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"Whether it’s new housing, whether it’s mixed use development, however these get utilized, this is just such prime real estate for the city," said Department of Administration Secretary Kathy Blumenfeld.

"There's people out there, this is their full-time job," Madison police officer Carlin Becker said.

Britt Cudaback, a spokesperson for Gov. Tony Evers, called the votes against the DNR policy board appointees "outrageous" in a statement Thursday evening.

The unidentified officers have been on administrative leave since the incident and have been approved to return to full duty, police said in a statement.

The Cardinals were victorious at the Big Eight Conference tournament. Here’s how other high school sports events played out Thursday.

Failure to run the ball, coupled with the inability to stop the run, led columnist Jim Polzin to give Green Bay a very low grade against the Lions on Thursday night.

Fast start by Green Bay's defense leading to false hope, and Aaron Jones' lack of early touches are among the columnist's talking points from the "Thursday Night Football" game.

The Packers only gave up 7 points in the second half but couldn't come all the way back against the Lions.

The Badgers women's hockey team opened defense of their NCAA title with a lopsided road victory. Here's what stood out.

NFL Network reported the Packers' veteran lineman could be out for a long time.

The outfielder provided a spark at the bottom of Milwaukee's batting order Thursday afternoon against the Cardinals.

The Badgers practiced for the third time on Thursday, but it was the first open to reporters. Here's what we learned.

Didion Milling, charged last year with several federal criminal charges along with six employees, has agreed to plead guilty to two charges involving falsified records.

Two council members are proposing to borrow $2.3 million and secure $1 million from Dane County to keep the now $24.2 million Madison Public Market project moving forward.

The crash happened about 4:05 p.m. Wednesday at the intersection of Highway B and Highway W in the town of Beaver Dam, authorities said.

The crash happened about 4:45 p.m. Friday off Highway 26 south of Red Cedar Road in the town of Burnett, Dodge County authorities said.

"It's just really expensive to do development in Madison," Smart Growth Greater Madison executive director Bill Connors said.

Carbon dioxide is commonly used on fires involving electrical or manufacturing equipment, the Madison Fire Department said.

Amazon Founder Jeff Bezos is the Monopoly man in the latest cartoon from Phil Hands.