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A Maine lawmaker wants beer drinkers to get what they pay for -- to the very last drop.

In the 18 months since Fiat Chrysler recalled more than one and a-half million Jeeps, under pressure from U.S. safety regulators, just 12 percent of the SUVs have been fixed.

Does your sweetheart have a milk allergy? You may want to hold off on a dark chocolate Valentine.

Minority Democrats in the state Assembly have unveiled an agenda for the upcoming session that includes raising the minimum wage and bolstering tax credits and grants.

Gov. Scott Walker is open to giving the University of Wisconsin System more freedoms sooner than he originally proposed to help it deal with a $300 million budget cut.

Members of the Eau Claire City Council have approved a proposal to buy eight new vehicles for the police department.

Officials say the Powerball jackpot has risen to an estimated $500 million, which would make it the fifth largest lottery prize in U.S. history.

We now know the name of the driver who died in a crash Tuesday afternoon.

Hall of Fame coach Jerry Tarkanian, who built a basketball dynasty at UNLV but was defined more by his decades-long battle with the NCAA, died Wednesday after several years of health issues. He was 84.

Lawmakers say Wisconsin infants should be tested for more deadly diseases during newborn screenings.

A village administrator in Outagamie County has been arrested on accusations of possessing child pornography.

A Roman Catholic priest says he'll plead guilty to trying to help a convicted mobster recover an expensive violin hidden in a Wisconsin home.

Republican legislators are circulating a bill that would clamp down on state land purchases beyond the limits Gov. Scott Walker has proposed in his budget.

The Waupaca County sheriff says he's optimistic that investigators will solve two murder cases from 1992 and 1978 in the next year.

Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker isn't saying what he discussed while meeting with the British treasury chief, as the likely 2016 Republican presidential candidate continues his four-day trade mission in London.

Target Corp. is terminating about 550 employees in the Twin Cities as it ends operations in Canada.

President Barack Obama is asking Congress to formally authorize war against Islamic State militants and says the group could threaten the U.S. homeland if left unchecked.

A fast food restaurant near Wausau was destroyed in a fire Tuesday night.

A company that makes manufactured homes plans to re-open two plants in central Wisconsin.

All-Star catcher Jonathan Lucroy will miss four to six weeks of spring training for the Milwaukee Brewers because of a mild strain of his right hamstring.