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As Chris Rickert suggested in his column Tuesday, panhandlers at road intersection would disappear if drivers did not give them money.

That's the seventh lowest since 1948, though there weren't any competitive statewide elections on the ballot.

The two accelerators give business tools to companies that are just out of the box.

Sister Cecilia Carey, who served as president of Edgewood College from 1967 to 1977 and as prioress of the Sinsinawa Dominican congregation from 1977 to 1986, died Friday at the age of 94.

Record production and yields predicted for corn and soybeans in Wisconsin and nation.

Matthew Ringelstetter, 28, was handcuffed and being taken to a squad car when he resisted a deputy and left on foot.

State law prohibits showing others an image of a ballot, but judges in other states have struck down such laws.

The Islamic State has apparently urged its followers to claim as many government benefits as they can as a source of funding, and a new report suggests they are listening. American authorities at every level need to maintain an airtight…

Some states fare better than others when new trade agreements are established. The proposed Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) aims to lower tariffs between participating nations. The TPP has been signed by the U.S., Australia, Brunei, Canada, Chile, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico,…

A federal court in Wisconsin on Friday overturned the conviction of a man found guilty of helping his uncle kill Teresa Halbach in a case profiled in the Netflix documentary "Making a Murderer."

WYOCENA - Clarice Rachel (Meekma) Krueger died on Wednesday, Aug. 10, 2016, at the Columbia County Health Care facility in Wyocena, Wis. She was born on Feb. 3, 1927, in Watertown, Wis., to James and Grace (Buursma) Meekma.

WAUNAKEE / ASHTON - Kenneth Merle Helt, age 47, of Waunakee/Ashton, died as the result of an automobile accident on Wednesday, Aug. 10, 2016. Funeral services will be held on Monday, Aug. 15, 2016, at 11 a.m. at ST. PETER…

PORTAGE - Thomas Charles Winter, age 74, died on Aug. 11, 2016, in his home. Tom was born on Aug. 23, 1941, to Elmer and Veronica (Haley) Winter. On June 17, 1961, he married Kay Baxter in Emmetsburg Iowa.

Friends remember the jazz musician as a humble and generous performer and friend.

MADISON — The Wisconsin Job Honor Awards is accepting nominations for its second annual event scheduled for Dec. 15 at the Monona Terrace Community & Convention Center in Madison.

Alex Hornibrook out-performed Bart Houston during Friday's practice.

Wieland helped guide the Red Hawks to numerous high finishes at the WIAA Division 1 state golf tournament.

Flint Hills Resources of Kansas announced plans for a $20 million expansion of its Waupun fuel terminal.

In what is quickly turning into the hottest debate to hit the Marquette neighborhood since the Willy Street Co-op pushed to install a driveway onto Jenifer Street five years ago, residents and business owners are sharply divided over whether to…

The tournament originally was scheduled for Quann Park, but has moved to courts in Sun Prairie.