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Above: Lyric Hogan, an incoming second-grader, is greeted outside John Muir Elementary School by Abby Urben, who was her first-grade teacher. Wednesday was the first day of school for Lyric and the other kids on Madison’s West Side. Below left:…

WASHINGTON — Survivors of Jeffrey Epstein’s sexual abuse made their voices heard Wednesday on Capitol Hill, pressuring lawmakers to force the release of the sex trafficking investigation into the late financier and pushing back President Donald Trump’s effort to dismiss…

At Home has filed Chapter 11 bankruptcy and is closing 29 of its 289 stores.

It's time we urge our state and federal legislatures to ban assault weapons.

A one day performance piece and art installation explores the concept of ‘home’ through a lens of displacement resulting from the Vietnam War.

Milwaukee reliever Shelby Miller has been placed on the 60-day injured list with a sprained ulnar collateral ligament in his right elbow.

Morgridge Hall is the university's largest privately funded building.

MINNEAPOLIS — Vice President JD Vance on Wednesday met with families and victims of a shooting at a Catholic church in Minneapolis that killed two schoolchildren and injured 21 people.

The vehicle had been parked overnight and was unoccupied when it was struck, Madison police said.

Judge Hannah Dugan is charged with concealing an individual to prevent arrest, a misdemeanor, and obstruction, which is a felony.

The triathlons feature swimming in Lake Monona, biking in western Dane County, and running that ends in Downtown Madison.

Assessing the school district’s boundary and looking at upcoming developments and land the School District already owns will be part of the analysis.

NEW YORK — Amazon is ending a program that allows members of its Prime membership subscription program to share their free shipping benefits with people who don’t have the same primary address.

The highest-scoring former Badgers player in the NHL is part of the Class of 2025 for the U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame.

The crash happened about 3:50 p.m. Sunday on the westbound Beltline near Gammon Road when a motorcycle hit the rear of a vehicle and was thrown off, Madison police said.

In April, Janesville police received information that a 36-year-old convicted sex offender was communicating with a child in Ohio, Janesville police said.

Officers deployed stop sticks and an unspecified pursuit invention technique to end the pursuit.

The injured Sun Prairie officer was treated at a local hospital and released.

No details on how the crash happened or enforcement action has been released.

Badger parents from across the country and globe hire Mary Morgan to create birthday surprises and complete deliveries for their UW-Madison students.