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WASHINGTON — The Justice Department resisted a federal judge’s demand for more information about flights that took deportees to El Salvador, arguing Wednesday that the court should end its “continued intrusions” into the authority of the executive branch.

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump plans to sign an executive order Thursday calling for the shutdown of the U.S. Education Department, according to a White House official, advancing a campaign promise to eliminate an agency that’s been a longtime target…

President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Wednesday that they had a constructive call about moving toward a partial ceasefire between Kyiv and Moscow.

Monona police are looking for a driver who struck an unoccupied SUV and fled the scene.

HILLESTAD, Joyce I. Herwig, 101 Lodi

The Badgers took the court Wednesday before their NCAA Tournament first-round game. Here's what stood out from what they said.

Multiple witnesses called 911 around 8:30 a.m. to report the lightning strike at 9411 Modern Point Lane.

Last year was the hottest year on record, the top 10 hottest years were all in the past decade and planet-heating carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere are at an 800,000-year high, a report Wednesday said.

The student, who turned 18 in late 2023, had a video on his phone of the two engaged in sexual contact, the student’s brother told the person who notified police.

LONDON — A thief who swiped a golden toilet from an English palace has been convicted along with an accomplice who helped cash in on the spoils of the 18-karat work of art insured for more than $6 million.

Milwaukee's absentee ballots are counted at a central location and reported all at once, often well after midnight on election day, fueling baseless conspiracy theories.

Depending on where you live in Wisconsin and what time it is Wednesday, you could see everything from severe thunderstorms and large hail to near-blizzard conditions.

Welcome to the aquatic dance Madison-area lakes put on in March.

The proposed $40 annual fee is expected to generate $1 million per year for the city's transportation system.

March Madness pits the nation’s best college basketball programs against one another starting this week. Learn which names have connections to Wisconsin in the women's bracket.

Tonje had been productive before arriving, but to reach national stardom, he had to adapt — and then adapt again when stardom threw him out of his comfort zone.

Rich and Kelly Klesmit have two sons playing college basketball and a daughter playing in high school. That leads to some logistical challenges — and a lot of fun.

Lacey Eden stands looking at the ice with her arms outstretched and her thumbs up before every game. It's part of a meaningful routine for the Badgers forward.

The last thing I wanted to do in the remaining time I have left on this planet is to write a letter to the editor, but here it goes.

I strongly agree with the Wisconsin State Journal’s endorsement of Bret Wagner for Seat 3 on the Madison School Board.