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The first 500 children who showed up at the pool off Olin Avenue after it opened at noon Thursday received free admission thanks for a donation from Goodman's Jewelers.

All or Nothing

At each stop, the teens will do a service project or participate in a talk or discussion group about some aspect of friendship and equality.

There is plenty to do for all levels of interest.

Security officers forcefully removed U.S. Sen. Alex Padilla, D-Calif., from a Thursday news conference on immigration being held by Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem.

Phone calls made in the spring of 2023 caused Wisconsin athletics' first major NCAA violation since 2001. Here's what you need to know.

Brandon A. Thompson, 29, pleaded guilty in October to three felonies in the Sept. 3, 2023, attack.

There are still five locations in the Milwaukee area and one in Green Bay.

One driver had to be extricated from his vehicle and sustained injuries that were described as major but not life-threatening, while the other driver suffered minor injuries.

At about 11:35 p.m., a caller reported seeing the teens fighting at a bus stop in the 800 block of East Washington Avenue, Madison police said.

The 16-year-old boy faces tentative charges of operating a motor vehicle without an owner's consent (party to a crime) and resisting arrest, Madison police said.

The scam victim used a sponsored, third-party link on a search engine in what they believed to be a legitimate website for payment of a service, but was a scam.

During the search, multiple pounds of marijuana were seen and another warrant was executed and the man also faces tentative drug charges.

Did absence make the heart grow fonder? The southeast Asian favorite was definitely missed.

The proposed ordinance changes are meant to bring more varied housing options into Madison neighborhoods.

On May 15, Jacob Misiorowski struck out Luke Baker with a 103 mph fastball, the highest velocity pitch by a starter in the major or minor leagues since 2015.

After 11 years of volunteers and paid interns using hand tools to rebuild the 177-year-old home, its completion will be celebrated June 21 with an open house at Folklore Village.

Austin Rapp has made notable improvements in his body and overall game in part due to his experience around his home nation's national team.

"I’m still a wide receiver, so I’m not really transitioning to cornerback, but if it works, it works,” Bo Melton said Wednesday.

Milwaukee couldn't get past the hot pitcher, and fell in Wednesday's contest to lose the home series.