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Cole Gille, a six-year law enforcement veteran, killed Gregory W. Tracy, 54, of South Beloit, Illinois, at a home in the 2000 block of Frederick Street on May 16.

Last year's fatal crashes cost $7.8 billion in lost productivity and other economic costs, and another $23.5 billion in quality-of-life costs such as shortened lifespans and pain.

Cory Barr was killed in July 2018 in an explosion that leveled or severely damaged several businesses and homes in downtown Sun Prairie.

It will be one of seven clinics attached to Madison's Veterans Hospital, including those in Baraboo, Beaver Dam and Janesville and on Madison's West Side.

President Joe Biden plans to return to Wisconsin this week with a stop in Madison on the heels of last week's debate with former President Donald Trump.

Abortion advocates stand an excellent chance of prevailing in two challenges that conservatives maintain bans abortion, given the high court's liberal tilt.

The warehouse is used to store boxes and plastic for the nearby Oakhouse Bakery, a worker said.

Morna Foy, who became president in 2012 and has spent 26 years of her career with the system, is retiring after a successor is named.

State troopers are arresting more people than ever before for simple marijuana possession even as arrests at the local level have fallen.

The retirement of Sean Nelson and departure of Jeff Buhrandt means all three vice president positions will be filled with interim employees.

The county has had 10 cases of whooping cough, or pertussis, since June 1 — more than in any entire year since 2019.

The village of just over 1,400 follows Madison, Monona, Fitchburg and the village of Oregon in considering a referendum to raise property tax levy limits.

It's estimated tax bills for an average Madison home will decrease by $200 in 2024. But tax bills will change again if voters approve two school district referendums in November.

The Autumn Ridge Path will go through Hiestand Park and Stein Avenue, cross Highway 30 and connect to Commercial Avenue near Ziegler Road and Sycamore Park.

A $49 million federal award should help the state's biohealth sector add up to 30,000 jobs in a decade, backers say.

The 2025 guard has been committed to the Badgers for almost a year, and he continues to look like a centerpiece for their next recruiting class.

Here's a look at the honorees for this year's State Journal/WiscNews baseball All-Area team.

It must be tough being an energy planner these days. Whether you’re working for a utility company, a public regulator or a private firm hoping to control costs by conserving electricity use, it must be confusing to follow the debate…

A stellar performance on the mound and at the plate helped guide Sun Prairie East to the Division 1 baseball state title game.

Thank you to Cap Times publisher Paul Fanlund and former Madison Mayor Soglin for their insights on the warp speed bus rapid transit/population- density-push folly blasting across Madison.