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The Justice Department on Wednesday sided with challengers of voting laws in Wisconsin and Ohio, saying in court filings that measures in those states unfairly affect minority voters.

A former Lancaster man faces 33 felony charges of sex crimes against children, which carry a collective sentence of more than 1,000 years in prison if convicted.

As a result, the lake could see a huge increase in stocking of large walleye fingerlings starting in 2015, said Luke S. Roffler, Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources senior fisheries biologist for Racine, Kenosha and Walworth counties.

McKinley in Polk County had two-and-three-quarter-inch hail, almost the size of a small softball.

Governor Scott Walker today announced a $157,895 project to begin an airport terminal building project at the Reedsburg Municipal Airport.

The Wisconsin Manufacturers and Commerce advocacy group chose Apache Stainless Equipment Corporation out of Beaver Dam, Wisconsin, to present "Working for Wisconsin" Awards to Senator Scott Fitzgerald and Representative Mark Born, July 10th, 2014.

Today's Paper, also known as the e-Edition, is an online replica of the printed newspaper.

The parents of a baby boy who was taken from his Wisconsin home and later found in sub-zero temperatures say they trusted the relative now accused of taking him so much that they initially didn't suspect her.

Recent train accidents -- from a derailment in Slinger to a pair of car train crashes in Kenosha County -- are raising concern about the rising rail traffic in Wisconsin.

It's an all Wisconsin authors edition of the show, starting with Marquette professor James Marten's book that tells the story of a little known witness to President Lincoln's death.

Wisconsin school districts have spoken out against Gov. Scott Walker 's recent statement calling for a change in the state's curriculum standards.

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A looming shortfall in the federal highway trust fund threatens to dramatically cut the amount of money states get from the federal government for road and highway maintenance.

Voters who can't make it to the polls for the primary election next month are able to cast ballots.

A Wisconsin Congressman is continuing to push transportation officials to use a process to reduce the volatility of Bakken crude oil transported by rail cars.

Wisconsin Emergency Management is seeking twenty community-minded individuals to serve as part-time AmeriCorps members in emergency management offices throughout the state from September 1, 2014 through August 31, 2015.

The North Hearing Room at the Wisconsin State Capitol was the site of an historic medical cannabis hearing on July 31, 1979.

A former Jefferson County sheriff's sergeant was found guilty of misconduct in public office, according to a release from the Wisconsin Department of Justice.

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A man has died after rescuers responded to him struggling in the water in Oneida County, according to Minocqua Police Department officials.