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JUNO BEACH, Fla. — Two dozen Kemp's ridley sea turtles are rehabilitating in Florida after the frigid waters off of Cape Cod, Massachusetts, left them struggling with frostbite, pneumonia and abrasions.

The cellphone ban, signed into law by Gov. Tony Evers in October, requires school districts to come up with policies to implement it by July 1.

Longtime Madison leader Eve Galanter has been named as the recipient of the 2025 Jeffrey Clay Erlanger Civility in Public Discourse Award.

These Wisconsin communities show their holiday spirit no matter the season

Duluth Holdings, which does business as Duluth Trading, in June announced it was laying off 18% of its workforce as a cost-cutting move.

The crash happened shortly before 8:30 a.m. on Highway 49 near Highway YY in the town of Leroy, the Dodge County Sheriff's Office reported.

While tariffs may be good for some sectors of the American economy, they’re not helpful to most farmers.

It is well past time for U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Oshkosh, and his Republican colleagues to stop enabling the staggering corruption, cruelty, chaos and dishonesty of President Donald Trump.

After his wife of 19 years was killed in a school shooting a year ago, one of the biggest questions facing Jack West was whether his daughters should continue to go to school there.

I would like to say "thank you" to all the people who shovel their sidewalks down to the pavement after every snowfall. I especially appreciate the people who clear the curb cuts.

The transition from defense to offense happens in a matter of seconds. Learn how area defensemen prevent goals on one end and quickly create scoring opportunities on the other.

'Everybody has mattered' in the Badgers getting to the winter break at 12-2-2, coach Mike Hastings said. Depth is only one driver of first-half success.

I do not mind paying taxes and am aware of the benefits they provide. But the state Department of Revenue has given me reason to question its practices.

A senior forward making school history headlines the past week of high school boys basketball action. Vote for your favorite performer as this week's Supernova.

Wisconsin volleyball will take on Kentucky in the semifinals of the NCAA Tournament. Here's how you can attend and watch the match, which is slated for Thursday night.

While it’s going to be all hands on deck after Micah Parsons tore an ACL in Sunday's loss, this team captain will be called on to shoulder an even larger load.

Gavin Thompson appeared before Iowa County Circuit Court Judge Craig Day, who found that Thompson is incompetent but will likely regain competency.

March 5, 1971 - December 10, 2025

Elma Joan Hardy Metzloff, 92, December 12, 2025. She is survived by three sons, Christian, Kurt, and Kyle (Elizabeth); and six grandchildren. Formerly of Tonawanda, NY, she was a Classroom Teacher and Reading Specialist at Tonawanda Schools, then Supervisor of…

The crash happened about 6:20 a.m. Sunday as the pedestrian was crossing the 4400 block of East Washington Avenue, Madison police reported.