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A wanted man spotted by a Janesville police officer on Monday was chased and knocked down by the officer's police dog, with the officer arresting the man who now faces multiple felony charges.

A man in a car exposed himself to two women in separate incidents, while they walked their dogs on Madison's West Side early Monday morning.

Do cans of chili and bags of rice ever actually expire?

Noskowiak seeks to start playing basketball at Dodge City Community College, according to reports.

MILWAUKEE — With the All-Star break over, the second half of the Major League Baseball season is under way and just 13 days remain until the non-waiver trade deadline.

KENOSHA — The Northwoods League Home Run Derby caused quite a splash Monday night.

MENASHA — Defending champion Eddie Wajda III fired a 5-under 65 on Monday to take a three-stroke lead after the first round of the 115th Wisconsin State Amateur Championship at North Shore Golf Club.

The ex-UW women's soccer and hockey player will play for the Americans in a sport making its Olympic debut.

More discussion will occur in August, when a final decision will be required.

Many convention delegates support their nominee while others say Trump doesn't represent GOP women.

The forward averaged 14.4 points per game in 27 minutes, while adding 5.6 rebounds and 2.4 assists.

Gov. Scott Walker’s disapproval rating, according to the latest Marquette University poll, is at 58 percent. I wonder why?

I'm proud to have grown up in Wisconsin and to have attended UW-Madison. Yet, I'm disturbed that both Gov. Scott Walker and U.S. House Speaker Paul Ryan, R-Janesville, will speak at Donald Trump's convention.

Conservationists hope the rebuke to a law limiting state agency authority will be repeated in a future case on high-capacity wells.

GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Former Packers quarterback Brett Favre plans to make another special trip back to Lambeau Field.

The stories appear on a new website, developed in part by UW-Madison, designed to help patients and doctors around the country learn about the range of patient experiences with various diseases.

UW-Madison is collecting donations for the Bad River Band of Lake Superior Ojibwe after flooding in northern Wisconsin last week hit the band's reservation particularly hard.

Zymkowitz spent the last two seasons as an assistant coach at Toledo.

MADISON - Christopher Lee Thorland Sr., age 41, died Tuesday, July 5, 2016, in Madison. He was born on Sept. 19, 1974, the son of Thomas Thorland and Toni Sperry. He is also survived by his significant other Angela Harnack;…

COTTAGE GROVE - James "Jim" Bollig, age 59, passed away on Sunday, July 17, 2016, peacefully at home with family by his side. He was born on May 26, 1957, in Madison, Wis.