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The Wisconsin Historical Society will commemorate the 250th anniversary of the first public reading of the Declaration of Independence with a reading Wednesday at Wisconsin’s first capitol.

In less than 15 hours, a GoFundMe in the children's memory raised more than $40,000.

The deaths remain under investigation by the Dane County Sheriff’s Office and the Dane County Medical Examiner’s Office.

A passionate orator, La Follette sought to redistribute America’s wealth and power more equitably, reforming the railroads and other powerful interests.

No injuries were reported.

The main threat is damaging straight line winds, though some large hail may occur.

Officers were sent to the home in the 2400 block of Dahle Street around 5 p.m. on Sunday, after the bullet was reported, Madison police said.

The suspect turned himself into police on Monday and was booked into the Dane County Jail on a charge of first-degree reckless injury, Madison police said.

Barrio Dance Factory was first up on the two-hour program and charmed judges Simon Cowell, Sofia Vergara and Mel B.

Jacob Misiorowski's natural curiosity for other hobbies has drawn him to a world outside of baseball — and won him lots of fans.

Madison’s new Imagination Center at Reindahl Park will combine a library, community center and park space on the Far East Side.

The videos showed ICE agents boxing in cars, pointing guns and Tasers at people, breaking car windows, and pinning people on the ground.

Milwaukee Mayor Cavalier Johnson said JD Vance should "see our election operation, to talk to officials who conduct our elections, and scrutinize, firsthand, the extensive security and accuracy in place."

Milwaukee has seen 49 homicides in the first half of 2026, compared to 70 in the first half of 2025, while non-fatal shootings dropped to 199 from 272.

A former first-round pick, Devonte Wyatt has performed at a very high level at times, although he has not been able to show consistent dominance on the defensive interior.

The Bucks continued to reshape their roster, open up their future financial picture and acquire draft assets by agreeing to a deal with the Detroit Pistons on Tuesday.

Yessenia Ruano, a former Milwaukee teacher's aide who captured the city's attention as she fought her deportation, returned to the U.S. on Tuesday.

Shawn Eichorst believes in the union between athletics and academics. Threading that needle in a new era in college sports is just one challenge for the Badgers' new leader.

Thank you for printing the Declaration of Independence in the June 28 America 250 special section. I don't recall when I might've last read it, but it also made me wonder why it seems fitting for today's politics.