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Celebrate Harry Potter’s birthday and the release of “Harry Potter and the Cursed Child Parts I & II” with several events this weekend.

It’s bleak out there, people. And not just politically speaking.

The Packers will be down a veteran up front early in the season because of the four-game suspension of Mike Pennell, so Clark and Lowry must be ready to play right away.

One person was shot and taken to the hospital with injuries not considered to be life-threatening.

One day before Favre is inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame on Aug. 6, he will debut on SiriusXM with a special town hall style of show from Canton, Ohio. He will host a series of hour-long programs…

Madison manages just a pair of singles in the game.

FITCHBURG — A return to Seminole Pool is always a treat for Derek Toomey.

WASHINGTON — “The best darn change-maker I ever met in my entire life.” So said Bill Clinton in making the case for his wife at the Democratic National Convention.

PHILADELPHIA -- Congresswoman Gwen Moore didn't mince words in launching her address to Democratic delegates here Thursday with a scathing take on Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump.

The Wisconsin State Patrol Superintendent Stephen Fitzgerald, father of two prominent Wisconsin Republican lawmakers, announced plans Thursday to retire on August 5.

“It’s not been a good day,” the man grumbles to the desk clerk at the airport hotel. “My wife sneezed, went to get a Kleenex and the box was empty.”

It's hoped the poster will raise public awareness, generate more tips and get needed resources to victims.

PHILADELPHIA -- Eight years ago, President Barack Obama energized a young, multicultural coalition that helped elect him to two terms in the White House.

I have Asperger's syndrome, which many people still feel is a condition of social handicap.

Kudos to Bernie Sanders for protecting the jobs of the American worker by denouncing the North American Free Trade Agreement.

America needs a leader who will protect women's reproductive freedom and who believes men and women should have the same opportunities in life. What America doesn't need is Donald Trump.

It is imperative we vote for Hillary Clinton. She is the most qualified to be president and commander in chief. She is the most balanced and wisest candidate to handle the violence in this country.

The exact role prosecutors play within the criminal justice system is generally misunderstood.

Fitchburg officials are exploring whether to expand boundaries of a special tax district so the city can provide Sub-Zero Group another $1 million for a larger-than-expected expansion of company's manufacturing plant.

One person was shot and taken to the hospital with injuries not considered to be life-threatening.