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The storms upended a 31-year-old rainfall record for June 23.

Kelly Nolan was last seen alive in Downtown Madison early June 23, 2007, and her body was found 16 days later in a wooded property in the town of Dunn.

A motorcyclist died Monday from injuries he suffered in a crash in front of a Hillsboro hospital on Saturday, Hillsboro police reported.

The man denied being injured, but was taken to a local hospital to get medical clearance before being booked into jail.

In a 5-2 decision, the Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled that regulators can force landowners to clean up PFAS without formal rules for the emerging contaminants.

When hijacked airplanes were flown into the World Trade Center in 2001, New York’s popular mayoral candidate Zohran Kwame Mamdani was just 9 years old. On that otherwise bluebird day, he had been in the U.S. only two years, after…

Brandon Woodruff and Nestor Cortes both pitched in simulated games Monday, and could be back with the Brewers in July.

People in small cities, villages and towns sometimes wonder what the future holds in a world filled with uncertainties. They may worry about economic stagnation, declining populations, job paths to keep young people at home, and maintaining a solid infrastructure.

This village will have a community center and workshop for building the houses on site.

After playing all nine positions her first three years before a breakout performance in the circle as a senior, the standout led the Panthers to a program-first state tournament berth.

The Badgers will have several recruiting targets in the building this weekend at their advanced camp. Here's who they'll be tracking.

Jack Brown has the same starting salary with the Badgers that his Michigan counterpart received two years earlier.

After attending Madison’s June 11 budget engagement session, I noted again that the five-year budget outlook includes a major increase in special charges — from $10 million in 2027 to $25 million by 2030. Yet I have heard no clear…

I remember when America was convinced that the "domino theory" would result in communism flowing from North Vietnam to the rest of the world. Congress authorized U.S. involvement in Vietnam through the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution in 1964. President Lyndon…

Do you oppose abortion? Then pay attention to President Donald Trump's "big, beautiful bill." By cutting the federal safety net, it will increase abortions across the United States.

Normally, it’s a crime to indiscriminately kill innocent people. Apparently, that doesn’t apply to President Donald Trump’s Environmental Protection Agency.

President Donald Trump ran on an America First platform and promised not to get America entangled in foreign wars. But this last weekend he authorized a strike on Iran's nuclear enrichment sites. It appears that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu…

Southern Wisconsin was filled with talented softball players this season. Meet our area all stars.

Steve Vig had just left the produce section when he heard a loud crash behind him. A veritable Niagara Falls then started pouring into the store.