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The governor wants the state legislature to repeal Wisconsin's Common Core standards.

John Burke, the president of Trek Bicycle Corp. and the brother of Democratic gubernatorial candidate Mary Burke, is blasting Republican Gov. Scott Walker over his latest campaign ad.

The Wisconsin Grocers Association honored two local businessmen for their contribution to the grocery industry in Wisconsin.

The Minnesota Department of Health says two more cases of E. coli infection have been confirmed in the state.

Democratic state attorney general candidate Jon Richards has nearly $170,000 cash on hand as he faces two others for the state party nomination.

An attorney for one of two 12-year-old Wisconsin girls accused of stabbing a classmate to curry favor with a fictional online character is seeking access to the other girl's mental health records.

Although the job cuts were expected, the extent of the eliminations is a surprise, amounting to 14 percent of the company's workforce.

Wisconsin's unemployment rate is holding steady.

A Dane County circuit court judge has sided with Planned Parenthood in issuing a ruling clarifying a 2012 state law that makes doctors who perform medication-induced abortions subject to criminal penalties.

Investigators are searching for a missing Hudson area man who's car was found near Menomonie.

A Chippewa Valley Technical College spokesman says the governor will appear at its campus to announce its award on Friday afternoon.

On Thursday, the Office of the Governor announced that Rice Lake Weighing Systems is building a new facility in Rice Lake.

The longtime president of the Minnesota Chamber of Commerce has died.

U.S. Rep. Tom Petri has paid nearly $140,000 for legal representation stemming from an ethics investigation he himself requested into his own stock portfolio.

A Ukrainian official said a Malaysian passenger plane carrying 295 people was shot down Thursday over a town in the east of the country.

The Minnesota Department of Agriculture says it's discovered another infestation of the destructive emerald ash borer.

A prosecutor says he plans to charge a western Wisconsin police chief with a misdemeanor for allegedly registering a tea party leader on gay dating, pornography and federal health care websites.

Average U.S. mortgage rates declined slightly this week with rates remaining near historic lows.

Damage estimates from widespread flooding in Minnesota have continued to rise.