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Dane County Jail inmates are getting the chance to give homeless animals "A New Leash on Life."

While the exam has already had its share of issues, including going millions of dollars over budget, school district officials said ending the program and going back to square one will do more harm than good.

The idea is to take away the strain and pressure the belts put on officers' backs by distributing the weight through pockets on the vest.

Taking a closer look at the offensive line as the Green Bay Packers prepare for the annual NFL Scouting Combine, which kicks off next Tuesday and marks the unofficial start to the 2015 season. The new league year begins on March 10, when free agency opens.

Drugs are believed to be the cause of death for two people in Black River Falls in unrelated cases this weekend.

At a condemnation hearing, North Liberty has won access to land it says it needs to run a sewer line to a new high school.

Authorities say they're investigating a man who has been posing as a police officer and making traffic stops in western Iowa.

A Mason City man has been arrested and charged after a standoff with police at a residence over the weekend.

A former Waterloo care center worker has been given probation for submitting fake bills for services.

Sheriff's officials say the death of a state prison inmate in Columbia County is a homicide.

The end of Target's Canadian operations is having a financial impact on businesses in Minnesota that supplied the retailer.

Two men are facing drug-related charges following a raid in which police found 56 pounds of marijuana.

Gundersen Health System is challenging people to get active this winter with their ninth annual free Minutes in Motion physical activity challenge.

An attorney for one of two girls accused of repeatedly stabbing a classmate to please the fictional character Slender Man says he will prove his client does not belong in adult court.

Authorities say a 22-year-old Brodhead man is dead following a single-vehicle crash in the town of Spring Valley.

Rochester church offers prayers to go for busy drivers

A Wisconsin zoo is celebrating the upcoming arrival of an orangutan expected to be born in six to eight weeks.

A Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources biologist says the sturgeon spearing season on Lake Winnebago may continue through Sunday while it may last another two or three days on upriver lakes.

Members of the Menominee Indian Tribe are about halfway through their journey from Keshena to Madison where they hope to meet with Gov. Scott Walker this week and change his mind about their plans for a casino in Kenosha.

Officers are responding to more than two dozen complaints of property damaged by graffiti overnight Friday, police say.