Madison-based utility Alliant Energy hopes to extend the life of its coal generators at a central Wisconsin power plant with help from the White House and a Cold War-era national security law.

Democratic Gov. Tony Evers hailed the settlement with Tyco Fire Products as a “historic and important milestone” in the fight for clean water.

Last month deep red Oklahoma became the 17th state to ban child marriage — the practice of allowing minors, typically 16- and 17-year-olds, to marry with parental consent. “Oklahoma has a ...

Gus Pirlot is a master’s student in journalism and mass communications at UW-Madison. He is a writer and documentarian, ...

Some say people can change after serving time in prison. But critics question whether people convicted of serious violent crimes should ever be released early.

Rising property taxes can strain older adults living on fixed incomes. Here are statewide programs and local resources that may help older Wisconsinites reduce, defer or pay their property tax ...

Twelve Republican lawmakers urged federal regulators to reject a utility coalition’s request to suspend competitive bidding ...

State law currently says the practice is optional, which the League of Women Voters of Wisconsin argues leads to voters in different municipalities getting treated differently.

The high court will hear arguments on proposed changes to judicial recusal rules, but immediate action appears unlikely as supporters and critics alike call for further study of how campaign ...

Despite President Donald Trump suggesting otherwise, election officials have procedures in place to make sure duplicate ballots are not counted.

The pilot program was meant to offer an alternative route into the classroom, but program leaders are having trouble enticing school districts to take on more apprentices. And enrollment has ...

If chiefs or sheriffs want to hire an officer with problems in the past, they should say so publicly and defend their decision. They just can’t make these decisions in secret.