A 46-year-old Beaver Dam woman was handed an eight-year sentence Tuesday for burning a child with a hair-straightening iron.

A 46-year-old Beaver Dam woman accused of intentionally burning a child with an iron is going to prison.

A special state prosecutor will help Dodge County officials investigate claims made against a defunct travel agency.

Internet giant Google has opened an office in Madison. The California-based company announced the creation of a Madison office last spring and officially opened it Wednesday.

One University of Wisconsin System regent said Thursday she was "terribly disturbed" by a survey that found a high rate of sexual assault on and off campuses that mostly goes unreported.

Wisconsin's agricultural exports increased 7 percent through the first nine months of 2008.