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While floodwater mosquitoes are a nuisance, they are rarely infected with West Nile virus.

Paul Nehlen, a Delavan businessman, made the comments on a Chicago-area radio talk show earlier this week.

Showers and thunderstorms are likely Thursday night in the Madison area, ahead of cooler weather that should make for a beautiful weekend.

The greatest chance of a Dane County resident becoming infected by the Zika virus is by traveling to a Zika-infected area, according to Public Health Madison and Dane County.

A proposed ordinance would prohibit bullying, retaliation against people who report bullying and would subject parents to fines if their child is reported for bullying twice in a 90-day period.

The former director of Walworth County's Department of Health and Human Services has been appointed to head the Wisconsin Department of Health Services.

A stretch of Highway 19 in the town of Westport will close for construction at night, beginning Sunday night.

Traffic fatality figures released on Thursday show more people died in crashes in Wisconsin in July than any other month so far this year, the Department of Transportation said.

One block of North Paterson Street from East Washington Avenue to East Mifflin Street will close for construction Monday.

Construction work will begin on North Segoe Road between Sheboygan Avenue and Regent Street Monday. North- and south-bound traffic will be open on the east side of the median in the current north-bound lanes, according to the Madison Traffic Engineering…

A Deerfield man who allegedly was sexting a 16-year-old girl was arrested Wednesday on charges of child enticement.

A pancake mix sold by Madison-based Porchlight Products has been recalled because it contains wheat and doesn't list wheat on the ingredients label.

Five of the Badgers' first seven opponents are ranked in the Top 15, including LSU at No. 6.

The Caprese salad of fresh mozzarella, basil and tomatoes is universally loved.

An empty semi trailer was taken from a Menomonee Falls storage lot over the weekend, with police putting out a bulletin to all law enforcement agencies in southern Wisconsin in the search for the trailer.

Police responded to an armed robbery report in Fitchburg Wednesday night.

The Vernon County Sheriff's Office identified the two fatalities of Monday's house fire in Vernon County as Gene A Zautke, 54, and Vicki B. Ozelis, 56, of rural LaFarge.

A search will continue Thursday for a missing Chicago area woman who is presumed drowned in the Mississippi River, Grant County officials said.

Anytime there is money involved, some people are likely to take advantage, wardens say. They estimate diggers pocketed close to $1,000,000, in 2015, based on 1,294 pounds (dry weight) of root sold.

When it comes to favorite summer condiments, salsa is giving traditional hot dog toppers ketchup and mustard a serious run for the money.