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BERNANDER, Charlene, 63 Wisconsin Dells

Monday was supposed to be a day of modest hope in the U.S.-China relationship. Secretary of State Antony Blinken was going to be in Beijing. Instead, Blinken spent the day in Washington after abruptly cancelling his visit.

Police say an 82-year-old woman was pronounced dead at a New York nursing home but found to be breathing three hours later at the funeral home where she had been taken.

A president's State of the Union address has a predictable formula. But what if a computer program were to write it? The Associated Press asked the ChatGPT bot to do just that.

A powerful 7.8 magnitude earthquake rocked wide swaths of Turkey and neighboring Syria on Monday, killing more than 3,400 people and injuring thousands more.

Middle seats at many U.S. movie theaters just got more expensive. AMC Theaters, the nation’s largest movie theater chain, on Monday unveiled a new pricing scheme in which seat location determines how much your movie ticket costs.

In most municipalities, the local clerk's office is the only voting site for early voting. In Madison, there are over two dozen early voting sites.

More than 740,000 absentee ballots were returned in Wisconsin's 2022 general election.

Johnson's appointment will go into effect on Feb. 27. She fills the vacancy created by the last year's departure of former DHS Secretary Karen Timberlake.

With four degrees from UW-Milwaukee, Prince "has an impressive and trailblazing career," Evers said in a statement announcing her appointment.

A Tomah man on Friday was sentenced to 12 years in federal prison for a methamphetamine dealing conspiracy, authorities reported.

Former Gov. Scott Walker, who will never be accused of being a student of history, declared the other day that drag shows are the same as strip shows.

Shyron S. Henderson is facing warrants in Winnebago County, Illinois for failure to appear armed violent assault and murder with intent to kill or injure.

The crash happened at about 6:20 p.m. Sunday when a vehicle making a left turn onto Anhalt Drive was rear-ended by a vehicle heading north on Packers Avenue.

The incident began when an off-duty officer saw a vehicle parked on the Far East Side that the officer believed contained a suspect who was wanted for a homicide.

Chucky Hepburn had a shot blocked and another fall short in the final seconds Sunday. Badgers coach Greg Gard questioned the attempts.

Of all the strange aspects to the last month, the strangest might just be the temperature.

The Keep Calm Sensory Zone will include space for special events and parties, a sensory gym, a sensory-reduced room, an "adult zen" zone and other amenities.

Both candidates support switching from the city's limited service to Metro Transit but disagree about a route along Winnequah Road.

MSC'S news facility is in half of the old Wisconsin Medical Society location next to Olin Park, where some program space offers views of Lake Monona.