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Despite Trump's dark vision, median household income was up 5 percent last year

An admitted heroin addict who allegedly broke into homes to steal money and valuables was arrested in Janesville on Tuesday.

“What’s really going on here is that over the last 20 years marijuana went from being used like alcohol to being used more like tobacco, in the sense of lots of people using it every day.”

A bicyclist suffered non-life-threatening injuries Wednesday when he was struck by a pickup truck that failed to stop at a red light on Madison's West Side.

Shots fired on Madison's South Side early Thursday morning struck an apartment building, but nobody was reported injured.

An early Thursday morning fire at an eight-unit apartment complex in the town of Westport heavily damaged the building, but nobody was hurt in the fire.

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Ken Vogel dodged the priesthood and Vietnam War before finding his passion fashioning papier-mâché puppets.

"We've taken the approach that we could see either one of the quarterbacks, Packers coach Mike McCarthy said Wednesday. "My understanding is that it's probably going to be Sam Bradford, but I have a lot of respect for Shaun Hill,"

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CINCINNATI — The Milwaukee Brewers efficiently pushed aside the Cincinnati Reds.

UW improves to 2-0 in Big Ten Conference play.

The balance between participation opportunity and competitive equity often becomes the focus when WIAA co-op programs are discussed.

A 43-year-old man was saved Tuesday after being found passed out in his vehicle and in possession of heroin, the Dane County Sheriff's Office said.

GREEN BAY — If Green Bay’s offense battled extreme heat and opening-game communication problems in Jacksonville, wait until the Packers get to Minnesota.

Some conservatives suggested claiming voter fraud after a close election.

An abandon tunnel on the city's North Side has been converted, in a joint effort by county, state and community officials, to provide refuge during winter for bats looking to hibernate. Officials with the state Department of Nature Resources are…

It isn’t difficult to notice the improvement that’s taken place along the University of Wisconsin football team’s offensive line since last fall.

As other states have poured money back into their public higher education systems, UW-Madison has fallen behind, Blank said.