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Each voucher for students with disabilities is worth $12,000, resulting in a $5 million reduction in state funding for school districts.

MADISON - Antonio Tapia-Castillo, age 47, of Madison, died on May 14, 2016, at Meriter Hospital. He was born on June 13, 1968, in Puebla, Mexico, to Antonio Tapia and Buena Ventura Castillo. He married Diane L. Fischbach on April…

BLANCHARDVILLE - Jerome Hendrickson, age 54, of Blanchardville, died of natural causes on Saturday, June 25, 2016, at his home.

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

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.

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.

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.

CROSS PLAINS - Wendy Sindberg, age 54 of Cross Plains, died on June 25, 2016, at UW Hospital.

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.…

MADISON - Marguerite Rietveld, age 93, passed away peacefully at home on Sunday, June 26, 2016. Arrangements are pending.

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…

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.

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.

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.

British vote attests from afar that the sentiment for protest is rising, if not raging

A man found bleeding from his head early Friday morning on Madison's Near West Side might have been assaulted, police said.

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.

Henningsen chose the Badgers over scholarship offers from Northern Illinois, Illinois State, Buffalo, Western Illinois, North Dakota and South Dakota.

A one-block stretch of West Main Street in Downtown Madison will be closed on Wednesday for ongoing construction work at a hotel.

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.