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The DOJ unit has gotten steadily smaller since the 1990s. In recent years, the DNR has sent it fewer pollution violations for court action.

Wisconsin’s status of having one of the lowest rates of uninsured children is slipping because the state dropped many parents from Medicaid and hasn’t made it as easy to enroll in state coverage as other states have, according to a…

Absent Sen. Nass' interest in gay sex, I would have never bothered reading the essay.

As long as it stands, the new U.S. Bank Stadium will be a landmark, a shimmering glass testament to years of persistence, divisive public debate and the brute clout of the National Football League.

MILWAUKEE — Chalk it up to youth and new experiences.

At the Williamson-Marquette neighborhood center, around 40 people showed up to ask Madison Police Captain Carl Gloede about the shooting of Michael William Schumacher, 41, including why alternatives to lethal force weren't used and how officers deal with people who…

Given the professional golfing status of her father Steve, it seemed logical that Waunakee's Bobbi Stricker would always follow in his footsteps.

The Mallards give up two runs apiece in the seventh and eighth innings.

Tesla Motors (NASDAQ: TSLA) stock is trading down just over a percent during after-hours trading, after The Wall Street Journal reported that the Securities and Exchange Commission is investigating whether the electric-car maker breached securities laws by not disclosing a…

The University of Wisconsin men’s basketball program has tapped into a familiar pipeline to add what is likely the final piece to an impressive 2017 recruiting class.

CHICAGO — Big Ten Conference director of officiating Bill Carollo admits the repercussions for a targeting penalty can be rather harsh.

A judge will consider whether Dane County officials would have approved a permit for Enbridge Energy to expand its pumping station had the permit not required additional spill insurance — a condition nullified by Republican lawmakers.

University of Wisconsin women’s basketball coach Jonathan Tsipis completed his coaching staff with the hiring of Craig Carter as an assistant coach, Tsipis announced Monday.

A conservative Wisconsin group that's filed lawsuits in defense of several of Gov. Scott Walker's most contentious proposals announced Monday it is expanding its work nationally, with a focus on limiting powers of the federal government.

I read with interest Saturday's letter to the editor "Activists turn Madison into Milwaukee" in which the writer said he was raised to ''work hard, follow the rules."

I am still puzzled over the recent decision by the FBI to not prosecute Hillary Clinton for the email fiasco. FBI Director James Comey said that while her use of a personal email server and the handling of classified documents…

The article about the fatal shooting of Michael William Schumacher says all Madison police officers are trained in mental health response and deescalation, while others do focused follow up with people who have had police contact.

Former Democratic Attorney General Peg Lautenschlager was selected Monday as chair of Wisconsin's new Ethics Commission, and the job of administrator was offered to a former analyst for the nonpartisan board the panel was created to replace.

Targeting law enforcement officers would be a hate crime under legislation announced Monday in the wake of the Dallas shooting that killed five officers last week.

SUN PRAIRIE / WATERLOO - Dr. Thomas R. Anderson, age 84, of Sun Prairie (formally of Waterloo) passed away on Saturday, July 9, 2016, at Waunakee Manor.