An ancient dugout canoe found in Pewaukee Lake in southeastern Wisconsin is estimated to be around 1,000 years old.

A website using artificial intelligence to generate articles masquerading as journalism is prompting some Yukon First Nations people to say the problem is reaching a tipping point.

The reporters were denied entry on Sept. 24 by a campaign staffer, only days after Tiffany said he would permit all reporters to attend his events.

This September, five hundred people bought tickets and turned up at a family farm in southern Wisconsin, so they could watch hay being baled. The sold-out “Hay Rake Ballet” turned farm machinery into...

Wisconsin's Supreme Court is not suspending the law license of a former Milwaukee County judge who was convicted of a felony — at least for now.

Kenosha County's district attorney has had his law license reinstated a day after it was suspended by Wisconsin's Office of Lawyer Regulation.

The family of a Milwaukee man wrongly accused last year by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security of threatening to kill President Donald Trump plans to sue the agency for $5.5 million for emotional...

A Dane County judge says Wisconsin's Department of Corrections is complying with a 2025 ruling that ordered the prison system to implement a program for incarcerated moms and their infants.

This summer, a group of ordinary Wisconsinites disembarked from Door County's Washington Island. Their mission: Search for a ship that wrecked more than a century ago.

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Madison's police chief said between 30 and 40 protesters remained in the streets for hours overnight, setting fires and expanding the footprint of their nearly two-week-old protest.

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Madison police arrested at least seven people early Tuesday morning as officials moved to clear out the encampment at the site of a July 22 police shooting. An additional 10 people have been cited, ac...

Madison Mayor Satya Rhodes-Conway is asking demonstrators to voluntarily leave an encampment that's sprung up at the site where a Madison police officer shot and killed 38-year-old Corey Ruiz on July ...

Police in Madison, Wisconsin don't widely use body cameras. That policy is under renewed scrutiny following the recent shooting death of a 38-year-old Black man at the hands of police.

Madison Mayor Satya Rhodes-Conway is asking demonstrators to voluntarily leave an encampment that's sprung up at the site where a Madison police officer shot and killed 38-year-old Corey Ruiz on July ...

Madison’s police chief is making it easy for a stubborn City Council to finally phase in helpful body cameras on patrol officers at modest expense.

A police department proposal calls for phased implementation of body cameras starting in 2027.

Four Madison officers are on leaving pending a Wisconsin Department of Justice investigation into the fatal shooting of Corey Ruiz.

A person was shot by police on Madison's near east side Wednesday.

Ultimately, it will be up to the Wisconsin Supreme Court to decide whether to grant the suspension, as well as how long the suspension should be.

Lt. Gov. Sara Rodriguez has ended her bid to be Wisconsin's next governor, capping a tumultuous string of events that saw her campaign fall apart seemingly overnight.

A Fond du Lac man has been charged with several felonies for allegedly threatening to kill an unnamed, high-ranking executive in Wisconsin government and the politician's family.

A federal court has once again denied former Milwaukee County Judge Hannah Dugan's request that she be acquitted or allowed to stand for a new trial.

The Wisconsin Freedom of Information Council and Ex-Incarcerated People Organizing of Wisconsin are raising concerns about a policy that restricts when phone calls from prisoners can be recorded.

Henry Vilas Zoo is home to the only polar bears in Wisconsin. After two of the bears mated this winter, zookeepers hope a baby bear will eventually join the group.

Yessenia Ruano self-deported to El Salvador last year after immigration officials denied her request to stay in the country. Now, a federal judge says she must be allowed to return to the U.S.

A Dane County judge has denied a motion to dismiss charges against the father of a Madison school shooter.

After more than a year of political twists and turns, DeForest's board of trustees voted 4-2 to bring fluoridate back to the village's water.

Wisconsin's Elections Commission voted Friday morning to certify the April 7 election results. That final tally included 23 absentee ballots from Madison that were previously excluded.

A group of Wisconsinites organizes a "headlight caravan" outside a local women's prison. It's a show of solidarity for the women inside the prison to let them know they're not forgotten.

For women in prison, Mother's Day can be especially difficult. A group of Wisconsin activists wants to let incarcerated moms know they're lot alone. To do that, they got in their cars.

For thousands of years, a cluster of wooden canoes has lain dormant under Madison’s Lake Mendota. Now, thanks to the work of Wisconsin scientists, those ancient vessels are starting to reveal their se...

For people behind bars, books can be a vital connection to the outside world. A newly released collection includes reviews of books that people received while they were incarcerated.

During last week’s election, voters across Wisconsin cast ballots for judges, school boards, county boards, mayors and city alders. And from the northwest to the southeast, some people voted with one ...

A federal judge will not allow for a new trial for the former Milwaukee County judge who was convicted of impeding immigration enforcement.

Under Wisconsin's Constitution, a governor can use commutations to cut short someone’s prison sentence. But, for more than 25 years, Democratic and Republican governors have allowed that power to sit ...

After a viral TikTok posted by his hot yoga studio, former Wisconsin Gov. Jim Doyle is encouraging more men to overcome embarrassment and try it.

Harry Wait, the Racine-area man who requested absentee ballots on behalf of other people to prove it could be done, was convicted Tuesday night on election fraud and identity theft charges.

Rosendale’s reputation for ticketing motorists is so profound that a local convenience store sells shirts making light of it.

After a "rollercoaster" of twists and turns in local politics, supporters of restoring fluoride to DeForest's water are turning their focus to an April 7 election.

Volunteers for the Racine "hub" help criminal defendants navigate the court system. It's what's known as "participatory defense."

Groups that support people facing criminal charges aren't new. But these participatory defense hubs, as they're called, have grown significantly in the past decade.

Legal advocates are raising alarms about a bill that would allow Wisconsin courts to use interpretation assisted by artificial intelligence. Republican sponsors say they introduced the plan to cut bac...

Former Vice President Kamala Harris' appearance in Wisconsin came a day after the U.S. and Israel starting launching strikes against Iran. Harris visited deep-blue Madison to plug her book "107 Days."

The Wisconsin DNR will no longer allow residents to keep wild frogs and turtles as pets. They can't enter them in any races or contests either.

Taxpayers are unlikely to learn who in the Lansing Fire Department allowed a controversial music video to be filmed in a fire station last fall.