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SPRINGFIELD CORNERS - Walter F. Schacht, age 85, passed away Wednesday, Aug. 17, 2016, at the William S. Middleton Memorial VA Hospital. Walter was born in Baraboo, to the late Walter and Gladys Schacht and attended Baraboo High School. He…

MADISON - Jeffrey R. "Jeff" Turner, age 60, passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday, Aug. 17, 2016.

STOUGHTON - Judith Mary Kittleson, age 72, passed away peacefully surrounded by her family, on Aug. 18, 2016, at Agrace HospiceCare. Arrangements are pending. A full obituary will follow. Please share your memories at www.CressFuneralService.com

MADISON - Joan M. Nagle, age 86, died Thursday, Aug. 18, 2016, at Agrace HospiceCare in Fitchburg. Arrangements are pending, and a full obituary will be published at a later date.

The mini-heat wave in Madison should last one more day, before storms bring cooler temperatures starting Saturday.

The driver of a van was killed Thursday morning after failing to stop at a stop sign and hitting a flat bed semi-trailer in Columbia County.

City of Madison voters will be able to vote using absentee ballots a full six weeks before the Nov. 8 election, after limits on early in-person absentee voting were dismissed by U.S. District Judge James Peterson.

Officials acknowledged Thursday's vote is the start of a lengthy process that they hope will reverse years of declining state support in the next budget.

A man who told security guards he had a gun allegedly took a bottle of liquor and a pink walrus from a West Side supermarket on Wednesday, getting arrested a short distance away at a bus station.

A Madison woman who spent her career in the legal field was swindled out of over $5,000 in the timeless "Grandma, I need help" scam, police said.

A Far West Side resident who had six handguns stolen from his home two years ago has now reportedly had three handguns stolen from his SUV.

The state Department of Justice has asked the Group Insurance Board to reconsider its decision July 12 to cover gender reassignment surgery for state workers beginning next year.

A Janesville police officer in his probationary employment period when arrested for disorderly conduct in July has been fired.

43 North, a small-plate, fine dining restaurant on King Street, is closed due to a plumbing problem, and its owner Shinji Muramoto is unsure if it will reopen.

Recent polls show Anderson getting 7-8 percent support in the Senate contest.

A distraught man who told Madison police officers he wanted them to shoot him was refused his request Wednesday night, with the officers getting help for the man.

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Two men took little time stealing merchandise from a West Towne Mall boutique Tuesday night, grabbing over $1,700 worth of goods in less than a minute before fleeing on foot.

The former NFL star was sentenced to 18 years in prison in a case where he was accused of drugging and raping as many as 16 women in four states.