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"I don’t know whether the homicides, and these other shootings, are related to drugs, but I do know that drugs and guns frequently go together," Zilavy writes.

Officers took him into custody after his attempt at a hug was rejected on a tentative charge of Operating While Intoxicated, 1st offense.

One of the wires strung across a Badger State Trail bridge in August 2022 snagged and injured a cyclist.

The city initially valued Veritas Village, a four-story luxury apartment building near Breese Stevens Field, at $17.8 million. The developer thinks it should have been $8.5 million.

The crash is Green County's seventh traffic fatality of the year.

Justin C. Whitten, 30, was fired upon by Watertown police officer James Simon after Whitten turned on officers with a handgun, the DOJ said.

The Public Service Commission is likely to make a decision on the rate adjustment requests as soon as early November.

Wisconsin football wide receiver Will Pauling caught his first collegiate touchdown last week. A look at how he's becoming more important in the Badgers' offense.

The 32-year-old man was jailed on tentative charges of burglary and resisting arrest, Madison police said.

The teens told police they found the gun earlier and thought it would be funny to prank people, Madison police said.

Jon Noll participated this week in the Backyard Ultra World Championship, which challenges runners worldwide to complete a 4-mile course every hour for as long as they can.

Laura Johnson pleaded no contest Tuesday to first-degree intentional homicide as a party to a crime for her role in the death of Manuel M. Martinez, 68, of Madison.

It's unclear how this bill would affect how UW system and WTCS currently operate, though, as both are already beholden to the First Amendment as government agencies and actively endorse academic freedom.

Republicans have picked a new speaker of the House, Rep. Mike Johnson, R-La. Speaker Johnson appears to be a sort of "Goldilocks" candidate.

Racine County Sheriff's Office Lt. Shawn Barker will pay $873 in fines after agreeing to a plea deal in a drunken snowmobiling case in Vilas County.

Harley-Davidson Inc.'s third-quarter profit and revenue fell short of analysts' expectations.

"It is a very hard decision to make and then also to come to terms with, but what is the other alternative?" School Board member Maia Pearson said.

Madison police said the shooting took place outside in the 1700 block of Moorland Road and that the man was “specifically targeted.”

Wisconsin wildlife officials were expected to vote Wednesday on a contentious new wolf management plan that doesn't include a specific population goal despite demands from hunters and farmers to establish a hard cap on the number of animals that can…

A deer bolted through Noodles & Company in Beloit on Tuesday during its lunch rush, prompting customers to flee out the doors.