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An independent research firm says they are all on above-average financial footing.

So, if you missed the DNR’s recent announcement, you can go online at http://dnr.wi.gov/topic/lands/RealEstate/landsale.html to see if your favorite state lands are candidates for sale.

In an effort to reduce opioid relapses among criminals who have struggled with addiction, the state Department of Corrections started a pilot program in April that allows inmates to get monthly injections of a medication that can increase their chance…

Recent legislation shows promise for treating opioid abuse, but barriers remain, including limited insurance coverage and inadequate access to medications.

After Carter Kofman left UW-Madison as a sophomore to get treatment for alcohol addiction, he returned sober and realized how much campus culture is saturated with alcohol or drug use.

HARTLAND — Close to a million jobs could vanish and nearly 30,000 businesses could close because of federal regulations on vaping.

The departing head of UW-Madison's intellectual property arm helped harness the economic potential of the university's research.

An inmate from Dane County Jail was declared absent without leave (AWOL) after not returning to the jail after a Friday morning appointment.

After serving as home to some of Madison’s elites, 17 Wisconsin governors and generations of UW-Madison graduate students, the 161-year-old Knapp House is looking for new owners.

Dr. Michael Ostrov has been promoted to Chief Medical Officer for WPS Health Insurance and Arise Health Plan. He had been Medical Director Network and Quality since joining WPS in February 2015.

Windsor, Wisconsin - Settlers bank is excited to announce the addition of Ashlee Brink to the Settlers bank team as Senior Universal Banker. Ashlee is an experienced banking professional having served most recently as a Universal Banker at BMO Harris…

Law enforcement is too important to be subject to the always-shifting winds of political sensibility.

UW-Madison’s Gallery 1308, on the first floor of Union South, 1308 W. Dayton St., is currently hosting a solo exhibit by artist Amy Carani.

The Bucks added shooting, defense and a backup point guard if the two reported deals turn into additions to the team.

With revenues rising and the salary cap soaring right along with it, good players were being paid like All-Stars, while All-Stars were getting contracts that used to go only to superstars.

The former UW athlete finished third in the preliminary round of the women’s discus as the U.S. track and field trials Friday at Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon, to easily advance to Saturday’s finals.

The left-hander throws eight solid innings to help St. Louis win for the first time in eight games at Busch Stadium.

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The Dane County Medical Examiner's Office named the man who was killed Thursday in an officer-involved shooting as Michael William Schumacher, 41, of Fitchburg.

A man who prosecutors said fatally stabbed and struck a police drug informant in the head with a sledgehammer was found guilty Friday night of first-degree intentional homicide, ending a week-long jury trial.