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One observer reported seeing the bear dunk its head, jar and all, into water and letting it seep through the claw holes into the jar to get a drink.

Above: Aiden Pickering, 2, explores the cabin of a City of Fitchburg road grader during a visit to the the Fitchburg Public Library’s Touch a Truck event Monday in Fitchburg. Big and small rigs from the city’s police, fire and…

A new cornerback was forced to step up, an underrated skill of QB1 and more from Wisconsin football's training camp practice in Platteville.

Republican Texas Gov. Greg Abbott said he'll try to remove Democratic lawmakers from office if they do not return after many left to block the adoption of redrawn House maps.

“We don’t know why this occurred … but we’re hearing from our partners that this is happening around the country,” UW-Madison police spokesperson Marc Lovicott said.

If any voters who were deactivated are still eligible to vote in future elections, they will need to re-register to vote.

The visit is part of the court’s “Justice on Wheels” program to bring the court to other areas of the state.

Although conditions have improved in neighboring states, Canadian wildfire smoke will continue to impact Wisconsin's surface air quality into Tuesday, officials said.

The Badgers announced Friday that they will host a third nonconference match at the Kohl Center this fall.

Even in this middle of summer heat, longer nights are fueling the supply of cool air.

Madison hairdresser Betsy Thibodeau is still working, and has been doing hair for 64 years, mostly at William Jon Salon & Spa on Madison's Near West Side.

The crash happened about 2:35 p.m. on July 26 when the motorcyclist was headed eastbound on the Beltline and tried to exit onto northbound Stoughton Road, Madison police said.

Wisconsin and other states should keep moving forward, despite federal resistance

The money through the state Department of Public Instruction comes as fewer and fewer students in Dane County public schools report that they drink or use drugs.

Madison West's Kieran Collins and Milwaukee Pius XI’s Eliza Rhodehamel, a Madison native, are set to train with the United States Speedskating coaches this week.

A three-score collapse stung but helped serve as the perfect catalyst for Lodi in its state championship game pursuit. Here's how the heartbreaking defeat paid off.

The Wisconsin State Journal's July 18 coverage of the Wisconsin Election Commission's meeting about missing Madison ballots differs from my understanding of it. As a Madison poll worker for 20 years and now on the rapid response team, I have…

The Badgers coach addressed a crucial transfer, the importance of second-year players stepping into bigger roles and more.

The Waunakee product prevailed in a three-player playoff to win the Wisconsin women's amateur golf championship in mid-July.