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The University of Wisconsin football team secured another commitment from an in-state preferred walk-on Sunday.

Most Americans probably think the worst is over for U.S. manufacturing jobs, which declined 1.6 percent per year in the decade ending in 2014. More than 2.1 million jobs disappeared during that time.

OUR VIEW: As special reports show, many are children while others struggle to find housing even though they can afford the rent

Andrea Kaminski had never been a lobbyist before she was hired as executive director of the League of Women Voters of Wisconsin.

Sewing machines and sergers are not typical college dorm accessories. As a lifelong hobby seamstress — she learned hand-sewing at age 4, and used her first pattern to make a pair of shorts on her mother’s sewing machine when she…

No car? No problem for ride sharing companies like Uber and Lyft.

OUR VIEW: Homeless teens pulled into sex trafficking a hidden yet harrowing challenge

It’s time to start thinking about going back to school again! You may have mixed feelings about it, but using these helpful tips will take away some of the stress.

As the summer season starts to wind down, you'll find plenty of discounts from retailers that are trying to clear their shelves. But that doesn't mean you're going to score a great deal on everything you see.

The state is not currently a battleground state, but post-convention reactions to candidates could drive strategy.

Lawyer who helped free innocent Manitowoc County man more than a decade ago is convinced he’s guilty this time

MCFARLAND — The Ole S. Olson building in this village’s historic downtown began as a dry goods store in 1897 and was later a hardware store, furniture store and then a meat market.

During a week in which President Barack Obama paid tribute to five slain police officers, Sen. Bernie Sanders endorsed former rival Hillary Clinton and citizens continued to march by the thousands to protest police brutality, a letter from Jennifer Aniston…

The town of Aztalan musician is in the Chicago Blues Hall of Fame

The legend of Ernest Hemingway’s lost suitcase has captured imaginations for decades – what really happened to the briefcase full of the writer’s unpublished works that his first wife lost on a Parisian train?

Who doesn't know that you shouldn't argue with police responding to a call?

Farms that double as sometime-restaurants are popping up around Wisconsin and lots of Madisonians are taking day trips of discovery, typically pilgrimages for pizza.

Tips for your flowers, trees and shrubs.

Old-school attributes help Zach Davies and Junior Guerra excel.

Area players play key roles in their final matches against high school competition.