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A Republican legislator says he's considering crafting a bill that would increase state compensation for wrongful convictions.

Democrats are renewing their call for significant changes to Gov. Scott Walker's budget proposal, including reducing a $300 million cut to the University of Wisconsin System and spending more money on public schools.

Owners of the Milwaukee Bucks are releasing their plan for a new $500 million arena that they say would anchor a much larger entertainment district in downtown Milwaukee.

The search continues for a missing 5-year-old girl in Gotham, Wisconsin after she reportedly fell into the Wisconsin River.

Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice Pat Roggensack says she and the other six justices on the court will meet "quite soon" to discuss the process for selecting a chief justice.

Wisconsin lawmakers are set to decide whether to advance a bill requiring statewide regulations for ride-hailing services like Uber and Lyft.

A state appeals court says a man accused of taking pictures up a woman's skirt was properly convicted.

The City of La Crosse will be shutting down Losey Boulevard Saturday, April 11 from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m., to remove hazardous and untreated boulevard ash trees between La Crosse Street to Ward Avenue.

About 30 people have started gathering ahead of before a planned protest at North Charleston City Hall, passing out signs reading "Back turned, don't shoot," "Black lives matter," and "Stop racist police terror."

Fewer than two out of every 10 possible voters in Wisconsin cast ballots in a state Supreme Court race.

The Medical College of Wisconsin can start recruiting students for the first class at its Wausau campus.

Voters have approved a constitutional amendment changing the way the chief justice of the Wisconsin Supreme Court is chosen.

An evening standoff in the Village of Cameron ended peacefully, but had people nearby evacuating.

Before their slam dunks and on court antics, the Harlem Globetrotters started their game thanking the men and women who serve our country.

Severe weather season is fast approaching, and when dangerous storms strike, the National Weather Service relies on people, just like you and I, for important information.

Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice Ann Walsh Bradley is leading challenger Rock County Circuit Judge James Daley in early returns.

A website is helping area educators make learning a bit more fun for students without them having to shell out the big bucks.

The Dunn County Sheriff's Office announced the deputy's arrest in a news release Tuesday.

An early figure shows that voter turnout in the City of Eau Claire could be much lower than it was for last year's Spring Election.

Authorities say a man is dead after a house fire in Winnebago County.