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By comparison, the number of prescription drug and heroin overdose deaths increased from 189 in 2003 to 485 in 2012, an upward trend that's projected to devastate hundreds of Wisconsin households again this year.

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Grant County officials tell 27 News that a 9-year-old boy has died after being stuck in a grain bin.

Gov. Scott Walker raised more than twice as much money as Democrat Mary Burke over the first six months of the year and he entered July with three times as much cash on hand, based on figures released by both campaigns on Wednesday.

The Department of Natural Resources is launching its triennial review of water quality standards.

The religious coalition WISDOM is delivering demands Wednesday to the Department of Corrections, including that it consider parole for 3,000 inmates.

A merry-go-round that thrilled generations of children and adults at Wausau's Marathon Park has sat silent for the past few years.

A new scam is targeting consumers, employers and the Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development and it could be part of a scam happening nationwide.

This story is almost hard to believe. According to Beer Marketer's Insights, a leading industry analyst, Wisconsin beer consumption has dropped by nearly 10 percent since 2002.

A coalition of church congregations has launched a four-month campaign to demand reforms within the state Department of Corrections.

A federal judge will not speed up the briefing schedule in the American Civil Liberties Union request that she lift a stay on gay marriages in Wisconsin.

I'm a big fan of local food. Whenever I travel, I always sample the local specialties.

Husband and wife police officers from the La Crosse area who were returning from vacation are credited with helping victims of a fiery crash in Kentucky.

The Humane Society of Southern Wisconsin and Rock County sheriff's officials hope a new program pairing jailed prisoners with stray dogs will benefit the animals and inmates.

Opening day at the Northern Wisconsin State Fair has arrived, bringing food, entertainment and show-worthy animals to the Chippewa Valley.

Not to be outdone by the eight new bacon items to be offered at the Wisconsin State Fair, Patrick Cudahy is offering bacon lovers the chance to win their favorite cured pork for a year.

An Oregon man who co-founded several self-help and personal development companies in Wisconsin was sentenced Tuesday to a year in prison for failing to file federal income tax returns.

Brad Schimel, the lone Republican candidate for state attorney general, ignited a firestorm with his response to a letter alleging pay-to-play politics.

DeSmogBlog is publishing the first documents ever obtained from the Wisconsin government revealing routes for oil-by-rail trains in the state carrying oil obtained via hydraulic fracturing in the Bakken Shale basin.

Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 8 at 6:30PM EDT expiring July 8 at 8:00PM EDT in effect for: Adams, Columbia, Cumberland, Dauphin, Juniata, Lancaster, Lebanon, Montour, Northumberland, Perry, Schuylkill, Snyder, York Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 8 at 6:00PM EDT expiring July 8 at 6:45PM EDT in effect for: Carroll, Frederick, ... (more)