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A Beloit man who allegedly fired off multiple gunshots early Sunday morning surrendered peacefully when police arrived at his house.

Two people were arrested in Janesville Sunday afternoon for allegedly operating a drug house and selling heroin.

Madison beat out several larger cities who placed in the top 10, including Minneapolis and San Francisco.

The body of a 37-year-old man was found Sunday morning inside a house destroyed by a fire near Blanchardville.

Two years ago, the Fond du Lac School District unveiled new guidelines requiring administrative review and approval before the publication of any student media. The reaction by students was swift, democratic and effective.

A boater is OK today after going into the water when his catamaran boat capsized on Lake Mendota Sunday afternoon, with the boater helped back into his boat by a shoreline resident.

This marks the first time the Badgers will host a Big Ten night game since 2011 when UW defeated Nebraska, 48-17.

The Beach House in McFarland closed at the end of last season after 20 years.

Growlers to Go-Go features 18 tap lines and high-tech systems tied into social media.

A 15-year-old boy was arrested Sunday evening after he allegedly mugged a woman who was jogging in Janesville.

The students face a challenge that has long dogged campus movements: How to keep their energy up as students leave Madison for the summer.

Rock County authorities are investigating the death of a jail inmate, who was found dead in the jail's medical unit early Saturday morning.

A metal barn with machinery, hay and corn inside was destroyed Sunday morning in the town of Westport, with units from six fire departments called to fight the blaze.

Two people killed in a two-vehicle crash Saturday afternoon in Adams County have been identified as Timothy Helm, 65, and Francis Chowaniec, 72, both of Oxford, Wis.

A man was mugged at gunpoint early Monday morning on Madison's Southwest Side, the mugging done by three suspects.

Not many artists get an invitation to Washington, D.C. to share a podium with the Smithsonian's chief bug scientist.

U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson is poised to ratchet up his re-election campaign with a kick-off event and statewide tour, starting Monday morning at the Oshkosh business he co-founded.

Poems embedded in sidewalks in Madison would be regulated under a police under consideration by the city.

Schimel and other law enforcement officials said the increase is needed because cases in the last three decades have become more complex and time-consuming.