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A proposed Milwaukee to Madison to Minneapolis Amtrak route is one of five in Wisconsin getting $500,000 planning grants. The routes have been selected as priorities for passenger rail expansion.

Autopsies performed on Camp Lejeune lance corporals Tanner Kaltenberg of Verona, Merax Dockery and Ivan Garcia determined that they died of carbon monoxide poisoning, which can happen from car exhaust.

A co-defendant is set to stand trial next week, also for attempted homicide of an unborn baby, for the same attack.

As part of the settlement the Republicans issued a statement acknowledging the paperwork they signed was "used as part of an attempt to improperly overturn the 2020 presidential election results."

Hanukkah — also spelled Chanukah or other transliterations from Hebrew — is Judaism’s “festival of lights.” On eight consecutive nightfalls, Jews gather with family and friends to light one additional candle in the menorah — a multibranched candelabra.

Senate Majority Leader Devin LeMahieu said lawmakers could vote to fire Evers' elections commission appointee Carrie Riepl if the agency refuses to appoint an administrator.

A full-service event center proposed for Verona could fill a hospitality gap in the city, where only a handful of event spaces exist and those often lack the space or services to host larger events.

BadgerExtra columnist Jim Polzin answers questions from readers in his weekly mailbag.

The governor has repeatedly signaled plans to strike down the measure, which he said in a statement would prevent "patients from receiving that basic, lifesaving care."

Badgers stars and Wisconsin natives Hunter Wohler and Braelon Allen earned All-Big Ten honors from The Associated Press.

The Badgers are again set to host a star field which possibly sets up a mini Big Ten tournament. Here's how to watch Thursday's Sweet 16.

An investigation into a series of suspicious fires in La Crosse has led to arson and child pornography charges against a 29-year-old La Crosse man.

Chippewa County Sheriff Travis Hakes said a school bus crash in Chippewa County “was a single vehicle accident and there were no significant life-threatening injuries.”

As Centro Hispano celebrates 40 years since its founding, some former and current staff take a look at the organization's impact.

BadgerExtra beat reporters Colten Bartholomew and Jake Kocorowski discuss the transfers to leave Wisconsin and Leon Lowery Jr.'s commitment and decommitment.

Having just returned home from a wonderful holiday weekend gathering held at Warner Park, I find myself wondering where to begin by describing the exceptional gifts purchased there to give during the approaching holiday season, and the special days, weeks…

The Badgers' guard has focused on efficiency with his shots, which has shown between a pair of 22-point performances nearly a month apart.

"It's important that we use our voices as policy makers to stand up for justice," said Nasra Wehelie, who represents the Southwest Side and proposed backing a ceasefire.

This holiday, consider giving an "experience."

The fighter jets will take off in the afternoons and evenings from Dec. 4-7 and Dec. 11-14.