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MADISON - Todd William Bruce, age 53, of Madison, Wis., passed away in Winona, Minn., on Sunday, July 17, 2016. He was born in Janesville, Wis., to Nathan W. and Rosemary Bruce of Milton, on Sept. 26, 1962. Todd has…

KIELER - Gilbert B. "Gib - Gibby" Kruser, age 91, of Kieler, Wis., passed away Tuesday, July 19, 2016, at Mercy Medical Center in Dubuque, Iowa.

LODI - Our beautiful and beloved mother, Doris (Geddes) Bender Wipperfurth, age 85, passed away peacefully on Feb. 22, 2016, at the Good Samaritan Society Nursing Home in Lodi with her daughter and dear friend, Patti Geeslin, by her side.…

MONONA - Phyllis M. Nelson, age 87, passed away on Wednesday, July 20, 2016, at Agrace HospiceCare. She was born on Jan. 20, 1929, the daughter of Joseph and Thora (Mork) Weger.

MADISON / NEW GLARUS - The Rev. F. Samuel Hunt, age 86, passed away on Wednesday, July 20, 2016, at the New Glarus Home. He was born on Sept. 8, 1929, in Ardmore, Okla., to his parents, Foster William and…

HILLSBORO - Paul Stekel, age 82, of Hillsboro, passed away on Wednesday, July 20, 2016, in Hillsboro, Wis.

KAUKAUNA - Kelly Ann Powers, of Kaukauna, Wis., age 57, died unexpectedly on Monday, July 18, 2016, as the result of a heart attack. She was born Dec. 9, 1958, in Kaukauna, daughter of the late Wilfred "Wolfie" and Joan…

Enbridge Energy Partners has reached a $176 million settlement for the costliest inland oil spill in U.S. history — a pipeline rupture in southwestern Michigan that polluted a nearly 40-mile stretch of the Kalamazoo River, federal officials said Wednesday.

The owners of the Downtown New Orleans restaurant The Bayou are closing after dinner tonight or when food runs out.

A Wisconsin delegate describes how security is even tighter than it was in 2004 after the 9/11 terrorist attack.

It could be a long, hot 72 hours in Madison.

Scott Baio and John Ratzenberger spoke to the Wisconsin delegation about why they support Donald Trump.

Republicans are Carolina fans rooting for Duke (Donald Trump) because it’s better than Russia (Hillary Clinton)

A grandmother and her grandchildren were robbed at gunpoint early Wednesday morning during a home invasion in the town of Viroqua, while the parents of the kids were away from home.

CLEVELAND -- We are husband and wife, and this week we are in Cleveland, protesting the Republican National Convention and the Republican Party’s pick for president.

The four-term governor also gave advice to Donald Trump on what he must say on Thursday to unify the party.

A number of prominent Wisconsin Republicans are scheduled to address the Republican National Convention in Cleveland between Monday and the convention's close on Thursday night. We will collect videos of those speeches as they become available.

The big heat of 2016 is ready to pounce on southern Wisconsin, with officials hoping residents stay cool during the dangerously hot weather.

The lawsuit alleges the school district denied the student access to boys' restrooms and directed staff to monitor his restroom usage, forcing him and other transgender students to wear green wristbands to help staff recognize them.

The Hermann Trophy is the most prestigious individual award in college soccer presented annually to one male and female athlete.