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Residents in all 72 Wisconsin counties will get a chance to vote on outdoor-related issues at local meetings this week.

The offense that Wisconsin trotted out for Saturday's spring game will likely bear little resemblance to the unit that coach Gary Andersen will use this fall.

A Madison police sergeant has been named the department's next police chief, replacing Chief Noble Wray, who retired in September after 29 years on the force.

A Wood County agency has taken custody of an 18-month-old boy who was found wandering, half-dressed, about a block away from home while his father slept.

A new tradition has begun at an area high school, with students and teachers pitching in to put on a show.

Walmart Supercenter in Onalaska is back open after a fire closed the store for several hours Saturday morning.

A growing number of Wisconsin school districts are asking to raise taxes to cover salaries, utilities and other basic costs, and voters are approving their requests at record rates.

A former Langlade County deputy who was convicted of sexually assaulting a child has been sentenced to three years in prison.

A soggy start to our weekend with rain moving through this morning. A few embedded thunderstorms will also be possible with rainfall amounts generally not exceeding a half inch. Some improvements are...

An arbitrator says Minnesota State University, Mankato, had no grounds to fire its former football coach Todd Hoffner, saying he should be reinstated.

A series of fortunate events may have helped save a house near Lake Wissota Friday.

Chippewa Falls Police Investigator Robert Teuteberg has a message for parents -- keep a close eye on who your kids are talking to on the internet.

Mega Co-op is donating $10,000 to help reinvent Pinehurst Park on Eau Claire's north side.

Adults who have a tendency to wander and get lost will now have added protections in Wisconsin, thanks to a new Silver Alert system.

Sheriff's deputies and federal agents are trying to track down a man who robbed a bank.

Area school districts said a combination of warmer weather, a stronger economy and class schedules have made finding substitute teachers a challenge.

In February the city, along with several other communities in the Chippewa Valley, asked people to run a continuous pencil-size stream to avoid pipes from freezing.

“You shouldn't have to suffer from allergies. When you say it’s just allergies we can just do something about it,” said Dr. Adela Taylor with Mayo Clinic Health System.

The Wisconsin State Patrol says the fire broke out around 1:30 Friday at a home on Jameson Road. There's no word yet on what caused the fire or if anyone was hurt.

Department of Natural Resources fire officials say the spotty showers that fell in some Wisconsin areas today did nothing to weaken the ongoing fire weather now predicted to last into the weekend, continuing the call for 'high alert' to the threat of wildland fires.