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Wisconsin's attorney general is promising a thorough and transparent investigation into the fatal shooting of a 19-year-old by a Madison police officer.

Madison's police chief says the 19-year-old man who was shot and killed by an officer was unarmed.

Dozens of demonstrators gathered in downtown Madison where they blocked traffic and protested the fatal shooting of a 19-year-old man by a police officer.

Minnesota could join other states in requiring high school students to pass a civics test before getting a diploma.

 The UW System is looking to stop duplicating reports on sexual assaults on campus.

UW-La Crosse is trying to figure out how to deal an $8 million cut to their budget per year.

A train derailment on the Wisconsin, Illinois, boarder has La Crosse County emergency management taking a closer look at derailment precautions.  

Authorities say one person is in custody after officials at Lodi (low-DYE') high school reported they had a "credible threat" of a possible gun on school property.

A La Crosse man's appeal to change his guilty plea in the shooting death of a young woman was denied.

A local media investigation has found thousands of Wisconsin motorists continue driving despite license revocations and suspensions.

The La Crosse Drive and Rescue Team used three chainsaws, a backhoe and a Bobcat to cut and remove ice on the Mississippi River on Friday for the Polar Plunge.

A Racine man accused of killing his roommate is being held on $1 million cash bond.

Gov. Scott Walker plans to sign the right-to-work bill on Monday at a Milwaukee-area company whose leader spoke out in favor of the measure this week.

Viterbo University is offering Gluten-Free Interactive Cooking Classes on March 18 and 19.

A western Wisconsin man has been convicted of multiple counts of mistreating animals after authorities found malnourished horses, unsanitary conditions and other animals in poor health at his ranch.

Milwaukee police have shot and killed a man who was holding a knife on his estranged wife.

Hundreds of people will take the Polar Plunge in La Crosse on Saturday to benefit Special Olympics Wisconsin.

A hot mix asphalt leaked from the tanker of a semi-tractor trailer, causing a lane closure on I-94 near Black River Falls on Friday morning.

As the public television and radio shows one million Wisconsinites watch and listen to every year face an uncertain budget future, Wisconsin Public Television has started seeking door-to-door donations from "viewers like you."

The popular ice caves in northwestern Wisconsin are set to reopen after a temporary closure.