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The hour-long debate will be held at the Lubar Center at Marquette University Law School on March 12, WISN-TV announced Thursday.

Ongoing struggles to find a permanent director for county human services have revived clashes the County Board had with former county executive Joe Parisi over workplace and personnel issues.

Dwayne Goodrich, 52, was found guilty of aggravated battery, obstructing and disorderly conduct and will be sentenced on May 1.

A SIM Swap, or SIMjacking, is when a person’s cell phone number is transferred to a scammer's phone, allowing them to access bank accounts, payment apps, and personal information.

The Red Cross was assisting the family, and Dane County Animal Services responded to find temporary shelter for a pet iguana.

A 2023 bipartisan law allowing news outlets to be charged for video redactions has been seen as a chilling attack on Wisconsin's open records practices.

Despite claiming to be the party of workers for generations, Democrats in recent elections have alienated many voters without college degrees. Democrats are going to have to change their message and their policies if they ever hope to make working-class…

The visible brown lawns thanks to our relatively snowless winter will have snow cover by the end of the weekend that will require some spring warmth to melt.

A lot of folks, especially in Madison, are concerned about President Donald Trump's "bull in a China shop" methods for reducing government waste. However, his methods are nearly identical to those of Mayor Satya Rhodes-Conway, who asked all city departments…

In a bankruptcy filing this week, the company said it would close about 500 of its more than 800 stores, including 16 in Wisconsin.

Human Resources Director Jennifer Trendel said the error was a result of system updates that "inadvertently excluded too much income from taxation."

"Black history is not just something we look back at, it's something we are standing in at this moment," Rev. Alex Gee said.

Celebrate Valentine's all weekend long with some music, theater, dance — or cats and model trains.

Brewers right-hander Brandon Woodruff will face hitters for the first time in more than a year Friday as he continues to work his way back from a shoulder injury.

It's open enrollment time in Wisconsin school districts, and language immersion programs are a big draw.

The students, who are in third through eighth grades, each won their school spelling bees, which earned them a spot in the citywide competition.

The Badgers senior forward’s fear once held him back on the court. But in the best season of his career, he’s playing free and contributing in all areas for Wisconsin.

BadgerExtra columnist Jim Polzin answers questions from readers in his mailbag.

As a public health professional, I am deeply alarmed by the federal actions that have drastically frozen funding for global health programs — abandoning communities without warning. For over a decade, I’ve worked to help families access clean water, sanitation…

When Justice Janet Protasiewicz was elected, it finally put a halt to right-wing extremism that had dominated the Wisconsin Supreme Court. The previous court had approved the most gerrymandered legislative maps in modern history. It had upheld an antiquated 1849…