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Protesters have been highlighted in the news recently as a nuisance, illegal and confrontational.

The protests over the war in Gaza on colleges campuses have many troubling attributes.

Vote for your favorite standout performer from the past week, as area boys track and field teams gear up for regionals.

Not only did Frelick blast his first homer of the season, he also came up big in the field to support a sterling effort by Milwaukee's pitching staff.

It probably escaped your attention, but the Internal Revenue Service recently piloted a program to help Americans cope with their notoriously complex tax system. Direct File was meant to help taxpayers in 12 states prepare and submit their returns electronically.…

Employees at Machinery Row Bicycles, 601 Williamson St., reported the burglary at around 8:20 a.m. Friday.

Lamont Moses told police he fired in self-defense at the victim, who was shot seven times.

None of the injuries were considered life-threatening, according to Madison police.

Police were called to the fight outside a bar in the 1500 block of Williamson Street at around 1:50 a.m.

Construction began Monday on a Wisconsin River Bridge project that will see two new bridges replace the existing near 60-year-old deteriorated ones.

Bo Ryan won't be the only coach with ties to Wisconsin celebrating a Hall of Fame induction ceremony in the fall.

Republicans in the Assembly have given no indication they plan to convene on the override votes passed by the Senate.

Utility companies have started construction on a contentious power line crossing in a Mississippi River wildlife refuge.

The Biden administration recently issued a new regulation aimed at reducing vehicle emissions. In doing so, the Environmental Protection Agency is forcing a substantial move toward electric vehicles (EVs) by the year 2032.

The city is looking at zoning changes such as preventing e-cigarette stores near schools, as Milwaukee implemented last year.

The new location has much better access to public transportation, with the Madison Metro South Transfer Point just a couple blocks away.

Kaleef Mercedes, a 4-year-old female, is being handled by Kent Boyles of Edgerton and who in 2017 handed Rumor, which won Best in Show at the prestigious event.

The driver, who also drove into an unoccupied vehicle in the parking lot, ran from the area after the crash, Madison police said.

"It was nonstop, crazy busy from the time we opened the doors to the time we shut the doors," co-owner Dino Christ said about the past three weeks.

Gov. Tony Evers on Tuesday ordered special elections to fill Wisconsin's vacant 8th Congressional and 4th state Senate district seats.