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Police say the four men are part of a nationwide group that steals wallets at Panera Bread restaurants, then quickly buys thousands of dollars worth of iTunes gift cards from Target with the victims' credit cards.

Wisconsin has been a popular summer destination since the 1870s when railroads drew visitors to our state by publishing illustrated guides promoting resorts in Green Lake, Baraboo and the Wisconsin Dells. Tourism now reaches every county in the state, and…

HOUSTON, Texas - Jordan Zenk, age 27, died Wednesday, June 29, 2016, in Houston, Texas, losing his life to the disease of addiction. Jordan was born May 29,1989, in Janesville, Wis., to Gina Zenk and Richard Schwartz, New York.

COLUMBUS - Jesse R. Meier, age 40, died unexpectedly on Wednesday, July 6, 2016, at home of an apparent heart attack. He was born on Jan. 30, 1976, in Fort Atkinson to Lawrence and Sharen (Meylor) Meier. He graduated from…

CRESCENT CITY, Fla. / WAUNAKEE - Robert J. "Bob" Weiler passed away on Wednesday, July 6, 2016. He was born in Milwaukee, Wis., son of John and Edwina (Feldner) Weiler, on Aug. 20, 1926. He was united in marriage to…

SAN DIEGO, Calif. - Christopher Anthony Misurelli was a candle that burned brightly to give others light. Sadly, that light was extinguished on Wednesday, June 29, 2016, in San Diego, Calif.

ARKDALE - Carol Massen passed away peacefully the evening of July 5, 2016, at Willow Pointe Memory Care Center in Verona, Wis., following a long struggle with dementia.

BONITA SPRINGS, Fla. / WESTERVILLE, Ohio - Charles Brandt Kleinschmidt, age 81, of Bonita Springs, Fla., and Westerville, Ohio, passed away suddenly and peacefully due to heart complications Wednesday morning, July 6, 2016, at his residence in Westerville, Ohio.

SAN ANSELMO, Calif. - Ann C. (Schutz) Norlin passed away peacefully on May 18, 2016, at the home of her daughter, Sharlyne Balano. She was 101 years old. Born in Spring Green, Wis., on Nov. 25, 1914, Ann was the…

HELENVILLE - Steven A. Kutka, age 51, of Helenville, died Wednesday, May 25, 2016, surrounded by his family. He was born Feb. 17, 1965, in Cudahy, Wis., to Dennis and Andrea (Smith) Kutka.

The partisan attacks against Hillary Clinton and her alleged misuse of classified documents is fundamentally flawed.

Here's how members of Wisconsin's congressional delegation voted on major issues this week.

If you like beautiful, warm, sunny weather, Madison is the place to be this weekend.

The 5-foot-8 Van Leeuwen, from Brantford, Ontario, was the second-leading scorer on the Canadian U17 national team that placed sixth in the World Championships in 2014.

A man hiding in shrubbery outside a house on Madison's isthmus has raised a red flag by police, warning the community of a prowler in our midst.

After the killing of five police officers in Dallas our nation needs to heal.

The De Pere businessman owes $1.2 million to WEDC, which noted few issues in his 2011 application for funds.

A Madison man thrown out of a State Street bar early Friday morning for bothering customers was arrested after he punched a cab driver.

A homeless woman beaten and strangled to unconsciousness in the central city Thursday night was helped by passersby while her attacker, also homeless, fled in a car.

Residents in the Williamson-Marquette neighborhood are invited to a Q&A session Monday night to get more information and to give input about the June 30 fatal shooting of Michael William Schumacher by a Madison police officer.