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The two city of Milwaukee employees who handled the first 911 calls reporting am attack on a 99-year-old Milwaukee woman are no longer with the department.

Throughout “Jolene,” whenever Parton came around the stage to Darlene's section, she stopped in front of the girl and substituted Darlene's name into the song.

Trump has suggested for months that the federal government could nationalize the voting process, though the U.S. Constitution grants states authority over "the times, places, and manner" of federal elections.

Wisconsin has a new visitor buzzing through its prairies, meadows and grasslands, and it's hard to miss.

Chippewa County Circuit Court Judge Steven Gibbs sentenced Carson Peters-Berger to life in prison, with eligibility for release on extended supervision after serving 25 years.

Former Packers quarterback and Pro Football Hall of Famer Brett Favre auctioned more than 40 personal items, which totaled $211,541.90.

Kohl's Corp. showed new signs of a turnaround as quarterly earnings released Wednesday showed sales were down 0.9% compared to this point in 2025.

For years Kohl's Corp. leaned on its partnership with Sephora to help bring in younger customers, but now the relationship seems to be faltering.

The thieves were caught on camera rummaging through cars in the lot of an apartment complex in the 1600 block of Fordem Avenue about 12:30 a.m. Aug. 16, police said.

Now that Shamar Rigby's comeback from a turf toe injury is complete, the wide receiver's "toolbox" could come in handy for an offense in need of playmakers.

The first phase of the $285 million Kellner Family Athletic Center already has shown its versatility, Badgers officials said.

Milwaukee Brewers manager Pat Murphy is no stranger to mid-game yankings, but the pulling of rookie Cooper Pratt on Tuesday was different.

I pitied Tom Tiffany’s desperation after he didn’t get the opponent he wanted. He now faces the competent executive leadership of Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley that he can’t match.

My wife and I own property in Sauk County beneath the proposed BECI 765-kilovolt transmission project, near Baraboo and just west of Devil's Lake State Park.

For nearly three years, the Baraboo School Board has squandered taxpayer dollars on an unyielding legal defense regarding the wrongful termination of former Jack Young Middle School principal Abigail Alt.

Deception is central to the Republican Party and Donald Trump's presidency.

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Nyajuacni Riak spent her summer playing with Team USA and rose to the third best player in her recruiting class.

The Milwaukee Brewers needed all the help they could get from their relievers on Wednesday night's win over the Mets.

Milwaukee Brewers starting pitcher Dustin May left his start after one pitch on Wednesday after taking a line drive to his back.