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The first home lit by electricity was in Appleton, where mill owner Henry Rogers illuminated his house on Sept. 30, 1882.

Maybe President Obama is just trolling?

Kramer pleaded no contest to fourth-degree sexual assault in a plea deal last month just before he was to go to trial on felony charges.

In their last four games at Lambeau Field, the Packers have outscored opponents 66-0 in the first quarter and 128-9 in the first half.

PARADISE ISLAND, Bahamas — Sam Dekker is not shy off the court. In fact, there might not be a more outgoing player on the University of Wisconsin men’s basketball team than the junior forward.

This week's recipe took honorable mention in the State Journal's meats category in 1985 and was submitted by Elaine Brodt of Fennimore.

Senior forward Eliot Friedow recorded a hat trick, leading the host Madison Edgewood boys hockey team to an overwhelming 8-1 win over Baraboo/Portage on Tuesday night at LaBahn Arena.

The steady Lake Mills boys basketball team overcome a 29-point outing by Blake Ehrke to beat host Deerfield 59-53 in the non-conference season opener for both teams Tuesday night.

Junior forward Grace Mueller had 21 points and 11 rebounds as the Verona girls basketball team rolled to a 58-20 victory Tuesday over host Madison West.

MILWAUKEE — A stretch of four games in five nights got off to a good start for the Milwaukee Bucks.

Columbia County officials have identified the two people killed Monday in a crash near Pardeeville.

Several West Side engine and ladder trucks were called to the garage, where a car was on fire inside one of the service bays.

Alyssa Lemirande scores 14 of her team-high 21 points in the extra sessions and Bria Lemirande adds 15 points for the victorious Cardinals.

Tuesday's release is the fourth involving evidence gathered during the first "John Doe" investigation involving Gov. Scott Walker's campaign.

The chants and rallying cries of Ferguson, Missouri, came to Downtown Madison on Tuesday.

State Rep. Bill Kramer, sentenced to five months in prison Tuesday on charges of sexual assault, is the latest in a series of lawmakers punished for committing crimes while in office.

Now St. Louis must make the most of it

Jerry Kill’s first year at Minnesota was anything but hopeful.

I am not a lawyer, so I can’t analyze the legalities of President Barack Obama's executive action for illegal immigrants. But I can read the Constitution, and Article I, Section 1 says all leg…

Friday's letter to the editor “Keystone pipeline is worth the risks” fails to specify the risks or rewards of the pipeline.