A Dane County judge is ordering Wisconsin's Department of Corrections to launch a program for incarcerated moms and their infants. 

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Madison officials say disruptions to bus routes earlier this week were the result of coordinated action from Metro Transit drivers during ongoing contract negotiations.

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Gov. Tony Evers' proposed overhaul of Wisconsin's prison system is getting mixed reviews from state lawmakers, although criminal justice reform advocates and several local officials say they're encouraged by the plan.

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David and Robert Bintz are petitioning Wisconsin's Board of Claims for $2 million each.

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Scores of protestors turned out to support Yessenia Ruano on Friday morning, before her scheduled check-in with officials at the Milwaukee branch of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

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Lawmakers heard testimony Tuesday on a Republican proposal that would mandate full-time, in-person work for many state employees.

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Liberal candidate Susan Crawford continues to out-raise her conservative opponent Brad Schimel in a race that will decide control of the Wisconsin Supreme Court.

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The Dane County Sheriff's Office will no longer be paid for sharing some data with federal authorities about immigrants who are in the country without legal status.

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CARES started responding to calls in Sun Prairie on Monday, and will be available in that suburb to the northeast of Madison over the course of a year-long pilot program.

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Wisconsin's Department of Corrections placed 11 employees on leave amid allegations of smuggling. Since then, nine of those staffers were fired and two have resigned.

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An ex-employee is accused of embezzling more than $640,000 from the Goodman Community Center in Madison.

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Hmong soldiers who risked their lives to aid U.S. troops in Laos lack official recognition as veterans. A group of Wisconsin lawmakers wants to change that.

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Several government web sites serving Wisconsin went offline this week after President Donald Trump issued an executive order Monday that seeks to dismantle federal diversity, equity and inclusion programs.

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Federal prosecutors would only have the legal authority to bring criminal charges against local agencies for non-compliance with immigration laws under "very narrow" circumstances, said law professor Kevin Johnson.

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A three-year grant from the U.S. Department of Justice will allow the Wisconsin Innocence Project to look back at its past cases and reinvestigate them using recent advancements in DNA technology.

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Students at Abundant Life Christian School returned for classes at the private Madison school for the first time since a shooting there left three people dead.

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State workers are vacating several Madison office buildings as the state prepares to put those downtown properties up for sale. 

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Donations have been pouring in during the weeks since a shooter opened fire at Madison's Abundant Life Christian School, leaving three people dead.

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Republican lawmakers declined to take up the issue when Democratic Gov. Tony Evers advanced a similar proposal after the overturn of Roe v. Wade.

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The nearly 200 uncounted votes would not have affected the outcome of any race or referendum on November's ballot. But election commissioners say they're disturbed by a lack of information about how the problem occurred, and say they want to avoid a repeat in the future.

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