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CLEARWATER, Fla. — Hulk Hogan, a mustachioed, headscarf-wearing icon in professional wrestling who turned the sport into a massive business and cultural touchstone, died Thursday at age 71, Florida police said.

Local nonprofit Operation Fresh Start has stepped up to help young people through depression, anxiety, homelessness and other struggles that impact their mental health.

NEW YORK — The fertility rate in the U.S. dropped to an all-time low in 2024 with less than 1.6 kids per woman, new federal data released Thursday shows.

The investigation determined that the incident stemmed from an earlier altercation between two groups on State Street, UW police said.

The Republican Party has a long history of opposing "onerous" government regulations on businesses. But their latest budget bill adds numerous hurdles and hoops to jump through for poor people trying to access the government benefits they are entitled to.

Big Ten coaches shared their thoughts on how to curb player tampering and if it's possible without binding contracts for athletes during the conference's media days this week.

The burglary happened overnight July 9, and the suspect is described as slim with a muscular build, about 5-foot-8 to 5-foot-10 and 160 to 180 pounds.

The H.H. Bennett Studio and Museum holds many works of the 19th-century photographer, including about 5,000 glass plate negatives.

Madison-based EnsoData’s latest growth arrives at an auspicious time for AI in medicine.

The Madison region’s busiest food bank announced Monday that it met its $12 million fundraising goal.

A forensic examination was completed on Tuesday and the cause and manner of death are pending, with additional testing being done, authorities said.

A summer visit from a Badgers legend forced the team to confront the failures of the past few seasons. Here's how the program is using the straightforward message as fuel.

Former Wisconsin women's cross country and basketball players detail their experiences with their former coaches.

Wisconsin women's cross country runners say while they enjoyed success in competitions under their former coach, there was a great deal of anxiety behind the scenes.

As Madison warms up for a hotter stretch of the summer, you’ll have plenty of ways to welcome the sunshine this weekend.

The projected cost of taking in and caring for strays is $1.3 million this year, but with an annual county government contract of $390,000, the Humane Society is facing a $910,000 shortfall.

The MSO’s musical director will bookend his transformative tenure with the orchestra’s upcoming centennial season.

Green Bay started its push toward the regular season Tuesday with the beginning of its training camp. Here's what Brian Gutekunst and Matt LaFleur had to say ahead of practice.

These eight players, including two national player of the year winners, combine speed, power and precision and led the Badgers to multiple conference titles and one national championship.

The article in Wednesday's Wisconsin State Journal "Driver charged in fatal crash" was about a woman accused of driving drunk the wrong way on the interstate and killing another person in a head-on collision.