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The nonpartisan Wisconsin Policy Forum says that about 17% of the increase in the statewide K-12 education levy total is due to the Madison referendums.

Trash is collected every week and recyclables every other week in Madison.

Badger Athlete Partners is designed to facilitate name, image and likeness deals from start to finish, and increase the number of NIL opportunities for Badgers athletes.

The residents were alerted to the fire by their smoke detectors going off, which allowed for the fire to be caught early and put out before it could spread.

The decision clears the way Morgan Geyser to be returned to the Winnebago Mental Health Institute.

Michael Gableman faces a three-year suspension of his law license, though the state's highest court could offer a more severe punishment like revoking his law license.

Becky Valcq is succeeding David de Leon, who is retiring effective July 1 as president of Alliant Energy's Wisconsin energy company.

The funding will go towards supporting 20 programs around the state, including the United Way of Dane County’s early literacy and math tutoring programs and Wisconsin 4-H.

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton cited Epic’s whimsical office buildings as proof the company is overcharging customers.

A $1 million, 100-acre addition of woods, marsh and prairie could be ready for hikers by 2028.

A senior who broke a pair of program records as well as multiple elite two-way players headline this week's five stars. Vote for the most impressive effort as the Supernova.

The person of interest in a Dec. 10 homicide in Beloit was found dead of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound following a pursuit with Illinois State Police, Beloit police reported.

Madison's only Ethiopian restaurant has been in business in various forms for 33 years.

The Bucks have several issues to work out if they want to be a contender in the Eastern Conference. Solving their struggles away from Fiserv Forum is priority No. 1.

The Badgers said they weren't "connected" defensively against Nebraska, and some plays made that pretty clear to see.

If anybody ever needed a superb case study for why ranked-choice voting is a good idea, look no further than the Democratic field of contenders to succeed Gov. Tony Evers.

Carter Booth is sorry for her foul-mouth faux pas. But the message behind it requires no apology: She's doing everything in her power to extend her run with the Badgers.

Green Bay suffered its fair share of injuries against the Broncos and now have some key decisions to make before a North Division matchup in Chicago on Saturday.

The Madison City Council unanimously approved a cottage court ordinance Dec. 9. I support cottage courts, which are lusters of smaller homes. But this ordinance has serious problems, and the council should reconsider.