Wis. limits use of nude beach to reduce sex, drugs
Wisconsin authorities announced Tuesday they will shut down one of nation's most popular nude beaches on weekdays after struggling for years to ...
Wis. man convicted of neglect in daughter's case
A Wisconsin man accused of starving and torturing his teenage daughter has been convicted of child neglect. But jurors couldn't reach a verdict Friday ...
Wis. jurors deliberate in case of starved girl
A Wisconsin man hid his teenage daughter away in his basement for years as he slowly starved her, prosecutors told jurors Thursday, even as defense ...
Ball shows better speed at Wisconsin pro day
Running back Montee Ball was clocked in the 40-yard dash at 4.46 seconds, a big improvement over his combine time, at Wisconsin's pro day.

Wisconsin scientists help search for alien life
Scientists at the University of Wisconsin-Madison are helping search for evidence of alien life not by looking into outer space, but by studying some ...

Gilda's Club chapter in Wis. sticks with name
Stung by the overwhelmingly negative reaction to removing the name of original "Saturday Night Live" cast member Gilda Radner from a cancer support ...
Federal appeals court upholds Wis. union limits
A federal appeals court on Friday upheld Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker's contentious law stripping most public workers of nearly all of their collective ...

Records: Iowa murder suspect fantasized about rape
A 21-year-old Iowa man accused of killing his mother and abducting a woman after being released from prison last week underwent treatment as a ...

Women's history pioneer Gerda Lerner dies at 92
Gerda Lerner spent her 18th birthday in a Nazi prison, sharing a cell with two gentile women arrested for political work who shared their food with ...

Wis. man's Little Free Library copied worldwide
It started as a simple tribute to his mother, a teacher and bibliophile. Todd Bol put up a miniature version of a one-room schoolhouse on a post ...

Seeking an outlet, Olympian turned to double life
Her image could hardly have been better: Athletic. A knockout. All-American. So accomplished and so wholesome that Disneyland hired her for speaking ...
Wisconsin court upholds domestic partner registry
Gay rights advocates scored a major win Friday when an appeals court ruled Wisconsin's domestic partnership registry was constitutional, but the ...

Half brother accused of killing autistic Wis. man
Matthew Graville couldn't read well or remember numbers. He could drive his friends crazy with his incessant talking. But all he really wanted, by all ...
Hall of Fame quarterback collapses during speech
Hall of Fame quarterback Bart Starr collapsed during a speech in Madison, Wis., on Tuesday. Conference organizers say he appears to be OK. The Green ...

Gilda's Club name change insult to late comedian?
Remember Roseanne Roseannadana? Or Emily Litella? Or Baba Wawa? Younger generations might not recognize the characters popularized by comedian Gilda ...

Singers continue long Wis. tradition of protest
Every weekday as the clock strikes noon, dozens of demonstrators pass out songbooks inside the Wisconsin Capitol. Office workers who know what's ...