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The plan would rely on the sale of renewable energy credits to fund future construction projects, such as solar and wind farms, for the electrical grid.

The annual review, conducted by volunteers recruited by the city, helps determine where vendors will be located during the next vending season.

The 31-year-old pleaded guilty on Oct. 14 to killing her mother, Heather Schoonover, but contended she was mentally ill at the time the crime was committed.

The original bill targeted agricultural and forestry lands; an amendment to the bill would cover all land, regardless of its use.

Once a lightning rod topic fueling accusations of voter suppression, the issue is now largely accepted by Democrats and Republicans.

The bill would require local officials to make the case to voters to renew wheel taxes, in the same way school boards need to convince the public to increase taxes.

The election polling shows that, outside political circles and the very interested, the general public does not have the upcoming state Supreme Court or the gubernatorial races on their minds.

ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE — President Donald Trump described his face-to-face meeting Thursday with Chinese leader Xi Jinping as a roaring success, saying he would cut tariffs on China, while Beijing agreed to allow the export of rare earth elements…

Jack Hurst is a driving force in the Yahara Fishing Club, an organization that has advocated for conservation and access on Madison area lakes and waterways.

The Madison area has miles of public shoreline where you can fish.

One viral video shows what appears to be four sharks swimming in a Jamaican hotel’s pool as floodwaters allegedly brought on by Hurricane Melissa swamp the area.

Get ready to energize right past that Halloween candy hangover.

Featured images by the Wisconsin State Journal's photo team of Amber Arnold, John Hart and Owen Ziliak.

Waterline replacements and rising costs of materials labor and electricity may require up to $8.26 million in revenue Madison’s water utility service.

Enbridge wants to build a new 41-mile segment around the reservation of the Bad River Band of Lake Superior Chippewa to replace a 12-mile segment that now crosses tribal land.

Milwaukee is off to its best start to a season since 2022-23. Here's where it stands four games into the campaign.

I would like to emphasize the cruelty exhibited by our president in the article in the State Journal about his recent “disaster declarations.” One of the states that he declined to help was Maryland, a generally “blue” state but with…

The huge menu offers enough variety that a person could make frequent visits and never get bored. And the pleasing atmosphere also inspires frequent visits.

State qualifiers and regional champions shined in the past week of high school boys cross country and soccer action. Vote for your favorite standout performer.