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Here's what to know about this year's WIAA state boys tennis tournament taking place this week at Nielsen Stadium.

Milwaukee chased Cubs starter Shota Imanaga, the major league's ERA leader, early. Here's how Wednesday's game played out.

The cornerback is 'super motivated' this offseason after having a forgetful 2023 campaign.

A dozen people connected to Badgers athletics will be inducted into the hall of fame in September.

Some nearby residents reported hearing gunshots, but the Dane County Sheriff’s Office said the fire may have set off ammunition inside the home.

Asked Wednesday if Judge Jacob Frost should recuse himself from the case given his apparent signature on the recall petition, Democratic Gov. Tony Evers said, "I don't think so."

Only about one third of the 245 spellers competing have made it to Wednesday night's semifinals.

The man told police he did not know who or why anyone was shooting at him, Madison police said.

Too many Americans have been duped by big agriculture. They believe dandelions in their yards are a bad thing. Dandelions are harmless. People spend billions to kill the innocent plants. Big ag laughs all the way to the bank.

I had just left Oakwood Village in Madison on May 19 and was driving east on Mineral Point Road. I was in the right lane traveling at the posted speed limit of 35 mph.

The man is accused of pulling an officer to the ground and attempting to disarm her of her wooden baton after the officer had requested he back away.

The program lets qualified students enroll in most UW schools without going through the traditional college application process.

The westbound lanes of I-94 were closed from shortly after 7 p.m. Tuesday until nearly 2:45 a.m. Wednesday, the state Department of Transportation reported.

Former Winona State University player Clay Schueffner has been charged with homicide by negligent operation of a vehicle in Milwaukee County after allegedly hitting 93-year-old priest David Gau.

In a May 2021 radio interview, Manjon said the group doesn't make attending court dates a condition of getting bail assistance, "because we're abolitionists."

If the NFL Players Association gets its way, Green Bay and the league’s other 31 teams are about to see their offseason programs altered in a major way.

Reigning champions and athletes looking for redemption highlight this year's list of area qualifiers. Here's what you need to know about the two-day event.

The man was arrested in Beloit by Beloit and Janesville police and jailed on a tentative charge of mistreating animal – felony, authorities said.

This year millions of cicadas will emerge across southern Wisconsin. Our brood of the harmless but noisy insects only emerges every 17 years.