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January 24, 1932—October 30, 2024

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With its leader back in action, Milwaukee avoided its first seven-game skid since March 2014. Here's how they got it done at home.

"A tragedy was averted today," Kenosha Police Chief Patrick Patton said at a Thursday afternoon press conference.

The Badgers not only survived, but thrived in their first minor test of the season. Here's what we learned from the second game of the season.

Two Portage residents were arrested Monday for being in possession of nearly $80,000 worth of fentanyl and "a large amount of heroin."

Middleton will try to defend its state championship against Hamilton in Friday's title match.

An indoor holiday-centric version of the Dane County Farmers Market will start the following week at Monona Terrace.

Forty-three monkeys escaped from a compound used for medical research in South Carolina, but the nearby police chief said there is "almost no danger" to the public.

"I felt like I needed to do my duty as a U.S. citizen to vote," he said. "My team owners and I, we all made the decision to exercise that right."

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NEW YORK — Most U.S. stocks rose Thursday, as the Federal Reserve cut interest rates again to make things easier for the economy.

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden urged the nation to accept the results of the presidential election Thursday, saying “the will of the people” was clear and vowing a peaceful transfer of power following former President Donald Trump’s decisive victory.

Adam Fravel has been found guilty of murder in the death of Winona resident Madeline Kingsbury.

Verona and Fitchburg police arrested two drivers on suspected charges of operating while intoxicated, with authorities saying both fled the scene of separate crashes Wednesday.

LeMehieu said his top issue will be returning the state's funding surplus to families.

"It's time that we put the politics of division behind us," the Madison Democrat said.

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The driver fled the scene on foot into the nearby Badger Prairie County Park and a drone was launched that helped police find the driver and arrest him.

After a contentious presidential election, finding unity will be difficult. Donald Trump was reelected to the highest office in the land despite running a campaign filled with caustic rhetoric, boorish behavior and a dangerous agenda that offended nearly half the…