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Johnsrud, Joan E.

Mon, 06/27/2016 - 3:30pm
DODGEVILLE / BARNEVELD - Joan E. Johnsrud, age 91, of Dodgeville/Barneveld, died on Monday, June 27, 2016, at Crest Ridge Assisted Living.

Theisen, James L.

Mon, 06/27/2016 - 3:30pm
BARABOO - James L. "Jim" Theisen, age 81, of Baraboo, passed away on Thursday, June 23, 2016, at home. He was born on Oct. 12, 1934, in Roxbury.

Floerk, Ernest H.

Mon, 06/27/2016 - 3:30pm
PLAIN - Ernest H. Floerke, age 89 of Plain, Wis., beloved husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, brother, uncle and friend died on June 25, 2016. Ernest was born on June 3, 1927, at Platteville, son of Ernest and Dorothea (Nohns) Floerke.

Riechers, Roger L. "Rebel"

Mon, 06/27/2016 - 3:30pm
BELMONT - Roger L. "Rebel" Riechers, age 66, of Belmont, Wis., passed away on Saturday, June 25, 2016, due to a long valiant battle with cancer.

Sindberg, Wendy

Mon, 06/27/2016 - 3:30pm
CROSS PLAINS - Wendy Sindberg, age 54 of Cross Plains, died on June 25, 2016, at UW Hospital.

Meinholz, Delphine J.

Mon, 06/27/2016 - 3:30pm
SUN PRAIRIE - Delphine J. Meinholz, age 100, passed away peacefully with her family by her side on Saturday, June 25, 2016. Delphine was born on June 16, 1916, in Stevens Point, daughter to Victor and Martha ( Pionkowski) Liebe.…

Rietveld, Marguerite

Mon, 06/27/2016 - 3:30pm
MADISON - Marguerite Rietveld, age 93, passed away peacefully at home on Sunday, June 26, 2016. Arrangements are pending.

Olrick, Betty A.

Mon, 06/27/2016 - 3:30pm
MADISON - Betty A. Olrick, age 78, passed away on Monday, June 27, 2016, at Middleton Village. A funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. on Thursday, June 30, 2016, at ZION LUTHERAN ELCA, 2165 Linden Ave., Madison. Visitation…

Gilman, Wilma D.

Mon, 06/27/2016 - 3:30pm
DODGEVILLE - Wilma D. Gilman, age 87, of Dodgeville, passed away on Monday, June 27, 2016, at Upland Hills Health following a brief illness. Wilma was born on March 3, 1929, in Dodgeville to Ned and Ida (Thorison) Johnson.

Sun, cooler temperatures in Madison to last all week

Mon, 06/27/2016 - 2:30pm
Many people feel sunshine and highs in the 70s is the perfect summer weather in Wisconsin. If you are one of those people, this is your week.

Motorcyclist crashes after road rage incident, Madison police say

Mon, 06/27/2016 - 2:00pm
A 41-year-old Madison man suffered minor injuries Saturday night after crashing his motorcycle on the city's East Side, following a road rage incident in which he allegedly pulled a gun.

Chicago Tribune: Brexit is a bump for Trump

Mon, 06/27/2016 - 12:44pm
British vote attests from afar that the sentiment for protest is rising, if not raging

Bleeding man could have been assaulted; Madison police seek information

Mon, 06/27/2016 - 11:45am
A man found bleeding from his head early Friday morning on Madison's Near West Side might have been assaulted, police said.

Suspicious package cancels classes, activities at Sun Prairie High School

Mon, 06/27/2016 - 11:30am
Summer school classes and other activities were canceled at Sun Prairie High School on Monday, after a suspicious package was placed near the main doors.

Badgers football: Menomonee Falls’ Matt Henningsen commits to walk on at UW

Mon, 06/27/2016 - 11:30am
Henningsen chose the Badgers over scholarship offers from Northern Illinois, Illinois State, Buffalo, Western Illinois, North Dakota and South Dakota.

Block of Downtown street closing on Wednesday

Mon, 06/27/2016 - 11:15am
A one-block stretch of West Main Street in Downtown Madison will be closed on Wednesday for ongoing construction work at a hotel.

Guns, drugs and alcohol kept Beloit police busy Friday night

Mon, 06/27/2016 - 10:45am
Beloit police were busy with gun incidents Friday night, answering three calls involving guns, including shots fired near a park, a man overdosing on prescription drugs and an alleged drunken man in a domestic fight.

Suspect identified in Lodi bank robbery

Mon, 06/27/2016 - 10:00am
Lodi police have identified the suspect in Thursday's bank robbery as a Lodi man who has been convicted of several thefts in the past, court records show.

Wisconsin's abortion restrictions in jeopardy after SCOTUS strikes down Texas regulations

Mon, 06/27/2016 - 10:00am
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday struck down Texas's restrictions on abortion clinics, which could have implications in Wisconsin where Republican lawmakers have replicated such regulations.

Paul Ryan is changing how we talk, what we do, about poverty -- Cynthia M. Allen

Mon, 06/27/2016 - 9:44am
The House speaker in showing leadership that's less partisan and more knowledgeable

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