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Republican Rep. Pat Strachota, of West Bend, will not seek re-election after 10 years in the Legislature.

Forty-seven-year-old Traci England was sentenced Monday after pleading guilty last month in Oneida County to two counts of misconduct in public office.

Cedar County Sheriff Warren Wethington said Monday that 31-year-old Kristen R. Smith of Denver is in her own cell at the county jail in Tipton, Iowa.

Some consumers won't be able to finish their online health insurance applications this weekend because Social Security's computer system will be undergoing heavy maintenance.

The Multi-State Lottery Association said Wednesday's jackpot is up to an estimated $284 million after no winning ticket was selected Saturday.

Walker has proposed using about $500 million of the state's projected $977 million on income and property tax cuts.

Ryan says he will not be in Florida as the Twins start Spring Training. It's so he can focus on treatment and recovery.

Authorities say the school bus owned by Centerline Charters of Maplewood, was left running at a gas station Monday morning when the boy jumped on board.

To complete some necessary repair work, a five-minute outage for the entire community of Fairchild will begin at 3:45 p.m. today.

Crews will begin digging to install fiber optic cables that will deliver more bandwidth and faster Internet speeds to library computers.

It happened Saturday night on Kendall Street in Eau Claire.

The Department of Natural Resources says the biggest it has seen so far is 155 pounds.

The Department of Natural Resources' board approved the changes as part of an emergency rule last month.

Rep. Mike Kuglitsch, a New Berlin Republican, has introduced a bill that would allow UW institutions to conduct secret classified government research.

Feed My People Food Bank announced the expansion of the Weekend Kids' Meal Program on Monday.

The legislation has been introduced by Republican Rep. Erik Severson, a doctor, and GOP Sen. Leah Vukmir, a nurse.

Franklyn Gimbel, the attorney for former Kelly Rindfleisch, said Monday that she will not ask the Wisconsin Supreme Court to review a state appeals court ruling last week saying the documents should be released.

The sturgeon spearing season has come to an end on some Fox Valley lakes where the adult female limit has been reached.

The Wisconsin Senate is set to pass a bill that would allow minors to enter wineries alone if they plan to take a tour.

Firefighters in La Crosse battled a fire at an apartment and business complex.