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MAIDSON — The Supreme Court hearing room in the State Capitol has had its share of tension, from disputes over the position of chief justice this year to debates about wall decor 100 years ago.

MADISON — Gov. Scott Walker made it only about halfway toward his signature job creation promise and Wisconsin ranked 38th in job growth in 2014, trailing the national average, according to da…

BLACK RIVER FALLS — Three elk calves were born recently in the acclimation pen in the Black River State Forest — a welcome milestone in the reintroduction project.

MINNEAPOLIS — A federal judge declared Minnesota's sex offender treatment program unconstitutional Wednesday and gave the state's political leaders one last chance to propose solutions that wo…

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Authorities Wednesday identified the body of a missing woman found Tuesday in Lake Onalaska near the spillway as 72-year-old Jeanean Faas of Onalaska.

Many annual picnics resemble family reunions, but one that radiates that mystique is the yearly NICU picnic of Mayo Clinic Health System-Franciscan Healthcare.

Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker’s conservative state budget has encountered criticism from Democrats in the state Legislature. In other news, beer is brewing, cheese curds are squeaking and brats …

NEW YORK — On social media and red carpets, from New York to China, hairy underarms are having a mainstream moment. Women are proudly showing off their growth on Instagram and YouTube, and it’…

MADISON — A Republican-controlled Wisconsin board softened its ban Tuesday on employees working on global warming issues, modifying the language to bar them from lobbying for climate change policies.

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service on Tuesday proposed removing the eastern cougar from the endangered species list, declaring that the cougars have likely been extinct …

TOWN OF BURNS — It was 1915 when Adolph and Hannah Ruedy purchased land at W104 Culpitt Road in the town of Burns and began raising dairy cows. A hundred years later, their grandson, Don, and …

It was probably a grackle, a sparrow or a starling ... but it could have been a wren, chickadee or jay.

MADISON — The biggest, fanciest skateboard park in the state is taking shape in Madison’s Central Park, and skateboarders are ready to roll.

Vending machines have evolved greatly from their heyday of spitting out candy, cokes and smokes — to the point that a pilot program at Logistics Health Inc. in La Crosse is adding a health — a…

The Apartment Association of the La Crosse Area will meet at at 7 p.m. Thursday at the Moose Lodge, 132 Ward Ave. in La Crosse.

As part of the Otto Bremer Foundation’s latest round of grants that totals $12 million in Minnesota, North Dakota and western Wisconsin, six grants totaling $345,000 were awarded to La Crosse-…

ST. PAUL -- Students at Minnesota's community and technical colleges could see an even better tuition deal than the one they've received over the past two years.

Sue Kolve's Salon & Day Spa was almost tricked by a scammer.

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