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MADISON -- UW-Madison said Wednesday that it shut down a fraternity for the first time since 2006 after learning of a hazing weekend in December that included a freshman pledge suffering a con…

Paula Knudson, vice chancellor for student affairs at UW-La Crosse, didn’t hesitate to say that often times the hiring process at the university is a long and arduous process.

Forget facing 100 mph pitches or turning double plays in the face of spikes-baring baserunners: They’re no threat to your favorite baseball player’s health.

MADISON -- In late 2011, Bill Williams stood on a ridge in the Penokee Hills, overlooking his company’s proposed site for a $1.5 billion iron ore mine. A reporter asked him about the environme…

It probably won’t happen here, but what if it did — what if Ebola struck the Coulee Region, or avian flu swooped down or SARS surged back?

BRILLION, Wis. (AP) — Parents and Wisconsin school administrators spoke out Wednesday against proposed reductions in aid to public schools included in Gov. Scott Walker’s two-year spending plan.

Artwork of area high school artists from Wisconsin’s 3rd Congressional District will be exhibited at UW-La Crosse.

MADISON — The co-chairman and another Republican member of the Legislature's powerful budget committee panel said Wednesday that they don't support giving the University of Wisconsin more inde…

CALEDONIA, Minn. -- One of three girls molested by a former special education teacher at La Crescent Montessori Academy said she yearns for a life of a "normal" teenager and wishes people who …

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It probably won’t happen here, but what if Ebola raked the Coulee Region, or avian flu swooped down or SARS saturated the area with a lethal comeback?

The run of beautiful Coulee Region sunrises continues. Tribune reporter Mike Tighe caught this image this morning, clouds glowing on Onalaska’s horizon as a jet contrail traces the plane’s rou…

The risk of fire is high as a dry air mass settles over the region, and several municipalities have banned open outdoor burning.

DES MOINES, Iowa — An aide to Gov. Scott Walker's national political operation resigned late Tuesday after drawing heated criticism from the head of the Iowa Republican Party for questioning t…

A server glitch frustrated parents looking to enroll their kids in summer school Monday.

MADISON (AP) — Wisconsin drivers will be able to go faster in their cars, and snag free samples of hard liquor on their way home, under a pair of bills passed with bipartisan support in the Le…

A pat on the back for a job well done is all the more satisfying when it comes in the form of a $100,000 grant to stake a program for another two years.

ST. PAUL, Minn. — Dismissing a Republican push to fully reimburse Minnesota’s $1.87 billion surplus, Democratic Gov. Mark Dayton proposed a revised budget plan Tuesday he says would do more go…

WINONA — The tulips are up.

MADISON — Gov. Scott Walker’s plan to grant the University of Wisconsin System autonomy from state oversight and laws appears to be on “life support,” although his proposed $300 million cut is…