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Lon Michels won’t forget how losing his sight made him view the world differently.

Controlled burns of several hundred acres of land in the 7,400 acre Badger Army Ammo Plant are coming in November.

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The liberal Center for Media and Democracy is asking the Internal Revenue Service to investigate the conservative group at the center of the John Doe investigation into Go…

The larger areas such as Brooklyn, Mazomanie, Pine Island, and Lodi are good locations to start. 

A break-in to a mobile home in Sauk County was thwarted early Monday when the resident called police, with one suspect arrested.

A suicidal man who was injuring himself with a knife was subdued by Madison police Monday afternoon and taken to a local hospital.

“If the swells need a place to go ... then they can have it."

For the first time in Wisconsin’s history, every single person living in poverty has access to health care coverage through BadgerCare, the state’s Medicaid plan.

The Green Bay Packers enter their midseason bye week with a 5-3 record and a head coach who is well aware of both his team's strengths and deficiencies.

First impressions, second thoughts and the third degree:

Starting quarterback Gary Nova is listed as questionable on Monday's injury report after suffering a right knee injury on Saturday against No. 17 Nebraska.

LeBron James is again surrounded by an All-Star caliber guard, a big man who can score and 3-point sharpshooters.

Mariah Ortega-Flowers is an eight-time letterwinner competing in cross country, basketball and track and field and has compiled a 4.0 GPA. A member of Spartan Leaders and Link Crew, her volunt…

Henry Houden is a three-time letterwinner competing in football, basketball and baseball and has compiled a 4.0 GPA. A member of National Honor Society, Spanish National Honor Society and Math…

Tom Cooper aims to fit some 40 woodcocks with satellite transmitters, which are less precise than true GPS units but nonetheless transmit frequent location updates that researchers can monitor…

Woman takes cab driver's wallet, cash at gunpoint on East Side

Teachers support the district's new behavior plan, but say implementation is a challenge.

Suspect allegedly fled in vehicle, crashed, and escaped on foot.

PRAIRIE DU CHIEN – Roads, not rivers, now bring most visitors to this small city where Wisconsin’s largest river meets the Mississippi, the continent’s largest and most legendary waterway.

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Democratic candidate for governor Mary Burke has voted against raising property taxes as a member of the Madison school board.