counties

Parties compete for turnout in 'purple' counties

Governor candidates doing everything they can to appeal to voters

In the season of changing colors, campaigns are out on the ground, trying to take so-called "purple" counties in the state, and turn them red or blue.

Dane County in top 25 for healthy kids

4 Wis. counties make national list

U.S. News and World Report recently ranked Dane County 21st on its list of the healthiest counties for kids across the country. 

Bur oak residents tried to save cut down

150-year-old tree was gone by 5 p.m. Thursday

The fight about preserving a 150-year-old tree is over. The bur oak along Highway 26 that the DOT said needed to come down for a highway project is gone.

Most Of Wisconsin Under High Fire Danger

The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources and the National Weather Service have put most of the state under a "red flag warning," meaning there is a high risk for forest fires.Burn restrictions have been put in place for nearly all…