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A town of Cottage Grove man was sentenced Friday to five years of probation for setting the fire that burned a home where a sexual predator, released from a state treatment facility, was supposed to live.

Jeremy Hays considered flight risk because of escape conviction.

An Oshkosh financial advisor facing criminal charges of stealing her elderly clients' money had her license revoked and was ordered to pay restitution and fines of $1.5 million in a civil action.

The Department of Public Health is looking for any information regarding two dogs that bit a man on Friday morning.

LAS VEGAS, Nev. - John Irving Fitts, age 67, of Las Vegas, Nev., passed peacefully in his sleep on Tuesday, April 19, 2016. John was born in New York, N.Y., one of three and the oldest son of George and…

We hear a lot about baby boomers, Generation Xers and Millennials.

COLUMBUS - Kenneth H. "Kenny" Fritz, age 86, passed away at his home on Wednesday, May 4, 2016, after a brief, brave and courageous four week battle with bone cancer. Kenny was born on Jan. 4, 1930, in Milwaukee to…

The Madison Sports Hall of Fame Club's annual banquet is set for June 1.

Following a very warm Friday in Madison, overnight showers and storms are expected to bring cooler air to the capital city, with high temperatures around 70 for the weekend.

NEENAH -- Wisconsin Attorney General Brad Schimel says two police officers who shot and killed a hostage during an incident at a motorcycle shop won't face criminal charges.

James will have two years of eligibility remaining after sitting out the 2016 season.

Jim Villa, a long-time ally of Gov. Scott Walker who has led the University of Wisconsin System's communications and lobbying efforts for the past two years, will leave UW later this month.

In addition to missing one leg, having had several heart attacks, and a number of other physical ailments and illnesses, Don Morshead’s eyesight is not perfect by any measure.

The class includes standouts in hockey, football, basketball and golf.

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Field events are scheduled for 5 p.m. The list of entrants includes 23 individuals and relay teams ranked on the state honor roll.

If you're one of those people who go to the circus to see the animal acts, there is bad news: Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey staged its final show using elephants on Sunday in Providence, Rhode Island.

A man described to police by a 15-year-old girl as her "Snapchat pimp" was charged Friday in federal court with creating child pornography.

UW-Madison Assistant Professor Kathleen (Katy) Culver has been named the director of the Center for Journalism Ethics in the School of Journalism and Mass Communication.

MILWAUKEE — U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson on Friday likened his business background to that of presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump, while affirming his support for Trump in the November election.