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Two years after lawmakers unsuccessfully tried to enlarge the state budget by creating a privately run bail bonds system in Wisconsin, the controversial idea could be returning.

With the Powerball jackpot at $550 million and rising , 3rd District State Senator Tim Carpenter hopes he holds the winning ticket.

Two men accused of operating a burglary ring in 12 counties have been charged on multiple counts including burglary, theft and battery, Wisconsin Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen said Friday in a news release.

One of the Legislature's most important responsibilities is to care for our veterans .

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The cost of Gov. Scott Walker's plan to reject federally funded Medicaid expansion and instead tighten income eligibility for the program has gone up.

Introducing any fire in the outdoors is strongly discouraged today. The DNR will be suspending all burning permits and citizens should check with local fire officials for any additional restrictions in place.

The value of farmland in the upper Midwest continued to increase by double-digit percentage points during the first quarter of 2013, with the exception of Wisconsin, which was the only state to see lower values compared to a year earlier.

A Wisconsin woman saved her husband from an attacking black bear outside of their cabin by hitting the animal with a gun, authorities said.

Investigators say a large wildfire caused by logging operations in northwestern Wisconsin wasn't intentionally set and criminal charges aren't expected.

Is someone you know having trouble reading standard print? The Wisconsin Talking Book and Braille Library provides Braille and recorded books and playback equipment for Wisconsin residents who for any physical reason cannot read standard print.

Investigators now know the cause of this week's big wildfire in northwestern Wisconsin.

Finding child care is an in-demand and expensive endeavor in Wisconsin. "About 75% of children are in some type of out-of-home care situation, so that's a pretty significant number," Kelly Borchardt told A Merrill man stabbed his wife seven times, tried to strangle her and then hid her body in some woods near Medford following a discussion about ... (more)

Kenosha police, responding to a possible animal cruelty complaint removed a Gila monster as well as a variety of snakes, two 6 to 8-foot alligators, a 5-foot crocodile and a snapping turtle from an urban home just a few blocks from the city's central police station onTuesday.

Cher Yang of Fond du Lac, talks with Brittany Junck, a job recruiter for Aerotek of Appleton, during a job fair in Fond du Lac in December.

A wildfire actively burns through the forest along Sutfin Road east of Duck Pond Road in Highland Township, Wis., east of Solon Springs, Wis., late Tuesday, May 14, 2013.

The state Legislature's Joint Finance Committee votes unanimously to add 15 new people to the Wisconsin Department of Revenue specifically to track down those who are delinquent in their state taxes.

The Waukegan News-Sun reported that 57-year-old Thomas Chmura was arraigned on Tuesday in Lake County.

This May 14, 2013, photo provided by the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources shows a smoky wildfire in northwestern Wisconsin that has consumed 8,700 acres, destroyed nearly 50 structures and forced dozens from their homes.

Nobody likes to pay taxes and not many folks want to "pick a poison" and help legislators decide how to pay for new and improved highways.