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Gov. Scott Walker says he likes the direction Assembly Republicans are taking with a bill that would force failing public schools to close and reopen as independent charter schools.

Deanna Schlies, 25, representing the Brown County Fair was crowned Fairest of the Fairs.

Wisconsin Attorney General Brad Schimel has joined 25 other states in asking the U.S. Supreme Court to strike down a San Francisco ordinance requiring people to keep their guns locked up at home.

Authorities say four people and the minivan they were in were dragged 16 miles by a tractor-trailer they rear-ended in northern Michigan.

Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker says he's praying over whether to run for president in 2016 as he hires a senior adviser, plans a trip to Iowa in a couple weeks and expects to form an organization to raise and spend money on the exploratory effort.

Gov. Scott Walker says he's "not particularly keen" on raising gas taxes to help pay for roads projects in Wisconsin.

The Wisconsin Lottery has three growing jackpots with a total of $398.8 million up for grabs.

Court records show the charge against Paul Biver, 22 was dismissed Tuesday.

U.S. consumers increased their borrowing in November, as stronger demand for auto and student loans offset a drop in credit card debt.

Snow this afternoon then blowing and drifting snow this evening will continue to make for treacherous road conditions in Western Wisconsin.

An attorney for a man accused of throwing his 5-year-old daughter off a bridge says the father was acting strangely and making odd statements the day before.

Gov. Scott Walker says he will deliver his biennial budget address to the Legislature on Feb. 3.

A former FBI director hired to look into how the NFL pursued evidence in the Ray Rice abuse case says the league should have investigated the incident more thoroughly before it initially punished the player.

This week, prosecutors filed the charges against Mark Scott, 58, of Centuria.

The government says it is fining Honda $70 million for not reporting to safety regulators more than 1,700 complaints that its vehicles caused deaths and injuries, and for not reporting warranty claims. It's the largest civil penalty the agency has levied against an automaker.

The first in a new class of cancer medicines, Pfizer's Ibrance appears poised for approval to treat advanced breast cancer within just a few months and could quickly become a blockbuster, some analysts believe.

Forget the icy temperatures between now and Sunday’s Packers/Cowboys kickoff…fans seeking game day tickets need to worry less about the cold and more about getting burned.

A bill to approve the Keystone XL oil pipeline cleared a key Senate committee Thursday, setting up a floor debate next week as Majority Leader Mitch McConnell called on President Barack Obama to rescind his veto threat.

Governor Scott Walker today announced an $84,000 project to begin planning and design for an improvement project at Taylor County Airport.

17 year old Connor McRaven has been charged for possession of drugs after a recent investigation at a local high school.