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Dental therapists, mid-level providers between dentists and hygienists, are allowed under a bill Gov. Tony Evers plans to sign Wednesday.

Republicans have been demanding beefed up border security for years while desperate migrants have been overwhelming immigration authorities and entering the country illegally. Now Democrats are prepared to give Republicans much of what they want when it comes to border…

Anthony Gonzalez told investigators he accidentally started the fire in his room above Butch's Bar when he was trying to refill a cigarette lighter.

The Wisconsin men's basketball team topped Nebraska 88-72 at the Kohl Center earlier this month. What we've learned about both programs since that game.

"Our primary concern is safety," Westport administrator Dean Grosskopf said. "We're doing this not to inconvenience anybody but to make sure nobody gets hurt or hurts their cars."

Madison police said they found evidence of shots being fired, but no injuries or property damage.

Young musicians open the doors to the $33 million WYSO Center for Music.

Citing costs, the state Department of Natural Resources has four proposals for the 287-acre property that could do away with the animal exhibits.

Plaintiffs in the case said Friday they did not wish to pursue the constitutional challenge against witness requirements and state law, according to court filings.

The veto puts the fight over the state's next legislative maps in the Wisconsin Supreme Court, with evaluations of the six proposed maps before the court due on Thursday.

A Dane County judge ruled earlier this month that clerks can accept absentee ballots whose envelopes contain partial witness addresses as long as the witnesses' correct addresses are discernable.

Packers coach Matt LaFleur asked to interview two coaches from the Ravens.

Eight inches is "fairly thick" and "about where we feel safe to hold stuff on the ice," Clean Lakes marketing and communications director Adam Sodersten said.

Calumet County Circuit Judge Carey Reed found the state Department of Natural Resources has clear legal authority to protect the state's waters.

Fresh Mart Madison opened is first location in Sun Prairie in 2020.

Upon his return home to Nebraska, here's how the Badgers' point guard is impacting games while scoring a career-low.

The victim had been approaching his Jeep Grand Cherokee in the parking lot when three masked people armed with handguns demanded his keys. He handed them over, calling 911 after the carjackers drove off, according to police spokesperson Stephanie Fryer.

The driver left the scene but police used damaged vehicle pieces to locate his SUV not far from the crash scene, a criminal complaint states.

The driver slowed to a near stop in the right lane before being pushed out of the vehicle by a passenger, who then drove away.

Icy roads are a product of misplaced priorities