A University of Wisconsin-Madison assistant professor and researchers from the University of Washington analyzed 500 MySpace profiles of 18-year-old users from July 15 to Sept. 30. To pick the...

ANTIGO, Wis. (AP) -- A Langlade County man reported missing last weekend has been found dead, having apparently frozen to death about half a mile from his...

Minnesota boy abducted two decades ago.Search warrant documents obtained by WTMJ-TV show the 62-year-old man told his psychiatrist of the killing and the psychiatrist notified police, but the man...

Posted: Jan. 6, 2009 6:32 p.m. For the third time in as many years, Wisconsin voters will choose a state Supreme Court justice in April - a race that will be closely watched and that could...

Milwaukee police have investigated a suburban barber's reported deathbed statement that he was a child killer. But a police spokeswoman says no connection has been found with any missing child case,...

MADISON, Wis. (AP) - Five candidates seeking to become state superintendent of public instruction filed signatures by Tuesday's deadline to appear on the ballot. Those with at least 2,000 valid...

More than nine years after a repeat drunk driver killed a Town of Oshkosh woman, he's asking for a new trial. David Balliette was sentenced to 40 years in prison back in 2000 for killing Michelle...

LANCASTER, Wis. (AP) - Three men accused of trying to dig up a woman's body in a Cassville cemetery so 1 of them could have sex with it contend they were illegally arrested. Lawyers tried to make...

Here's what some members of Wisconsin's congressional delegation had to say about the start of a new Congress and an economic stimulus plan: Sen. Herb Kohl: "We're dong everything we can to...

Area health care providers say plenty of people received an unwrapped, unwanted gift this holiday season. "Because you're around your kids with snotty noses and what-not,, it gets passed on to...

BRECKENRIDGE, Colo. (AP) -- Search and rescue crews in Colorado have found twin brothers from Green Bay, Wis., who were missing since Sunday. The Summit Daily News is reporting the 22-year-old twins...

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) - Electronic unemployment filing systems have crashed in at least three states in recent days amid an unprecedented crush of newly jobless Americans seeking benefits. Systems in...

MARTINEZ, Calif. (AP) - Two men and a teenager have been charged in the alleged gang rape of a lesbian in the San Francisco Bay-area. Prosecutors on Tuesday charged 31-year-old Humberto Hernandez...

**WARNING: Contains graphic content** Investigators also found "child pornography on Seitz's bed approximately 4-5 feet from where Seitz had died" as well as "Missing flyers of small...

Madison Surgery Center . She said the plan needs final approval from the center's board, which could take action this month.The Alliance Defense Fund,...

While economic indicators for the metro Milwaukee area improved modestly from a historic low posted in October, the business activity measures still pointed to continuing deterioration of the...

SUMMIT COUNTY, Colo. (AP) - Search and rescue crews in Colorado are looking for twin brothers from Green Bay, Wisconsin, who are missing. The 22-year-old twins' mother notified police that they were...

The Milwaukee-area labor market lost 12,400 jobs between November 2007 and November 2008, according to employment figures released Tuesday by...

If your driveway or sidewalk is still dangerously icy, chances are you're either waiting for it to melt or you can't find any sidewalk salt to do the trick now. Supplies of ice melters are...

Ice cleats are a hot commodity lately to help people traverse the ice-covered sidewalks and parking lots in Northeast Wisconsin. "Then these little nubs here, they grip the ice in the slippery...

Time is not the only thing running out for people who haven't purchased digital converter boxes for their TVs. On February 17, television stations across the country will stop transmitting analog...

The investigation continues into a drive-by shooting in Appleton this weekend. Police say it was gang-related -- and the type of activity Appleton's gang unit says is actually on the rise. That...

Posted: Jan. 6, 2009 5:12 p.m. A West Allis man killed in a one-car crash early this morning was identified this afternoon as Milan Radjenovic. According to Milwaukee County Sheriff's Office...

Susan Wolter, who underwent deep brain stimulation surgery to control her Parkinson’s disease, reads to her granddaughter, Melayna Lamke, 3, at her home in...

If you're a low-tech TV owner who has a set of rabbit ears on top of your set or an old-style antenna sitting on your roof, listen up. Starting with the New Year, you will be able to obtain $40...

When Congress asked the Army and Marine Corps to enlist more people, no one expected it to take less than five years. Both branches are seeing an increase in recruits, and the Marine Corps is set to...

WASHINGTON (AP) - President George W. Bush's national security adviser says Iran is the biggest challenge that President-elect Barack Obama will face in the Middle East. Outside the Mideast, Stephen...

LOS ANGELES (AP) - Lawyers for victims in a deadly commuter rail crash say the train engineer's employer knew he regularly used his cell phone while operating trains. Attorney Edward Pfiester...

WASHINGTON (AP) - He's been CNN's chief medical correspondent for years. Now, two Democrats with knowledge of the discussions say Dr. Sanjay Gupta is under consideration for the post of U.S. surgeon...

WASHINGTON (AP) - The man who's led the counter-terrorism effort at the State Department for the past 18 months says he's encouraged by what he's seen and heard from Barack Obama's team. Dell Dailey...

Posted: Jan. 6, 2009 12:36 p.m. Jim Miller, the president of the Wisconsin Policy Research Institute since it was founded in 1987, is retiring, effective this month, and will be succeeded by...

Marshfield says postcards sent to remind pet owners about vaccinations are drawing fewer responses.Case-Doney says she doesn't think pet owners mean to be negligent, but they have to make hard...

With the temperatures going up, then down, more potholes are surfacing on Milwaukee's streets. One man hit a big pothole and wanted to warn others before they did the same thing. "This a...

Wisconsin Institutes for Discovery .Geothermal systems use the earth's mass and stable temperature to produce or absorb heat.Building project...

MILWAUKEE (AP) -- Milwaukee Brewers General Manager Doug Melvin says all-times saves leader Trevor Hoffman is his top choice to be the ball club's next...

Posted: Jan. 6, 2009 10:44 a.m. A former Milwaukee fire and police commissioner attempted to use his position to avoid a drunken driving arrest in Dodge County, suggesting that if he were in the...

The first entity is the Ice Drilling Program Office at Dartmouth, with collaborations at UNH and UW. It will provide scientific leadership and oversight of ice coring and drilling funded by National...

Madison officials say the city paid more than $41,000 to cover its recycling costs in November. It's the first time since April 2002 that the recycling program didn't pay for...

MADISON, Wis. (AP) -- Wisconsin would join 12 other states that use an emergency alert system to notify the public when seniors with dementia go missing under a proposal being worked on in the...

The Milwaukee Art Museum is changing its admission policy. The museum will now start charging $12 for admission, up from $8 for adults. Students and seniors will be charged $10. The new admission...

Posted: Jan. 6, 2009 10:02 a.m. For the first time ever, the Midwest Connect regional carrier is flying more passengers from Milwaukee's Mitchell International Airport than the Midwest Airlines...

WATERTOWN, N.Y. (AP) -- Eleven Old Order Amish families sued a northern New York community Tuesday, claiming that its refusal to grant permits for their traditionally built homes is religious...

An elderly Fond du Lac man died after slipping and falling on ice outside his home. The sheriff's department says the 84-year-old man had been outside for some time before he was discovered. He...

WASHINGTON (AP) - President-elect Barack Obama says the nation probably faces huge deficits for years to come, but heavy spending is needed now to spur the economy. Obama said Tuesday the deficit...

WASHINGTON (AP) - Federal Reserve officials feared the economy would be stuck in a painful rut for some time despite their decision to slash interest rates to a record low and pledge to use other...

WICOMICO CHURCH, Va. (AP) - A 6-year-old Virginia boy who missed his bus tried to drive to school in his family's sedan - and crashed. State police say the boy suffered only minor injuries and...

The Milwaukee Bucks have requested waivers on Austin Croshere, General Manager John Hammond announced today. Croshere (6-10, 235) appeared in 11 games with the Bucks and averaged 3.3 points and 2.2...

Milwaukee was the only one of 25 major cities where home prices rose from year-ago levels in October, according to a monthly report from real estate data...

Milwaukee County interstate early Tuesday for at least four hours.Sheriff's officials say the car hit a median wall on Interstate 43/894 and landed in a ditch, killing the male driver.The interstate...

Kenosha are using vehicle registration records to try to find the owner of a car found submerged in the harbor.No one was found inside the sedan discovered in the water about 50 feet from the city's...