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A judge found probable cause that Steven T. Trautt, 32, is a sexually violent person.

A Portage County court commissioner has set bond at $100,000 cash for Brett Lieberman.

The University of Wisconsin System's Board of Regents is preparing to vote on whether to ask Gov. Scott Walker for $95 million in additional tax dollars in the next state budget.

A U.S. official says the Islamic State militants who beheaded American journalist James Foley in Syria had demanded $132.5 million -- or 100 million Euros-- in ransom for his release.

U.S. aircraft are continuing their assault on Islamic State militants in Iraq, conducting six airstrikes overnight to help solidify Iraqi and Kurdish forces' efforts to retake and maintain control of the Mosul Dam.

Richland High School says vandals killed 39 young pheasants that were part of a student project and freed dozens of others.

As the nation reflects on recent events, it is important to be reminded of some of the warning signs that a person may be considering suicide.

The charity stunt has lured athletes, celebrities, politicians and rock stars and gone viral on the Internet, but don't look for any more U.S. diplomats getting in on the fun.

A St. Paul restaurant chain that dipped into employee tips to offset a higher state minimum wage is backing away from that practice after it was roundly criticized.

A doctor at the hospital that treated two American aid workers who were infected with the deadly Ebola virus in Africa says their discharge poses no public health risk.

A court official says a man accused in the fatal shooting and stabbing of a fellow Purdue University student has pleaded guilty to murder.

Fewer people applied for U.S. unemployment benefits last week, another sign the job market is improving.

AAA Travel says some 34.7 million Americans will journey 50 miles or more from home during the Labor Day holiday weekend.

A spokeswoman for Samaritan's Purse says an American doctor who was infected with Ebola will be released from an Atlanta hospital Thursday.

The Wisconsin Department of Justice will hold its annual open government seminars again this fall.

A judge has sentenced a Darlington man to 25 years in federal prison for making sexually explicit videos of girls.

Two out-of-state companies have agreed to pay $50,000 to consumers and Wisconsin after the state sued them for scamming people out of hundreds of thousands of dollars and airline tickets.

An man is in the hospital after being hit by a car while crossing a highway on a motorized scooter.

A man who led police on chase in the Rice Lake area Wednesday night is now in custody.

Taxpayers in an area city will soon get to cast their vote on two referendums for school improvements.