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It was the second time in a week that lifeguards had to perform a water rescue on a child there.

If the questions put on the ballot by the Legislature pass in the Aug. 13 primary, they will amend our state constitution. Both questions, if passed, would alter the balance of power and have the potential to make Wisconsin citizens…

Members of the Ojibwe and other tribes in the northern Great Lakes region have spearfished walleye for centuries, even in the face of sometimes violent opposition. Now another threat looms.

Several of the 450-plus artists whose work will be on display, and for sale, hail from the Badger State.

Oscar Fox and Lewis Crane attend a Concert on the Square in this week's Mendota Marsh.

Milwaukee couldn't get much going on offense despite facing a pitcher making his MLB debut. Here's how the game unfolded in Milwaukee.

Stricker and fellow Madison pal Jerry Kelly were near the top of the leaderboard Friday after strong second rounds in Akron, Ohio. Here's where they're at entering the weekend.

Candidates for Dane County executive will answer questions from the public during Pie and Politics in the Park, a meet-and-greet event Saturday afternoon at Elvehjem Park, 1202 Painted Post Drive.

Work is to begin Wednesday and end Aug. 21.

Madison firefighters used a thermal imaging camera to find more hot spots in an attic on Reiner Road.

The order comes after last week's heavy rainfall caused flooding across a swath of northeast Wisconsin and forced evacuations on July 5 in the cities of Appleton and Manawa.

The fire was discovered around 10 a.m. Friday in a building that houses circus displays.

The decision by the 4th District Court of Appeals is expected to expand the number of absentee ballots that will be counted in the battleground state.

"This was an extremely scary situation for all involved," a prosecutor said.

Shelly Skinner found the new location after a six-month search.

Critics say UW-Milwaukee is misinterpreting the UW Board of Regents' policy as a way to justify laying off about three dozen branch campus faculty.

Yoga at Olbrich? Family classes at the Arboretum? Here's where to find what you might be missing out on.

For $10, Bad Art Co. lets visitors grab a canvas or figurine art supplies and get lost in their creative flow.

As officers were reviewing video showing a man stealing items from the store, an alarm is tripped at a store next door, leading to the arrest.

The fire shortly before 12:30 a.m. June 30 at the home in the 300 block of Racine Road did an estimated $250,000 damage, but no one was injured.