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A Janesville man stopped for speeding Saturday night was arrested for his alleged fifth driving under the influence offense.

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A Madison woman called police early Saturday morning after a man with what she believed was a handgun pointed it at her in the parking lot of her apartment building.

A Cottage Grove couple's marital issues led to the husband allegedly attacking his wife before harming himself Monday morning, police said.

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Families and shoppers at East Towne Mall scurried to get away from a man allegedly with a gun Saturday afternoon, with the gun a BB gun and the man arrested.

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Tsipis was hired by UW after spending four seasons as the head coach at George Washington.

Head coach Tony Granato will make $500,000 in the first season of a five-year contract. His salary will increase by $25,000 in each of the next four seasons.

The store will return to normal hours Monday but work remains

A 61-year-old Fennimore man was killed Saturday when he crashed his motorcycle while passing another vehicle.

An open garage door was too inviting for a couple of Beloit teens on Sunday, with the teens taking a bicycle from the garage while the family was at home having a cookout.

A 12-year-old boy escaped having an eye put out by a BB Friday evening when he allegedly was shot in the face by a 12-year-old boy who he knows from school.

Two people were killed and two suffered life-threatening injuries early Sunday in a two-vehicle crash in Grant County.

A Fitchburg man who refused to let an armed man into his residence early Sunday was punched by the suspect who then fled on foot.

A cleaning woman who appeared to be under the influence of drugs at a Middleton home on Sunday was arrested for possession of drugs.

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Administrators of Wisconsin's only high school focused on helping students recover from drug and alcohol addiction say financial difficulties may force them to close it.

Members of the Wisconsin Bed & Breakfast Association have reported unlicensed lodging establishments listed on Airbnb and VRBO to health authorities. The complaints have prompted some people to get licensed.

Horizon High School will run a $10,500 per month deficit next year and likely close if donations don't come in.