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A man kneeling on a sand bar in the Wisconsin River on Saturday was swept downstream when the sand gave way, with searchers finding the man's body about four hours later.

Wisconsin's controversial voter ID law was recently reinstated by an appeals court after a lower court struck down parts of it for being unconstitutional. The legal battle will continue.

A fire in the kitchen of an East Side apartment caused an estimated $35,000 in damage Sunday night, with nobody hurt in the fire.

UW-Madison plans to study the academic effects of concussions in 200 Madison-area high school athletes.

The 20,000-square-foot store is twice the size of the co-ops other two stoires and offers more mainstream products.

Parents can't rely on inspection reports to make the right call for their children

An armed man wearing a ski mask robbed a Janesville convenience store early Sunday morning, fleeing with money and cigarettes.

OUR VIEW: UW System is an engine for economic growth that needs state investment after years of cuts and layoffs

A Madison man serving a 10-day sentence walked out of jail Saturday night.

A Waunakee man was killed early Sunday morning in a rollover crash in Columbia County, authorities said.

The Preble native who won MVP honors with a Rose Bowl record 401 passing yards in 1963 despite losing to Southern California died of natural causes.

One person was killed and eight others injured Sunday night in a two-vehicle crash that closed down southbound I-39/90 in Rock County for several hours.

Marianne Fairbanks is still working on solar textiles, a project she hopes will lead to the mass production of everyday cloth that collects and stores solar power.

Donor livers would be shared more broadly around the country under a new proposal meant to reduce geographic disparities in access to transplants.

The sun rose and set the dewdrops afire, the cat hacked up a hairball, and the day began.

Virtually every theory of child development says that play is crucial to development in every way. It affects cognitive development, social and emotional development as well as language development.

As we transition to late summer/early autumn, the thunderstorm frequency decreases and precipitation tends to occur in persistent, light to moderate rain events that sometimes last an entire day.

Finally back on the field after missing most of his rookie season because of an ankle injury, Montgomery is playing catch-up as he tries to win a roster spot.

The 33-year-old Moore finished at 22-under 262 at TPC Deere Run, making only one bogey in 72 holes. He won for the first time since successfully defending his CIMB Classic title in Malaysia in 2014.