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Christian Fitzgerald recorded his second hat trick of the season as Wisconsin extended its season-opening unbeaten run to seven games. Here's what stood out in the Badgers' Big Ten opener.

Rollins set a career scoring high for a second straight game as Antetokounmpo was a late scratch while dealing with left knee soreness.

Zachary L. O’Connell, 22, was charged Thursday with first-degree intentional homicide and other crimes in the Oct. 18, 2024, attack that left William Flanary, 24, of Brookfield, dead.

SANTIAGO DE CUBA, Cuba — The rumble of large machinery, whine of chain saws and chopping of machetes echoed through communities across the northern Caribbean on Thursday as they dug out from the destruction of Hurricane Melissa and surveyed the…

Packers Avenue will be back open to traffic Friday morning, following construction work on a North Side railway crossing.

The plan would rely on the sale of renewable energy credits to fund future construction projects, such as solar and wind farms, for the electrical grid.

The annual review, conducted by volunteers recruited by the city, helps determine where vendors will be located during the next vending season.

The 31-year-old pleaded guilty on Oct. 14 to killing her mother, Heather Schoonover, but contended she was mentally ill at the time the crime was committed.

The original bill targeted agricultural and forestry lands; an amendment to the bill would cover all land, regardless of its use.

Once a lightning rod topic fueling accusations of voter suppression, the issue is now largely accepted by Democrats and Republicans.

The bill would require local officials to make the case to voters to renew wheel taxes, in the same way school boards need to convince the public to increase taxes.

The election polling shows that, outside political circles and the very interested, the general public does not have the upcoming state Supreme Court or the gubernatorial races on their minds.

ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE — President Donald Trump described his face-to-face meeting Thursday with Chinese leader Xi Jinping as a roaring success, saying he would cut tariffs on China, while Beijing agreed to allow the export of rare earth elements…

Jack Hurst is a driving force in the Yahara Fishing Club, an organization that has advocated for conservation and access on Madison area lakes and waterways.

The Madison area has miles of public shoreline where you can fish.

One viral video shows what appears to be four sharks swimming in a Jamaican hotel’s pool as floodwaters allegedly brought on by Hurricane Melissa swamp the area.

Get ready to energize right past that Halloween candy hangover.

Featured images by the Wisconsin State Journal's photo team of Amber Arnold, John Hart and Owen Ziliak.

Waterline replacements and rising costs of materials labor and electricity may require up to $8.26 million in revenue Madison’s water utility service.