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A person called for police shortly before 2:15 a.m. after seeing several people trying to open doors on vehicles in the 1200 block Southridge Drive.

At about 9 p.m. Saturday, a person reported two unconscious people in a vehicle with its engine running in the 2900 block of Ochalla Drive, Fitchburg police said.

As Los Angeles confronts violent protests against military deployments for migrant arrests, Hannah Arendt’s warnings decades ago about totalitarian threats to democratic institutions seem increasingly prophetic.

The 10,000-square-foot space on Winnebago Street was originally constructed for a church but on Friday will open as Madison's newest entertainment venue.

Two people who were fishing near each other had their lines become tangled and that led to an argument during which the gun was pulled, authorities said.

Wisconsin's senior senator remembers why he went to Washington

Police are preparing for multiple Saturday protests, rallies, graduations, the farmers market, Safety Saturday and a bike event around the Lake which will converge Downtown, bringing thousands of people to the area, according to Madison’s Acting Chief of Police John…

The Badgers have eight cases listed in an NCAA database that includes violations going back to the 1950s. Here are the details.

The man was a victim in a violent 2023 attack where his bike was stolen and his alleged attacker forged the threatening letter to try to clear his case.

In a one-on-one with BadgerExtra, Wisconsin's top athletic administrator discussed the implications of the House settlement on Wisconsin's department, but kept some key aspects private.

Just a couple more steps to full dictatorship -- we're almost there. And you can almost feel President Donald Trump chafing at the delay.

Los Angeles is in the grips of riots and chaos over the arrests of illegal immigrants. President Donald Trump nationalized the California National Guard and sent the Marines to help bring these destructive demonstrations under control.

Jacob Misiorowski’s arrival gave Milwaukee a surplus of starting pitchers.

The $2.8 billion NCAA antitrust settlement is going to bring changes to hundreds of schools across the country. Smaller athletic programs at places like Florida International and St. Bonaventure aren’t necessarily worried winning about a head-to-head fight with bigger schools…

Phone calls made in the spring of 2023 caused Wisconsin athletics' first major NCAA violation since 2001. Here's what you need to know.

GREEN BAY — Green Bay’s Bo Melton still considers himself a wide receiver first and foremost even as he spends part of the Packers’ minicamp working out at cornerback.

Eight female athletes filed an appeal Wednesday of a landmark NCAA antitrust settlement, arguing that women would not receive their fair share of $2.7 billion in back pay for athletes who were barred from making money off their name, image…

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Jacob Misiorowski pitched five no-hit innings before leaving his major league debut with cramping in his right calf and quadriceps.

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