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A Madison police officer posing as the boyfriend of a theft victim helped recover some of the valuables stolen from a residence.

A negotiator with the La Crosse Police Department’s Emergency Response Team helped a 23-year-old suicidal man walk away from the edge of Grandad Bluff on Saturday night.

City leaders in Duluth are considering investing as much as $50 million in outdoor recreation projects in an effort to revitalize the city's west side.

Law enforcement officers searched fields, barns and other locations for a fugitive accused of abducting a woman from a southeastern Wisconsin hospital and fleeing in an exchange of gunfire.

The Wisconsin Department of Justice plans to hand its final reports on what led up to a white Madison Police officer killing an unarmed biracial man to prosecutors this week.

Wisconsin Attorney General Brad Schimel says the voter identification law will not be in effect for the April 7 election.

La Crosse police arrested a 33-year-old man for his 5th offense Operating While Intoxicated (OWI).

The tradition of teams cutting down the nets after basketball championships has migrated to the ice, an idea hatched by Minnesota women's coach Brad Frost.

MILWAUKEE (AP) — LeBron James scored 28 points and sparked a key second-half run with an emphatic dunk, leading the Cleveland Cavaliers to a 108-90 victory over the Milwaukee Bucks on Sunday.

Wisconsin wasn't at its best against Oregon. Fortunately for the Badgers, they didn't have to be to earn a return trip to the Sweet 16.

While springtime weather will help the situation officials said flu won't truly be done until the summer and it is important to stay on high alert.

Art lovers in the area set their eyes on a piece of artwork Sunday all the way from the White House.

Texas Republican Sen. Ted Cruz will become the first major candidate for president when he launches his campaign Monday, kicking off what's expected to be a rush over the next few weeks of more than a dozen White House hopefuls into the 2016 campaign.

A former Milwaukee police officer is speaking publicly for the first time about his version of what happened last April when he shot and killed a man in a park.

The Madison police officer who shot and killed an unarmed 19-year-old earlier this month had received dozens of commendations for his acts of heroism and his professionalism in his 13 years on the force.

A new poll shows 68 percent of Minnesotans say a teacher's performance, not his or her seniority, should be the deciding factor in making layoff decisions.

A health initiative is offering free screenings to La Crosse area residents.

The Washburn Neighborhood Association is helping residents get in the spring spirit Saturday at the Garden Expo.

A new competitive gymnastics program is opening up in La Crosse.

You don't have to go very far to experience a place with some ancient history.