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The Democratic Party of Wisconsin has put more than 120 candidates — the most by the party since 2011 — into 97 of the state Assembly's 99 races this fall.

New maps signed into law earlier this year by Democratic Gov. Tony Evers drew incumbent lawmakers into the same district in 15 Assembly districts and six Senate districts.

Madison police say an estimated 250 people — including high school students — were on a Downtown rooftop when a shooting there injured at least 12 people.

With lawmakers across Wisconsin drawn into new legislative districts, more than a dozen elected officials have opted out of running again this fall.

Badgers coach Greg Gard alluded to an increased emphasis on international recruiting, and that paid off with new signee Monday.

The Badgers went into the Circle City to add a target for the Air Raid offense. Here's what we know.

A cancer research program for students underrepresented in the medical field is being offered for college students for the first time.

The driver and a passenger who had a warrant out for their arrest were arrested and jailed, while the other passenger was released, Monona police said.

The UTV driver, Jamie L. Hille, 50, of Mineral Point, faces a tentative charge of OWI (first offense) causing bodily injury.

Next year's election will determine whether liberals maintain their narrow majority on the state Supreme Court.

If both measures are approved by voters, that means tax bills for residents will increase.

Climate change is projected to bring more rain and stronger storms to Madison. The city is already feeling its effects.

KCG Companies is slowly building a rare collective with nonprofits and public entities to improve the quality of life and safety for residents at the Meadowlands.

"I saw the trauma start kicking in," Madison Police Officer Victoria Wickersheim said. "(The children) would hear a car in the driveway and ask, 'Are they going to start shooting?'"

Hurricane formation calls for some key ingredients. Some places just don't have them.

The motorcycle crash happened about 7:15 p.m. Saturday on Highway 151 near Highway YD in the town of Mineral Point, the Iowa County Sheriff's Office said.

While Wisconsin ranks 11th over among the 50 states, Kids Forwards' analysis of the data in the 2024 Kids Count Data Book finds the state's Black families face the nation's greatest educational and economic disparities.

Marquette University officials said in a news release that President Michael Lovell had been suffering from sarcoma, a rare form of cancer that develops in the bones and soft tissues.

The 36-year-old Madison man smelled of alcohol, had slurred speech, and refused the officer’s request to conduct field sobriety tests, Monona police said.

One might think that the box office's efforts to relocate the couple would stand as a tacit admission of the tickets' broken promises.