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MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A final tally shows a tornado that struck the UW-Platteville campus nearly a year ago caused $18.6 million in damage.

A teen driver has been ordered to stand trial on charges resulting from a crash that killed three young passengers in Shawano County.

JANESVILLE, Wis. (AP) — A Janesville woman is accused of her tenth drunken driving offense after police say she was too intoxicated to perform a field sobriety test.

As the Wisconsin Legislature's health committees prepare to take up a fast-tracked bill that would ban abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy, an expert says the measure could prompt more early terminations.

Golden County Foods has notified the state it plans to terminate more than 400 workers as part of its bankruptcy proceedings, but that there's a good chance those employees will be rehired by a new owner.

A new high-volume spay and neuter clinic has opened in suburban Milwaukee, filling a void in southeastern Wisconsin.

A 33-year-old man has been found guilty in Dodge County of making bomb threats and being a child sex offender working with children.

Golfers hit the links on Monday to help out an area organization.

The city of La Crosse is asking the Wisconsin DOT to take another look at a plan to renovate Interstate 90.

For five years, the sounds of ukuleles have sprung up throughout the area, thanks to the CheezLand Uke Band.

While the cut is $50 million less than expected, University of Wisconsin- La Crosse officials fear the reduction won’t bring much relief.

La Crosse's Dive Rescue team is looking for a permanent home.

A Wisconsin initiative to stop the sale of tobacco and nicotine products to minors will now include e-cigarettes.

Law enforcement officers ticketed more than 900 people in Minnesota last month for distracted driving — most notably texting behind the wheel.

Nominations for the second annual “Best of La Crosse County” opened on Monday, June 1.

A La Crosse man charged with felony stalking will spend the next few years behind bars.

A longtime effort to reintroduce a critically endangered bird in Wisconsin could be on track for the first record year since its inception in 2001, according to wildlife experts.

A liberal group and a voting rights organization have filed a federal lawsuit challenging a host of changes Republicans have made to Wisconsin's election laws, alleging the provisions burden black people, Latinos and Democratic-leaning voters.

Wisconsin Attorney General Brad Schimel has created a new open records office within the state Department of Justice.

The adult son of a Sawyer County couple killed them and took his own life outside their burning home, sheriff's officials said Monday.