s studio and streaming business in all cash — an effort to win over the Hollywood giant's shareholders for its $72 billion merger and thwart a hostile bid from Skydance-owned Paramount.

The man was ticketed for negligent discharge of a weapon.

Rodney Esser is “the heart and soul” of Park Elementary School in Cross Plains, Principal Brett Humphrey said.

The Dolphins' decision to hire Jeff Hafley as head coach has left the Packers with a hole on their staff. Here are candidates to fill the defensive coordinator spot.

The 30-year-old Fitchburg backed his vehicle into a concrete barrier in the station’s parking lot, police said.

More snow is on the way for southern Wisconsin Tuesday evening into Wednesday morning, and again Wednesday evening, the National Weather Service said.

Wisconsin has important stakes in both nuclear fission and nuclear fusion technologies.

Agrace says its planned dementia village will be the first of its kind in the U.S. It is modeled on a Dutch concept that seeks to mimic everyday life.

Presentations are planned over the next months to give board members time to digest the proposal and the public more opportunities to weigh in.