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LAKE HOLCOMBE — A toddler injured in an apartment fire last week in Lake Holcombe has died of his injuries.

Wisconsin's attorney general says a fatal police shooting in Milwaukee that sparked two nights of violence was recorded by not one but two body cameras.

The body of a Chicago woman who drowned in the Mississippi River on Aug. 3 was found in the water by a fisherman on Saturday, near a Grant County boat landing.

The business she and her husband bought in 1982 will close on Saturday but a new food business from a new owner could be in place by early 2017.

A federal judge in Texas is blocking for now the Obama administration's directive to U.S. public schools that transgender students must be allowed to use the bathrooms and locker rooms consistent with their chosen gender identity.

If Trump loses big, they'll be back in the hunt

A driver being stopped by a deputy early Monday morning took off at high speed instead, with the chase reaching speeds up to 100 miles per hour before the driver crashed.

It struck the right balance between help and responsibility

As Regents, we have a strong responsibility to keep the University of Wisconsin System affordable and accessible for Wisconsin families. We feel just as strongly about protecting the quality and excellence for which UW System is known the world over.…

If the violent eruptions in Milwaukee earlier this month were familiar, it’s because they seemed to follow a script that, by now, has become numbingly routine. A Milwaukee police officer shot and killed a young black man. Protests and condemnations…

A Madison man who drove into numerous vehicles and property on the Near West Side Sunday night was arrested later at a local bar.

It should be a beautiful start to the last full week of August, but forecasters are looking at rain in Madison by mid-week.

Offices, labs or even printing operations would be acceptable. Some types of multi-unit housing could be allowed, officials said.

I drove my deer-bashed pickup truck over to a friend’s house this week and we talked about art. We were hunkered in a dark room and outside the rain was falling and out the window the trees were wet and…

Bacteria are amazing single-celled, simple organisms found everywhere on the planet with applications in chemistry, human health and biotechnology.

A severe weather watch gives advanced notice that conditions are favorable for the development of severe weather, while a warning is issued when hazardous weather is occurring, is about to occur or is likely to occur.

The victory was Harvick’s second of the season and second at Bristol — his first in 11 years.

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