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On the surface, the State Journal's July 7 editorial, “Reshaping UW is painful but necessary," makes sense. After all, who believes a college campus in Wisconsin can be operated for 60 students?

With our nation’s 248 birthday just celebrated on July 4, the timing is perfect for reflection on what makes us special and how can we preserve this gem called America. While we tend to take things for granted, our democracy…

Why the surprise about a shooting at a political rally? It happens every day, and it happens everywhere else: at elementary schools, churches, synagogues, nail salons, shopping malls and festivals.

The Republican National Committee changed a street sign from Herb Kohl Way to Donald J. Trump Way prior to the party's national convention in Milwaukee this week, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reported.

“We are here to protest Trump. We will never forget January 6, trying to steal our election and all the injustices that are waged against our people,” one protester said.

The crash happened near Bloomington.

BadgerExtra picked up one of most-anticipated games of a generation Monday. Here's what we saw when playing as the Badgers football team.

MILWAUKEE — The attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump isn’t changing the U.S. Secret Service’s security plan around the Republican National Convention.

State Treasurer and fellow RNC Delegate John Leiber said picking Vance, 39, “sets up a great contrast with the Democrats’ ticket.”

The high-end Italian restaurant Il Cervo, next to Fiserv Forum, is the only Milwaukee restaurant for the Madison-area restaurant group.

The Milwaukee County Socialist Party, the Socialist Party of Wisconsin and the Socialist Party USA headquarters share office space in Milwaukee. And the Democratic Socialists of America's chapter is lively.

Officers are following up with residents and property management to determine the scope of the number of victims, damage estimates and potential stolen property, police said.

The Republican National Convention begins Monday in Milwaukee, a four-day event culminating in Republicans officially choosing their presidential candidate, with former president Donald Trump the presumptive nominee.

Damaging wind will be the main hazard, but hail, a tornado and localized heavy rain also are possible, the National Weather Service said.

What happens to the wintertime cold pool in the summertime?

UW-La Crosse’s faculty committee recommended the university fire former Chancellor Joe Gow from his tenured faculty position for his conduct producing a series of pornographic films and the following investigation.

The Badgers had six players enter the transfer portal after last season and all of them now have new teams.

Spearfishing connects many Indigenous people in the northern Great Lakes region to their ancestors and to a sense of shared responsibility for the land, which is why parents, family members, local leaders and community organizations are so invested in teaching…

The driver, a 44-year-old man from rural Hartford, was caught at Erin Hills Golf Course, Dodge County authorities reported.

For $48 a year or $108 per family, members can get 15% to 55% off average fees from more than 400 dentists.