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Capt. Brian Uhl of the Whitewater Police Department was selected to be Oregon's next police chief. 

The Bucks signed free agent center Greg Monroe on Thursday. 

The Lower Wisconsin River has continued to drop and additional sandbars are now available for camping.

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A Secret Service agent has testified that a Wisconsin man charged with threatening to kill President Barack Obama said he planned to carry out an assassination with a slingshot.

A.J. Bogucki was sharp in his second straight start and the Madison Mallards provided plenty of run support in a 13-2 victory over the South Division-leading Kenosha Kingfish in a Northwoods L…

No one was hurt, but the car substantially damaged the automatic doors, a fire offical said.

MILWAUKEE — Turn the clock back to late February, back before the snow melted, back before the sun came out and long, long before the 2015 Milwaukee Brewers erupted like a dumpster fire.

WASHINGTON — We need a pick me up. Amid the vandalizing of Palmyra, the imminent extinction of the northern white rhino, the disarray threatening Europe’s most ambitious attempt ever at peacef…

Vintage movie fans enjoy stories about the bizarre screenplay changes during the late 1930s and early '40s after Hollywood studios imposed the Motion Picture Production Code, in an effort to c…

Gov. Scott Walker, Assembly Speaker Robin Vos, and Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald continue to act as if they are part of a privileged country club. They seem to think they can do what…

As a Dane County citizen and physician dedicated to the health of our local citizens, I oppose the last-minute legislation added to the state budget barring local governments from requesting s…

In Wednesday's letter "Use photo of leaders for caption contest" a writer suggested that a caption for the picture published in Sunday's State Journal of Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgeral…

Let’s not fool ourselves.

My wife and I use to frequent Downtown Madison and State Street but very seldom go there anymore. In the past when we've had guests visit us, we would recommend they visit Downtown Madison, bu…

Two men stole the cellphone of a 16-year-old-boy in an armed robbery Thursday afternoon, Verona police said.

Legislators voted to remove tenure protections from law in the state budget.

Brian Dutcher told a Secret Service agent that he was "very good" with a slingshot and could get it past security during President Obama's visit to La Crosse.

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The University of Wisconsin System Board of Regents has approved a budget that will absorb the first year of a $250 million cut in state aid.

Werlein played his final 10 holes in 4-under-par to shoot 69 and take a five-storke lead into the final round at Hawks Landing.

DANE - Amy Mendel-Clemens, age 55, passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday, July 7, 2015.