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The proposal builds on efforts by former state Rep. Jonathan Brostoff, who advocated for improved mental health services access and died by suicide last November.

A man dragged her to a vacant lot, strangled and punched her before walking away when she played dead, Madison police reported.

The crash happened about 6:30 p.m. Monday when when the 17-year-old driver lost control on a curve and crashed off Oak Road in the town of Paris, authorities said.

At about 1:45 p.m. Monday, the Grant County Sheriff's Office received a 911 reporting a man caught underneath farming equipment on Boice Creek Road in the town of South Lancaster.

The student, whose name was not immediately released, was tentatively charged with carrying a concealed weapon, underage possession of a firearm and possession of a firearm on school property.

Fifty-five heat waves over the last quarter-century would not have happened without human-caused climate change, according to a study published Wednesday.

The Dodgeville-based clothing retailer posted a loss of $3.7 million, of 12 cents per share, on revenue of $294.1 million in the quarter.

Attorney General Chris Carr plans to “appeal immediately,” spokesperson Kara Murray said.

The half-acre lot isn't much of a park, but it's a start in an area that is starved for open space.

Ryan Borgwardt pleaded no contest to obstruction on Aug. 26 and was sentenced to 89 days in jail. His wife divorced him in May.

Citing violent crime in the city, President Donald Trump has ordered ICE agents into Chicago as part of what his administration is calling Operation Midway Blitz.

Republican lawmakers say the bills will improve educational disparities, decrease the cost of college and retain teachers by standardizing when disruptive students are let back in the classroom.

The tentative agreement includes increased salaries and workers' compensation for drivers assaulted on the job.

Preliminary plans for the 16-story student apartment building include the property where the Italian restaurant Porta Bella has been since 1967.

A substantial drop in the number of international students offset other enrollment gains, Universities of Wisconsin leaders said.

Green Bay will have to overcome these three challenges on Thursday night if the Packers hope to cement themselves as one of the teams to beat in the NFC.

Omillio Agard is ready for the challenge of Alabama's Ryan Williams and other standout receivers after a prep career filled with squaring off against the best.

Confidence played a pivotal role in this Waunakee junior propelling herself from an on-court talent into a future Division I athlete at Notre Dame.

As much as I think "Da Bears" stink, I don't like President Donald Trump's plan to unleash our newly renamed Department of War on Chicago. Over the weekend, Trump posted on social media, "'I love the smell of deportations in…

Madison voters recently approved more than $22 million in new property taxes after the mayor warned that, without the referendum, the city would be forced to cut essential services: reducing community police officers, closing or limiting library hours, eliminating school…