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Classes at several schools in Wisconsin have been disrupted by threatening phone calls, similar to incidents at other schools across the country and in the United Kingdom.

UW-Eau Claire faculty also considered a no confidence resolution last week, but decided they would put the resolution to a vote of all the campus' faculty.

OREGON - Edgar Tachon, age 91, passed away on Monday, May 23, 2016, at his home. He was born on July 28, 1924, in Perry Township. Edgar married Agnes Skattum on March 17, 1951, in Argyle. They had two children,…

DODGEVILLE - Eugene R. Gilbertson, age 82, of Dodgeville, passed away on Sunday, May 22, 2016, at Crestridge Assisted Living, surrounded by loving family.

MINERAL POINT - Donald T. Powell, age 86, of Mineral Point passed away peacefully on May 22, 2016. He was born on April 28, 1930, in Ridgeway to parents, William H. and Erna W. (Streich) Powell. He moved to Mineral…

SPRING GREEN - Imelda A. Compty, age 87, of Spring Green, passed away on Sunday, May 22, 2016, at the Greenway Manor Nursing Home. She was born on July 22, 1928, in Plain, the daughter of John and Mary (Strassman)…

TOWN OF HAMPDEN / TOWN OF FOUNTAIN PRAIRIE - Irene H. Moore, age 97, died on Monday, May 23, 2016, at her home, in the presence of her devoted son, Ralph. A celebration of Irene's life will be held from…

MADISON - Shay E. Dicken, age 29, of Madison, passed away on Friday, May 20, 2016, at home surrounded by his family. He was born on Feb. 18, 1987, in Madison, the son of Martin Grate and Barb Dicken. Shay…

MADISON - Sybil C. F. Robinson, age 90, passed away on Friday, May 20, 2016, at Attic Angel Place, Middleton. Arrangements are pending.

Two men who were sought by UW police after vandalism was discovered at a construction site at the Memorial Union were each charged Monday with four misdemeanors.

Kortney Moore, charged last week with first-degree intentional homicide for the shooting death of a man outside a town of Madison gas station, had threatened to shoot another man in April, about a week after his brother, Martez Moore, was…

The sun shining on Madison on Monday might be the last we see of it for the rest of the week.

A 55-gallon drum of duck fat tipped over Sunday afternoon behind a Downtown building housing a restaurant, with the fat coating sidewalks near Capitol Square.

Dollar General sponsored Kenseth for 30 races in 2015 and 2016.

A woman hearing noises in her South Side apartment Thursday night came upon a would-be burglar, who apparently got in through an unlocked door.

Authorities have asked that whoever locates the animal doesn't try to capture it.

There are 9,580 reasons why you should wear a seat belt when in a vehicle: That's how many unbelted people were killed three years ago in crashes in the U.S.

Don't trade in your hands and feet for an extra index finger just yet

A high school graduation party that got out of hand on the West Side Saturday night drew hundreds of people to the home of the "popular" girl who hosted the party, leading to numerous 911 calls by irate neighbors and…

New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady and Carolina Panthers quarterback Cam Newton are the only other NFL players with their own logos.