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LOS ANGELES — Delta Air Lines agreed to pay $79 million to settle a class-action lawsuit filed in 2020 after one of its airplanes that experienced engine trouble dumped its fuel over schoolyards and densely populated neighborhoods near Los Angeles.

President Donald Trump’s administration last week told 40 states to eliminate parts of lessons that focus on LGBTQ+ issues from federally funded sexual education materials or that they will lose funding.

The latest on Wisconsin starting quarterback Billy Edwards Jr.'s injury, which forced him from Thursday's season opener.

At about 11 p.m. that night, police received a tip that several motorcycles were driving recklessly in the 400 block of West Gilman Street.

The 31-year-old man who activated the brakes was taken to the hospital with minor injuries, then jailed.

Some personnel have been placed on leave amid an investigation linked to West High’s former dean of students being charged with sex-related crimes involving students.

NEW ORLEANS — Twenty years after Hurricane Katrina devastated the U.S. Gulf Coast with catastrophic storm surge and flooding, New Orleans marked the storm’s anniversary Friday with solemn memorials, uplifting music and a parade to honor those who were lost…

A tackle struggling in his program debut and an outside linebacker making the most of a position change are among the things that stood out in the Badgers' season opener.

It's not every day that we get up close and personal with Wisconsin's Capitol dome. But over the years, Wisconsin State Journal photographers have gotten chances to do just that. Here are some of our most interesting photos taken inside…

Four people contacted by UW police had a blood-alcohol content of 0.20% or higher.

There were 7,574 tickets issued in 2015. That dropped to fewer than 4,000 in 2018 and 2019 and then ticked up to about 5,100 last year.

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The roads between Dayton, Doty, Webster and Fairchild Street will be closed to drivers for the Taste of Madison Friday through Sunday.

PRAIRIE DU CHIEN — My wife and I have been cleaning out our house — or “decluttering,” in the vernacular of real estate agents. In the process we have uncovered memories accumulated over 30 years.

This State Journal editorial ran on Aug. 31, 1950:

The city hopes removing rush-hour travel lanes will stop cars from crashing into buildings.

Luke Fickell doesn't believe the Badgers will be as dependent on the quarterback position this season. That theory was tested in a season-opening win over Miami (Ohio).

The Badgers defense would've struggled with the RedHawks in years past, coach Luke Fickell said. Here's a look at the key difference with this season's unit.

I read two letters to the editor in Thursday's State Journal lauding President Donald Trump for "making D.C. safe again" and moving on to do the same in Chicago.

A developer proposes a grand new project that will make our lives wonderful. But then the developer demands we help pay for the project.