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The sun is approaching the peak of its 11-year solar cycle. That means more aurora borealis at lower than normal latitudes on Earth.

The Museum at the Portage is an old home that was the residence of the first woman to win a Pulitzer Prize, Portage native Zona Gale, and her husband, William Breese.

A Monona Grove senior has lived an atypical life while being a part-time caretaker for her sister with special needs all while living with a brain tumor.

The full version of the new Metro Transit platform will centralize information for riders and is expected to launch this summer.

Amtrak's new Borealis line from Minneapolis-St. Paul to Chicago will add a second daily train to Wisconsin Dells, Portage, Columbus and Tomah.

Home runs by Jake Meyers and Jeremy Peña snapped the Brewers' two-game winning streak on Friday night.

David O’Leary said Sgt. Robert A. Lewis was justified in shooting Ray Castro, who was pronounced dead at a hospital after being shot in a wild scene captured on video.

"It was just a large number of plants for it to be anything accidental."

Sup. Daniel Siegmann, charged with having a gun in a Neosho elementary school, said Friday he would never risk the safety of any child and questions the motivations of the Dodge County County sheriff in responding to the incident.

Gabriel S. Savage, 21, was found guilty of one count of attempted first-degree intentional homicide and will be sent to an in-patient treatment facility after a court hearing on Tuesday.

Jamie Kuhn previously served on the Dane County Board and as director of external relations for Gov. Tony Evers.

The victim said two robbers with masks fled on foot after stealing his cell phone and wallet, Chief Shon Barnes said in his blog.

The cameo of the Badgers in a highly anticipated video game showed "the storied traditions that electrify college football stadiums."

The fire was caused by smoking, the Madison Fire Department said.

Try something new this weekend, from a youth concert to a shiny car show.

From his favorite music artist to the hardest aspect of his sport, meet Verona's Tre Grignon.

While the former college coach's background is in the secondary, he knows what Green Bay's big guys do at the line of scrimmage will set the table for everyone else.

Sober Social is set to have its grand opening on July 6 at 1814 Parmenter Street in Middleton. Having limited hours until then, the shop carries 35 brands of a combination of non-alcoholic wines, beers and spirits.

One officer utilized a “less lethal option” that was not specified on the man, but it was ineffective, before a second officer shot the man. authorities said.

You’re about to get a whole lot more neighbors.