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The city will temporarily use rented voting equipment, but the timing of the flooding has put significant pressure on the clerk's office to get the rented machines tested before the Aug. 9 primary.

Anita Kuhner, 72, of Brooklyn was identified Friday by the Dane County Medical Examiner's Office as the first victim of the three car crash in Rutland on Wednesday morning.

Calling it "one of the hardest sentences" he's had to decide, a Dane County judge sentenced a Russian immigrant to probation for the stabbing death last summer of her husband at their rural DeForest farmhouse.

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LANCASTER - Douglas D. Wolf, age 61, of Lancaster, passed away Wednesday, July 27, 2016, at his home. He was born on Dec. 15, 1954, the son of Robert L. and Marian D. (Keene) Wolf. Doug graduated from Lancaster High…

BARABOO - Dorothy June Steinhoff formerly of Cuba City, went to find peace with her Lord on Wednesday, July 27, 2016, at Oak Park Place. Dorothy was born June 15, 1924, to the late Herbert and Velda Splinter.

When it comes to matters of money, Wisconsinites seem to have better knowledge of it compared to the rest of the nation.

MADISON - Eileen E. Pickett, age 88, was welcomed home to the Lord on Tuesday, July 26, 2016. She was born on Nov. 9, 1927, to Mathew and Josephine (Siepker) Loring in Platteville. Eileen was the sixth of ten children.

CHICAGO — Lately, it seems as though white bashing is a socially acceptable norm.

It’s hard to think of a more-perfect combination of summer flavors: Crisp, charred sweet corn. Creamy mayonnaise. Salty cheese. Spicy chilies. Acidic lime juice.

Torrential rains on July 21 were too much for the sanitary sewer system in Middleton, with 50,000 to 75,000 gallons of untreated wastewater discharged into the public storm sewer system.

The chances for showers or thunderstorms get fewer in Madison on Friday night, paving the way for a nice weekend.

Darlington High running back Hunter Johnson committed to the University of Wisconsin on a preferred walk-on offer Friday via Twitter.

When Dodge County Sheriff Dale Schmidt was tipped off that a huge drinking, drugs and music party was in the works, he chose the proactive instead of reactive approach, nipping the party when it started and possibly preventing overdoses or…

A federal judge has refused to stay his order allowing Wisconsin residents to vote without photo identification while state attorneys appeal the decision.

The Madison bank also reported higher loan losses in its second-quarter report.

A long tunnel under Verona Road will become enlightened over the next few weeks, making the passage a little friendlier for users.

Drivers ignoring "road closed" signs are giving fits to Dane County law enforcement, and could be putting road workers in danger, authorities say.

Janesville-based Mid America Bank has a loan office on Madison's West Side.

A Middleton resident up late saw a man rummaging through vehicles, with a deputy arresting the suspect after allegedly finding numerous items in his alleged stolen car.