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The incident began about 5:20 a.m. Tuesday when police attempted to stop a black Chevrolet sedan in the area of East Washington Avenue and Hagan Drive.

The United States remains the last nation in the civilized world to use the death penalty on a regular basis, and it remains a stain on our justice system. This week there were several problematic executions, one in Missouri, where…

Universities of Wisconsin Board of Regents have fired Joe Gow, former UW-La Crosse chancellor, from his tenured position over his production of pornographic material.

Each team went five sets in their Big Ten Conference opener. Here are a couple things to know and how to tune in.

BadgerExtra beat reporter Colten Bartholomew and columnist Jim Polzin break down Week 5 in the Big Ten and give their against-the-spread picks, including Wisconsin (+15.5) at USC.

Seventy Madison-area workplaces received Top Workplace recognition in 2024.

Kirk Penney competed in two Olympic Games and four World Cups in New Zealand, helping grow basketball in the country for future generations.

The Lac du Flambeau is locked in a dispute with the town of Lac Du Flambeau and about 20 non-tribal property owners over road access on the reservation.

The Badgers will certainly be aware of these three players, including an All-American who was high school teammates with a Badger.

Can the Badgers run over the Trojans like Michigan did? We'll see. Here are the keys to each team winning.

PRAIRIE DU CHIEN — The land where I live is not a level playing field. The Driftless Area of southwestern Wisconsin and adjacent states presents a topographical challenge to all of us who live here. Walk awhile in any direction…

The promise of Bus Rapid Transit is its ability to slice through traffic and move riders more quickly along Madison's main east-west corridor. The reality is more mixed.

The state denied SSM Health's plan to sell its nonprofit nursing homes in Madison, Baraboo and Waupun to for-profit Complete Care.

The barcodes, which prevent a duplicate ballot from being counted twice, appear on the ballot envelope, not the ballots themselves.

Lamont Crockett served with the Sun Prairie police from 2015 to 2020, including as a school resource officer from 2018 to 2020.

Quarterback Braedyn Locke must improve for the Badgers to have a shot against a tough Big Ten slate. Here's a look at Wisconsin's QB development going forward.

Rasheed Walker doesn't want to look back on what he did wrong in Green Bay's first three games, he's focused on improving his play going forward.

While Green Bay's starting quarterback appears likely to return to the lineup after missing the past two games, he's likely to see heavy pressure from Minnesota's defense if he does.

The restaurant was billed as a "Mediterranean experience."

The Badgers developed a recruiting hotbed which has led to a program looking primed for its third NCAA tournament since it won the national championship in 1995.