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BELLEVILLE / NEW GLARUS - Vivian M. Disch, age 94, passed away on Thursday, July 28, 2016, at the New Glarus Home.

MADISON - Deacon Julius Johnson Jr., age 86, of Madison, passed away unexpectedly at home beside his loving wife on Monday, July 18, 2016.

REEDSBURG - Gertrude H. Fisher, age 97, of Reedsburg, passed away Wednesday, July 27, 2016, at Ridgeview Terrace, Reedsburg Senior Life Center, where she had resided for nine years.

STOUGHTON - Colette M. Oxley, age 75, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, July 27, 2016.

The Middleton maker of Rayovac batteries and other consumer products reported results for the third fiscal quarter Thursday.

Bell will have four years of eligibility remaining after sitting out the 2016 season.

The Gomers are goners. At least for the time being. But not before they say “Bye for Now” with a super-sendoff performance of their beloved Rockstar Gomeroke.

Heavy rain fell in the Janesville area Thursday afternoon, but the storms missed Madison so far, with chances diminishing later in the night.

Six employees at a Southeast Side recycling plant were sickened Thursday afternoon by an unknown airborne substance released from a container in a pile of material, officials said.

Police said that over an eight-month period, the officer spent about four to six hours during each workday making personal calls from his department-issued phone, fabricated his work logs 146 times, lied to a supervisor about what he did during…

Fifteen activists and community leaders filed civil rights complaints Thursday with the U.S. Department of Justice and the U.S. Attorney, seeking investigations into the arrest of Genele Laird by Madison police on June 21, and into use of force practices…

A Madison woman stopped by police in McFarland early Thursday morning was arrested for her alleged eighth driving while intoxicated offense.

That's down slightly from 2012 when there was a competitive Republican primary race for U.S. Senate.

Arians plans to attend South Dakota State. He averaged 15.8 points and led the Crusaders in rebounding last season.

A former Dane County Sheriff's deputy who was fired earlier this month after investigators said she brought contraband to an inmate in jail was charged Thursday with five felonies.

Murphy, a 5-foot-11 guard, helped lead the Cardinals to a share of the Big Eight Conference regular-season boys basketball crown.

Two Janesville Police officers are being investigated internally after one officer was arrested in Arizona for alleged drunken driving and the other officer arrested in Janesville for alleged disorderly conduct, department officials said.

Donald Trump's campaign has denied press credentials to a number of disfavored media organizations, but on Wednesday in Waukesha, the campaign of his running mate, Indiana Gov. Mike Pence, went even further.

A Blooming Grove auto repair shop was struck by thieves overnight, with 10 customer vehicles broken into, authorities said.