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Few film actors had the range or charisma of Gene Wilder, who died last week of complications from Alzheimer’s disease at the age of 83.

A man convicted in June of selling the heroin that killed a Waupun man earlier this year was sentenced Friday to four years in prison.

On Aug. 31, Donald Trump delivered a mind-boggling speech on immigration, striking for its anger, mendacity, hostility, cruelty and frank bigotry.

Campus officials hope the initiative will tapping into UW's large alumni base and encouraging former Badgers to lobby their representatives.

Madison La Follette's Finn Gessner, Middleton's Gus Newcomb and Sun Prairie's Trista Pringle are among those expected to compete.

MADISON - James A. Tadder, age 70, formerly of Madison, died on Thursday, Sept. 1, 2016, at Alden Estates of Jefferson, from a long term illness.

TOWN OF DALTON - Raymond Charles Wiser, age 73, of Dalton, Wis., died on Friday, Sept. 2, 2016, at his home.

PRAIRIE DU CHIEN - Anita L. Steger, age 91, of Prairie du Chien, passed away Thursday, Sept. 1, 2016, at the Prairie Maison Care Center. She was born Oct. 25, 1924, in Prairie du Chien, the daughter of John R.…

Verona defeated Milton in a dramatic team playoff last season.

BMW a total loss after fire burns through fuel tank.

A Madison La Follette student crashed his family's SUV and suffered a serious arm fracture while spinning the vehicle in the school parking lot just minutes after hearing a police officer talk about the dangers of reckless driving Thursday afternoon.

Suspect caught on store surveillance tape as he was chased away by witness, police say.

The Badgers take on LSU at Lambeau Field to kick off the 2016 football season.

Police are looking for alleged gunman who fled car that was stopped after short chase.

Three years after Madison-based Dean Clinic became part of St. Louis-based SSM Health Care, which has long owned St. Mary's Hospital in Madison, Dean and St. Mary's are now known as SSM Health.

WASHINGTON (AP) — After two months of blockbuster gains, U.S. employers slowed their hiring in August to a modest increase of 151,000, reducing the likelihood that the Federal Reserve will raise interest rates when it meets this month.

Heavy boat traffic expected during holiday weekend leads to extended hours.

Recall includes Entenmann's Little Bites products distributed to Wisconsin stores.

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