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Gov. Scott Walker's proposal prohibiting the state superintendent from forcing local school districts to adopt Common Core academic standards is up for a vote in the Legislature's budget committee.

Gov. Scott Walker's proposal to create an alternative track for people with real-life experience to get licensed to teach in Wisconsin schools is up for a committee vote.

Former University of Wisconsin running back Booker Stanley says he was shot in the back during a robbery in Milwaukee.

The chief of staff for the Milwaukee Public Schools superintendent is on paid leave after he allegedly made an obscene hand gesture at a recent school board budget meeting.

A new 30-day plan works to move the Tomah V-A medical center forward.

The Monroe County Sheriff’s Office released the name of the man who died after being run over by a piece of logging equipment.

A court document obtained Tuesday details the accusations against a former West High School girls basketball coach facing potential sexual assault charges.

The million dollar project to make the course safer for golfers is about $267,000 over budget.

For the last four years the Boys and Girls club in West Salem used the former Hope Community Church building, but now the church needs that space back.

It's National Safe Boating Week, and with summer around the corner, La Crosse police want to make sure you're safe on the river.

11 of the 34 products tested failed to perform as advertised after being exposed to water.

Wisconsin's public school systems could take another financial hit when it comes to vouchers.

According to data from the U.S. Pentagon La Crosse County has just less than 100 pieces of military surplus gear, but none of those items fit under the new federal ban

The idea is to address some allegations made during an investigation into its prescription practices and employee retaliation.

La Crosse police arrested a father who admitted hitting his 12-year-old son with an extension cord.

Eau Claire police arrested two people accused of stealing several hundred thousand dollars from the Eau Claire County Treasurer’s Office.

A zoo in Madison is welcoming twin polar bears as its newest residents.

Winona police have released the identity of a woman found dead and a man found suffering from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound at a residence.

Democratic lawmakers are calling on federal investigators to launch a probe into Gov. Scott Walker's flagship job creation agency.

Gov. Scott Walker is delivering a keynote address at a national meeting of a group that advocates for private school vouchers, at the same time Wisconsin lawmakers are looking at taking more money away from public schools to expand the state's program.