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Bonefish Grill and Outback Steakhouse are the latest.

The Bloomin' Brands company, which owned both, announced in early 2024 that it would be closing 41 restaurants nationwide but it wasn't known where.

Firefighters disconnected all appliances after a dryer at the Gordon Commons dining hall caught fire.

The district intends to spend about $573.9 million on operations. Spending will be about 4.88% more than it was in the 2024-25 school year.

A Madison driver was arrested early Sunday morning after striking a building and a pedestrian while allegedly under the influence.

Elon Musk has launched Grokipedia, a crowdsourced online encyclopedia that the billionaire seeks to position as a rival to Wikipedia.

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

No formal application has been made to the village, but annexation would shift the project’s oversight from the town of Vienna to the village of DeForest.

Amazon will cut about 14,000 corporate jobs as the online retail giant ramps up spending on artificial intelligence while cutting costs elsewhere.

From fading pandemic subsidies and electrical power infrastructure to an aging population and threats to basic scientific research, a mix of internal and external trends are shaping Wisconsin’s economy in myriad ways. Here are six of them.

The process takes a crew of 12, 300-plus labor hours over four days.

Ted Kellner could snap his fingers and initiate major changes for the Badgers. He instead is adamant that he supports Chris McIntosh and Luke Fickell.

The tight end finished Sunday night with 143 yards receiving and two touchdowns in a win over the Steelers.

At some point, Democrats became the party of not offending anyone, retreating into an abstract and tighter ideological circle centered in urban and suburban areas. The base is made up of upper-middle-class voters and a shrinking number of minority voters…

Vote for your favorite standout performer from Level 1 of high school football postseason action as the Supernova.

The defensive teams contributor exited the game early with a potential pectoral injury and never returned.

Here are University of Wisconsin athletic events scheduled for the week of Oct. 27-Nov. 2. Times and dates are subject to change.

The Badgers are 4-0-2 as they enter Big Ten play with a home series against Minnesota.