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A new FBI report says violent crime in the United States fell 4.5% last year while property crime dropped 8% from the year before.

Mellissa Rupnow, the mother of the Abundant Life Christian School shooter, died by apparent suicide.

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Madison’s city council approved the sale of liquor for public events held at Breese Stevens Stadium in downtown Madison.

"We wanted to test the guardrails," said a watchdog group's CEO. "The visceral initial response is, 'Oh my Lord, there are no guardrails.' The rails are completely ineffective."

A consistent issue for a top offensive lineman, an emerging option at receiver, the depth of the D-line and more from Badgers football practice in Platteville.

The Madison-based utility holding company reported net income of $26.5 million, or $0.72 per share, on revenue of $159.5 million in the second quarter.

The Big Ten is trying to lessen layoffs for men's hockey teams that lose in the conference quarterfinals but qualify for the NCAA Tournament.

About 60% of all Wisconsin high schools and 70% of all public high schools now participate.

The boy was hit by the vehicle about 4:50 p.m. on Prairie Avenue near Summit Avenue, Beloit police said in a statement.

"We're really open (to different music genres),” co-owner Jeff Rood said. “We love music, so we want to just embrace it and give people an opportunity to play here."

A woman in the 3500 block of Ridgeway Drive reported that her vehicle was stolen after she left it unlocked with the keys on the front seat on July 18.

NEW YORK — WhatsApp took down 6.8 million accounts “linked to criminal scam centers” that targeted people online around the world, parent company Meta said this week.

The investigation determined that a Chevrolet Blazer was southbound on Highway H when it lost control after cresting a hill, left the road and crashed into a ditch.

The project would replace a vast parking lot and a small house and tavern at the intersection of Packers and Commercial avenues with a five-story apartment building.

The Red Cross reported that Alec Luhn, a Stoughton native, was found near Folgefonna National Park by a helicopter crew and taken for medical treatment.

After a lackluster jobs report for the month of July, which revised down job growth numbers from previous months, President Donald Trump fired the head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the nonpartisan federal agency that puts together the jobs…

After going 44-16 in their last 60 games, Milwaukee leads second-place Chicago Cubs by four games in the NL Central.

An unprecedented goal-to-go sequence doomed the 1986 Sun Prairie football team's state title aspirations. Here's how the Cardinals players and coach remember the agonizing defeat.

The cornerback signed to help lessen the blow of losing Jaire Alexander will be out of practice for the foreseeable future.