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A neighbor told police a friend was over and dropped a handgun and it accidentally fired.

“This state is vital, and it’s ground zero in this fight to save our republic,” said Reid Ribble, a Republican who represented northeastern Wisconsin in Congress until 2017.

Spontaneous combustion can occur when oily fabrics, such as rags and other cloth materials, are stored in bundles.

There are two types of waterspouts: fair weather waterspouts and tornadic waterspouts associated with severe thunderstorms.

"This is urban archeology. It was like opening a tomb," auction house owner Tarq Durante said of the stored items, some of which were on a dirt floor.

The closure is for repairs of the steel expansion joints on the bike path portion of the bridge until the reconstruction of the John Nolen Drive Causeway in 2025-26.

Staff only had eight days in their new building before Southside Elementary School opened to students this fall.

Tanner Mordecai suffered a significant injury. Coach Luke Fickell delivered the latest news Monday morning before meeting with reporters. Here's what we know.

39-member bicentennial commission was unwieldy 50 years ago

Data shows Level 1 blowouts happening at higher regularity, but why take away the chance for teams to create memories and work towards the future.

Freshman forward Nolan Winter had an impressive line and a few other things that stood out from the Badgers' Red-White scrimmage.

Packers inside linebacker Kristian Welch was unheralded in college.

The Badgers did little wrong in the home victory as they improved to 17-0.

Police arrested the 30-year-old on attempted murder charges.

Oddsmakers expect the Badgers to bounce back against Bret Bielema and the Fighting Illini. Here's how Vegas sees the matchup.

British Airways made clear in a May 25 email to Dan that the couple was able to "claim reasonable costs."

Sawmills, meatpacking plants, bars have much better solutions to filling jobs than putting teens in peril

Wisconsin's receivers aren't getting enough separation, what happened to stall drives in the third quarter and a defensive wrinkle that may become a fixture highlight this week's observations.

The delay in state employees getting raises in unjustified. Unfair wages for state employees is creating high turnover, causing a crisis in many departments.