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In March, the U.S. Census Bureau released a report on world population trends. Which of the following does the Census predict will occur for the first time in human history by the end of the decade?

A 16-year-old female student was arrested Thursday for allegedly using pepper spray in a fight with another student at Janesville Craig High School, police said.

A 48-year-old Pewaukee man was killed early Friday morning when his SUV crashed in the town of Montrose, officials said.

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Republican lawmakers in Wisconsin have passed 128 measures since 2011 restricting the authority of local government.

When buying salmon, I always look for the thickest piece or pieces or ask for the center cut. And my local fishmonger happily tends to my request. The main reason for the center cut is it cooks evenly — especially…

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The new owner of AnchorBank is cutting 140 employees, nearly all of them at Madison locations.

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The new owner of AnchorBank is cutting 140 employees, nearly all of them at Madison locations.

Kitschy animal figurines, of porcelain, bone china or plastic, gather dust on the shelves of many homes. Cassie Marie Edwards renders them in a new aspect in her latest exhibit of oil paintings, “Inanimate.”

Dementia. Memory loss. Can’t think like we used to. You know the drill. It seems like every time you read something about aging, the “A” word pops up: Alzheimer’s.

A pair of annual community parties this weekend promise plenty of fun, with family-friendly activities, carnival rides, food and drink, and lots of live music. In addition, a new event will reach more neighborhoods with food, drink and other samples…

Combine art and bicycling on a guided tour of Sid Boyum’s public sculptures in the Schenk-Atwood neighborhood, 1-2:30 p.m. Saturday. Start at Yahara Place Park, 2025 Yahara Place, and travel past a dozen of Boyum’s sculptures, continuing to Next Door…

Small towns, especially those that exist on the other side of our TV screens, tend to have a lot of secrets. And those secrets are often kept by the most unusual of characters.

The University of Wisconsin men’s hockey team will begin the Tony Granato era with a two-game series against Northern Michigan on Oct. 7-8 at the Resch Center in Green Bay, the school announced Thursday.

Baseball

Baseball

Jenna Brandt pitches Cougars to victory, and Sun Prairie knocks Verona out of a share of the title.

Members of the U.S. Marshals Great Lakes Fugitive Task Force arrested Maurice Graham Jr., 18, Thursday in Chicago.

Dan Jin and Cody Markel take the title at No. 1 doubles, leading a Cardinals sweep of the pairs competition.

Steve Chamberlain and Jordan Kuczynski each had four of the Warhawks’ 18 hits as UW-Whitewater blasted Augustana (Ill.) 15-3 in a Central regional game of the NCAA Division III college baseball tournament on Thursday in Sauget, Illinois.

Pitching is a positive as Milwaukee takes two of three from the Cubs.