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The Village of Fall Creek received a transportation grant today that they hope will boost the economy.

The Legislature's budget-writing committee has voted to remove $250,000 for a new study on the negative effects of wind power.

The deadline to file income taxes is by the end of the day Wednesday.

Authorities in Madison say they're holding two men in connection with a state informant's death earlier this month.

House leaders were using Tax Day to vote on a package of bills designed to protect taxpayers from potential abuse by the IRS.

People across Boston have paused for a moment of silence on the second anniversary of the Boston Marathon bombings to remember those who were killed.

The Legislature's budget committee has broken with Gov. Scott Walker and decided that a commission that investigates judges and court commissioners should remain independent.

The top Senate Republican's call for governors to defy proposed federal rules to limit pollution has been met with mostly silence, but leaders in downwind New England states and drought-stricken areas in the West are pushing back.

Police say an officer has shot an armed robbery suspect outside a Walgreens drug store in Milwaukee.

The Legislature's budget committee has decided to cut Secretary of State Doug La Follette's budget by more than half a million dollars and eliminate two of three fulltime positions.

The Polk County Sheriff’s Department is seeking the public’s help regarding a homicide that occurred at Interstate Park in St Croix Falls, Wisconsin.

A statewide tornado drill will be taking place tomorrow.

The Republican co-chairs of the Legislature's budget committee have removed 14 of 49 policy items from Gov. Scott Walker's budget proposal.

Beech-Nut Nutrition, an Amsterdam, N.Y. establishment, is recalling approximately 1,920 pounds of baby food products that may be contaminated with small pieces of glass, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today.

A proposal that would have hid University of Wisconsin research from public view has been removed from Gov. Scott Walker's budget, making it more difficult to pass the Legislature this session.

Gov. Scott Walker's proposal to make the Department of Natural Resources Board advisory only has been removed from his budget, signaling that that Gov. Scott Walker's proposal is unlikely to pass the Legislature this year.

A federal judge has denied an attempt by voters to intervene and stop a lawsuit brought by Wisconsin Supreme Court Chief Justice Shirley Abrahamson challenging the timing of a recently approved constitutional amendment.

Consumer interest in the organic label continues to grow.

Animal health experts say a canine influenza virus has sickened hundreds of dogs in several Midwestern states, including one in Wisconsin.

Former New England Patriots player Aaron Hernandez has been found guilty of first-degree murder.