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A new Wisconsin poll shows Democrat David Crowley with a narrow lead over Republican Tom Tiffany in the governor’s race — and a larger advantage among independents. With the general election underway, what will matter most to voters between now and November?

Last week's Gen Z quiz was a toughie, with 62% of us getting five or fewer right. This week we're back to classic in-the-news questions, so let's see those scores rise! Good luck!

Wisconsin’s fall hunting seasons are just around the corner. Here are the key 2026 dates for deer, waterfowl, turkey, grouse, pheasant and small game hunters.

With roughly two weeks left in August, Wisconsin has already had its second-highest number of tornadoes on record in a single year.

The Packers’ preseason opener had a little of everything: two 58-yard field goals, an encouraging night at left tackle — and a second-half collapse. Here’s the good, bad and ugly from Green Bay’s loss to Pittsburgh.

A Wisconsin cheese maker will pay a $237,500 fine after admitting it repeatedly discharged untreated industrial wastewater into a municipal sewer, at times exceeding permit limits by more than 1,500%.

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Every species of grass is either cool-season or warm-season, based on preferred temperatures for photosynthesis during the growing season.

On this date: In 2020, lightning sparked the August Complex wildfire in California. More than 1,600 square miles — greater than the size of Rhode Island — would burn over the following three months.

Quackgrass is a perennial which readily spreads when these rhizomes are broken, either by unsuccessfully pulling them up or when cultivating the soil, which is why it can be such a headache to deal with.

Misiorowski allowed one run on five hits in six innings.

Nearly half of the people in Wisconsin’s adult prisons have a mental health diagnosis. Consultants have recommended major changes in how the state treats them — but the Department of Corrections says staffing, funding and other obstacles are standing in the way.

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wo Wausau alders now want a citywide audit — and one says he'll ask the full council to vote on it. The other says it should take up to two years, cover every department, and be done by an outside firm with no ties to City Hall. The last time Wausau did anything like it, fax machines were standard office equipment.

Wausau weather for Sunday and Monday

Wisconsin Democrats turned out in numbers not seen in a midterm primary in more than 20 years — part of a broader surge giving the party reason for optimism heading into November. But primary enthusiasm is no guarantee of general election success.

A man convicted of sexually assaulting a child in Portage County will spend the rest of his life in prison without the possibility of parole. Prosecutors say he had two prior convictions for serious child sex offenses.