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Until the final quarter, the Badgers went toe-to-toe with a red-hot Big Ten newcomer looking for its fifth straight victory. Unfortunately that wasn't enough to get the job done.

Shocking OWI incident just business as usual

The deadline to get on the ballot in the April 1 election was 5 p.m. Tuesday. Here's who's running in Dane County village, city and area school district races.

The bizarre story of a decorated U.S. special forces member and the explosion of a Tesla Cybertruck near the Las Vegas Strip on New Year’s Day came into more focus Friday. It appears to have been a suicide premeditated for…

Packers kicker Brandon McManus has thrived in his role with the team and has brought consistency to the position after struggles in recent years.

Narrow miss in road rage incident

Customers packed Culver's restaurants Monday in support of families affected by the Dec. 16 shooting at Abundant Life Christian School, which killed a teacher and a student.

Three boys were arrested at a West Madison elementary school on New Years Day after stealing multiple items and writing a racial slur in shaving cream on the school floor.

Two people were nearly wounded when an angry driver shot a handgun at the vehicle they were in on the beltline late Friday night.

Democrats accused Republicans of "lazy policymaking" for pushing a constitutional amendment requiring a photo ID to vote before a liberal-leaning state Supreme Court could overturn it.

The two opened the Lion of Judah House in March 2019 and used it as a place to openly smoke marijuana while providing church members with marijuana "sacrament."

A lawyer representing the Badgers' highest-graded defender is uncertain what the holdup is in the player's entrany into the transfer portal. Here's where things stand.

A 32-year-old woman and a 23-year-old man were taken into custody on tentative substantial battery charges. The woman also had a probation hold.

Heading into the next legislative session, the Coalition to Protect Wisconsin’s Lakes now boasts more than 60 state-based groups.

No injuries were reported.

Officers were sent to the 500 block of East Johnson Street on reports of a weapons offense around 8:10 p.m. Saturday, Madison police said.

All of the funds will go toward the greatest needs in the aftermath of the shooting, as outlined by ALCS Principal Doug Butler.

Facebook and Instagram owner Meta said Tuesday it’s scrapping its third-party fact-checking program and replacing it with Community Notes written by users similar to the model used by Elon Musk’s social media platform X.