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The public authority proposal was the second piece in Walker's controversial budget proposal for the system, the other being a historic $300 million cut that he and others said could be mitiga…

The Wisconsin Senate Committee on Labor and Government Reform is holding the hearing at the state Capitol.

On the advice of a pollution risk expert, the county zoning board required Enbridge to supply a cleanup money guarantee.

Madison Craft Beer Week has reached its midpoint, and you probably have some catching up to do.

Every day we hear on television news and in newspapers about another young black man who has been killed. Why are they being shot? That is a great question that most likely has many answers.

Let’s not pretend that what the targets of the John Doe raids are suspected of is significantly less wrong than, say, drug-dealing, gang-banging or other crimes worthy of a police raid.

Wisconsin's Department of Safety and Professional Services has started the process of writing administrative rules for the ride-hailing app industry.

Waunakee senior Max Murphy shot an even-par 72, good enough for a one-stroke lead at the 2014 Morgan Stanley Shoot-Out after the first day at University Ridge Golf Course.

These days, it’s entirely likely that dream house exists, but it isn’t on the market because the supply of for-sale homes in many areas is smaller than normal.

One of Wisconsin’s most under-fished rivers is the Lower Wisconsin River, which flows from the cities of Sauk City and Prairie du Sac and runs 90 miles to its convergence with the Mississippi …

Chad Herbst hit a walk-off home run Monday to give the McFarland baseball team a 5-4 victory over visiting Monona Grove in non-conference play.

MILWAUKEE — Following a turbulent day, the Milwaukee Brewers gave new manager Craig Counsell a Hollywood ending at Miller Park.

MILWAUKEE — Ron Roenicke may have taken the fall but ultimately it was the players’ performance that put the Brewers in a 7-18 hole to start the season.

MILWAUKEE -- Now that the speculation about Ron Roenicke is over, the speculation about Doug Melvin can begin.

Why are there such problems in our community with our police and black men?

I have been a proud supporting member of Citizens' Utility Board for years, and I can't think of a more efficient, practical and citizen-supporting way to use my funds. Their newsletter is ful…

"Black lives matter" is the chant heard across the nation at the protests. One of the best ways the Young, Gifted and Black Coalition can make this message heard in Wisconsin is by making sure…

Thanks to our dear lawmakers, Wisconsin will soon have a 70 mph speed limit on freeways.

The mayor asks managers to offer proposed 2016 budgets and five year plans with 10 percent cuts

A third commercial chicken facility in Jefferson County and a fifth commercial turkey facility in Barron County learned Monday that they were infected with the virus.