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Wisconsinites face a reckoning in the April 1 general election.

Any doubt about what President Donald Trump thinks and who he wants to impress should be gone now. Over the last week, Trump has gone out of his way to let the world know he supports Russia.

Morgan Geyser and Anissa Weier were 12 years old in 2014 when they lured their sixth-grade classmate, Payton Leutner, to a Waukesha park.

A former security guard at a Milwaukee hotel has pleaded guilty in the killing of a man who died after being pinned to the ground for several minutes.

In his 10th season at the helm, the Badgers coach led his team to a surprise run at a Big Ten regular-season title while overseeing a variety of changes.

“It’s very easy to find the ugly in the last few months. But if you look beyond the ugly, there’s so many beautiful moments.”

Iverson's mother, Shelley, called her youngest child "the kind of person you felt the moment you walked into a room," adding that he "made people feel seen, like they mattered."

"This goes to who we are as a society," Universities of Wisconsin President Jay Rothman said. "Are we going to invest in our future?"

The grand champion cheese was decided Thursday by 1/100th of a point at the Resch Center in Ashwaubenon.

A team producing four of the 10 Patty Kazmaier Award finalists has only happened once before the Badgers accomplished it this season.

The Dane County Sheriff’s Office reiterated that it does not call family members asking them to pay a fee for someone to be released on a jail diversion program.

The Madison City Clerk’s Office announced Dec. 26 — more than a month after the election — that 193 absentee ballots cast in three wards were never counted.

The Badgers ended their conference tournament run on opening night with a loss to the Hawkeyes.

Brent Plisch is the first new chief in nearly decade and succeeds former chief Kristen Roman, who resigned in February 2024.

Officers found the man attempting to hide inside a sewer drain near the store.

Records show the ads on Facebook and Instagram and in text messages are underwritten by Building America’s Future, a national conservative group that counts Musk among its biggest donors.

The board hopes to have its new president chosen by April. Candidate forums and visits will occur later this month.

This buzzing barbecue joint stands out for its pulled pork, ribs, baked beans and sauce.

"When you just fire people willy-nilly ... where's the trust if they don't consult the people who are actually doing the work?”

Madison police officer Matt Kenny's fatal shooting of Tony Robinson prompted a wave of examination that recommended policing reforms. Some have progressed more than others.