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Madison's police chief plans to introduce a new initiative aimed at helping people with mental health issues.

Detectives are interviewing neighbors on Milwaukee's north side as they investigate the fatal shooting of a 24-year-old man.

A Johnston couple have claimed a $1 million Powerball prize they won in the New Year's Eve drawing.

A 20-year-old woman accused of stealing a 3-month-old Chihuahua from the yard of a Milwaukee pet owner has been charged with felony theft.

A suspect in a Chicago homicide is behind bars after he was arrested in a Dane County hotel early Saturday morning.

News 8 Photographer John Schmidt shows us in this week's Eye Piece that water is still liquid and flowing just a few feet below the surface along I-90 near La Crescent.

Click for the latest videos, articles and letters sent by state politicians asking for hearings to examine the pain-management practices of VA medical centers nationwide.

A 20-year-old woman accused of stealing a 3-month-old Chihuahua from the yard of a Milwaukee pet owner has been charged with felony theft.

Flowers, candles and hand-written messages were left outside the bar owned by a popular high school teacher who was fatally shot over the weekend in suburban St. Paul.

A 5-year-old Milwaukee boy found unresponsive in a house fire two weeks ago is recovering from his injuries at a local hospital.

Neighbors embraced one another and shared ideas to improve their surroundings on Sunday.

The Centro Latino opened back in August, but since then, officials haven't had much of a chance to serve the more than 2,000 Latinos in the La Crosse area.

The Prom Expo displayed dresses, tuxes, flowers, and more on Sunday.

A federal investigation in the Tomah VA is set after a report indicated the possible over medicating of patients.

Lawmakers are set to reignite conversations this week about whether vaping — using electronic cigarettes and other vapor smoking devices — should be included in Wisconsin's smoking ban.

Quickly adopted tax legislation that provides breaks to tens of thousands of Minnesota taxpayers is now law.

Bloomington is considering barring medical marijuana production and sales facilities in the city.

Still seeking justice in their son's death, Kendrick Johnson's parents will face the justice system themselves Monday on misdemeanor charges related to a 2013 protest, their attorney said. Kenneth and Jacquelyn Johnson, along with five family members...

Hundreds of Boko Haram gunmen on Sunday launched a predawn attack on the city of Maiduguri and were locked in a fierce battle with troops on the outskirts of the city, according to the military, residents and vigilantes. The Islamists attacked the vil...

The military option is out, President Barack Obama said Sunday, but the U.S. will be looking at all other options to "ratchet up the pressure on Russia" on the issue of Ukraine. "We have no interest in seeing Russia weakened or its economy in shamble...