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A couple of suspicious travellers on a remote Grant County road claimed to be state bee inspectors, and that was not the case.

Oh, that first grilled meal of the season ... that’s the real sign of spring, not some fickle groundhog.

At this time of year, the main criteria when choosing where to eat out becomes "Does it have outdoor seating?"

Leanne Hilgers Widen was so affected by her Infinite Boundaries experience that she began to volunteer with Breast Cancer Recovery.

The district's leadership doesn't trust itself to know its biases well enough to keep them in check, and hopes a policy will do it for them.

Martinez has seized on the opportunity with Clay Matthews sliding back outside and veteran Sam Barrington working his way back from a foot injury that sidelined him for most of last season.

Deep-ball accuracy was arguably the biggest issue for Bridgewater during his first two NFL seasons.

WISCONSIN DELLS, Wis. (AP) — A waterpark resort chain based in Wisconsin plans to build a $250 million resort in Texas.

WISCONSIN DELLS, Wis. (AP) — A waterpark resort chain based in Wisconsin plans to build a $250 million resort in Texas.

GRAND CHUTE — Prairie du Chien second baseman Hunter Sheckler dropped down to field a typical ground ball off the bat of Markesan’s Cody Ryan on Wednesday.

GRAND CHUTE — After waiting three years to return to the WIAA state baseball tournament following its Division 2 championship in 2013, the Lodi baseball team had to wait a bit longer before it faced defending Division 2 champion Milwaukee…

WISCONSIN RAPIDS — AJ Montoya had two of Madison’s five home runs, Nico Hoerner and Cam Comer had homers among their three hits apiece and the Mallards (10-6) posted a 10-3 win over host Wisconsin Rapids (8-7) in a Northwoods…

The seniors forwards both played key roles in the program's first Division 2 state championship in 2015.

The Milwaukee right-hander allows a career worst-tying eight runs.

The apparent DNA match from clothing worn by Brittany Zimmermann to David Kahl led police to interview a friend of Kahl, who claimed that Kahl had confessed to him that he killed Zimmermann, a search warrant states.

Rainy weather struck the Appleton area a little after 5 p.m. Wednesday, forcing a postponement in the start of the WIAA Division 2 state baseball tournament semifinal between second-ranked Lodi and top-ranked Milwaukee Lutheran.

After last week’s disappointing, near-unanimous City Council vote approving a $350,000 “audit” of the Madison Police Department, outsiders may be tempted to think all Madison liberals approve. Far from it.

The killings in Boston, San Bernardino and now Orlando are not "acceptable losses." This is not the “new normal” -- to be addressed by bans on guns and improved sensitivity training.

Given the radical political shift to the right in Wisconsin, I thought it was impossible for me to be shocked by our state government. I was wrong.

Most of the media and the GOP seem intent on creating a connection between the Orlando shooter and ISIS, ignoring all clues to the contrary.