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Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice Patience Roggensack presided as chief justice for the first time on Monday after being elected by her colleagues to replace longtime Chief Justice Shirley Abrahamson.

A state report shows the legalization of gay marriage last year boosted the number of couples tying the knot to the highest rate Wisconsin has reported since 2007.

Marquette University has removed a mural of one of the FBI's most wanted who was convicted of killing a state trooper.

An Eau Claire couple is suing the Village of Boyd over injuries caused by a sinkhole on one of its streets.

Marinette County sheriff's deputies have arrested a man accused of firing a gun outside an apartment building in Coleman.

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The Jackson County Sheriff's Office, Wisconsin Department of Criminal Investigation, and the Wisconsin State Crime Lab are investigating a death.

A combative Gov. Mark Dayton isn't backing away from a veto threat over an education bill that leaves out his preschool expansion plan, saying lawmakers should prepare for a special session.

While each group got to learn tricks and techniques from a world class dragon boat coach, one team might be a little stronger than the rest.

Westby celebrated their Norwegian heritage this weekend, wrapping up the events on Sunday with their Syttende Mai parade.

This week kicks off the yearlong North American Safe Boating Campaign.

Ukulele enthusiasts gathered together at the Best Western Midway Hotel on Sunday.

Local students were awarded for their efforts in a history-focused competition on Sunday.

The new state budget Minnesota lawmakers are assembling supplies $16.5 million to aid in the state's response to the avian flu.

As Minnesota lawmakers scrambled Sunday to piece together the state's next budget before a fast-approaching deadline, the impact of the roughly $41.5 billion package on the states' residents started coming into focus.

The Legislature's finance committee is set to decide this week how to handle the state's growing number of women prisoners after forecasts show the population likely will grow faster than Gov. Scott Walker anticipated in his budget proposal.

Five people were shot while gathering to remember a victim of gun violence.

Gov. Scott Walker's top aides pressed for a taxpayer-funded $500,000 loan to a now-defunct Milwaukee construction company that was collapsing and created no jobs, according to a newspaper investigation.

A powerful storm system stretched from Texas to Minnesota on Sunday, bringing heavy rains, flash flooding and the possibility of more severe weather.

Madison Police Officer Matt Kenny wants to return to his job, but the police chief fears for his safety.