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The State Patrol said many aerial enforcement missions are announced publicly to reinforce its goal to improve safety through voluntary compliance.

Board members on Thursday unanimously approved a resolution to secure a $7 million operating loan so the district can continue to run during the 2024-25 school year.

WAUPUN -- The Wisconsin State Journal editorial board is wrong to call for the closure of Waupun and Green Bay correctional institutions because the buildings are old and that’s causing staffing issues and problems.

This State Journal editorial ran on Aug. 23, 1974:

The Green Bay Packers' franchise quarterback erased any doubts with a hot finish to the 2023 season. Now he's hungry to build on that success.

Making friends isn’t always easy, as the Aug. 11 article, "Making friends not easy; here’s how some do it," notes. But it can be.

Vice President Kamala Harris has proposed that the federal government help stimulate the building of 3 million "starter homes." She does this by way of a very expensive combination of tax incentives to builders, $25,000 of down-payment assistance to first-time…

It’s time for all Madison property taxpayers, including multi-family property owners, individual homeowners and renters, to stand up and say, "No way!" The Madison City Council on Tuesday voted 17-2 to ask for an increase in property taxes to erase…

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is a viable alternative for Republicans who are fed up with Donald Trump's chaos and are afraid of what a young U.S. Sen. JD Vance, R-Ohio, brings to the ticket.

Packers coach Matt LaFleur dodging a question about the relative health of his roster, Thursday's joint scrimmage with the Ravens and Saturday's preseason finale are topics touched upon.

The most recent Marquette Law School Poll, released earlier this month, found Baldwin backed by 53% of registered voters, compared with 46% supporting Hovde.

Matt LaFleur was not pleased by his team's showing in a joint practice with the Broncos last week. He challenged his players, who responded positively during Thursday's session with Baltimore.

Milwaukee packed up from St. Louis on Thursday after having lost the final two games of a three-game set.

It was the first time the Regents have considered using its decade-old policy allowing universities to lay off faculty members whose program has been eliminated or because of financial difficulty.

The 67-year-old woman attacked her 68-year-old neighbor at a West Side apartment building, police said.

Do you know if Madison will be the first city to implement center-lane BRT?No, several other cities have built center-running BRT systems, such as Cleveland; Eugene, Oregon; Houston; and Indianapolis.

The crash happened Saturday at Highway 61 and Highway B, when a car failed to stop at a stop sign and collided with the motorcycle, authorities said.

The city of Madison is facing a pretty substantial budget deficit and is putting a referendum on the ballot this November to ask residents to raise their property taxes.

The cause of the fire remains under investigation, authorities said.