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KINGSFORD, Mich. / WAUNAKEE - Julia M. DeClark, age 91, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, July 20, 2016, surrounded by her family at Homestead Living in Waunakee. She was born Sept. 30, 1924, in Bessemer, Mich., the daughter of the…

MADISON - Edward Forbes Jr., age 83, left this world for bigger and better things on Thursday, July 21, 2016. A visitation with the family will be held on Sunday, July 24, 2016, from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. at…

FENNIMORE / BOSCOBEL - Audrey J. Karasek, age 80, died peacefully on Wednesday evening, July 20, 2016, at the Boscobel Care & Rehabilitation.

HILLSBORO - Paul Stekel, age 82 years, passed away on Wednesday, July 20, 2016, at Gundersen St. Joseph's Hospital in Hillsboro, Wis., while surrounded by his wife, loving members of his family, and pastor.

RIDGEWAY - Wayne E. Paull, age 88, of Ridgeway, died on Thursday, July 21, 2016, at Sienna Crest in Dodgeville.

VERONA / PINE BLUFF - Donald F. "Red" Reisdorf, age 77, passed away on Wednesday, July 20, 2016, after a very brief illness.

Even though the National Weather Service downgraded the excessive heat warning to a heat advisory, conditions could still be dangerous in southern Wisconsin the next few days.

Team President Mark Murphy says the Packers have applied to host the draft in 2019, 2020 or 2021.

A UW-Milwaukee student says she wants the GOP nominee to put himself in her shoes when seeking deportation.

The song bellowing through the convention hall of the Republican National Convention as he took center stage should have been “Que Sera, Sera.”

Some have shifted from opposing Trump to supporting him, while others remain steadfastly in separate camps.

The Green Bay Packers enter training camp looking to reclaim the NFC North title and win a second Super Bowl with Aaron Rodgers under center.

A line of thunderstorms that moved through parts of central and southeast Wisconsin cooled off the state to a point where an excessive heat warning was downgraded to a heat advisory.

Metro Transit will have cooling buses at each of the four transfer stations in Madison, so people waiting for a bus have a cool place to stay during the excessive heat warning issued for Madison and the rest of southern…

A yogurt labeled it comes from a dairy in Albany, Wis., has been recalled after state officials determined the product was falsely labeled.

A UW-Madison astrophysicist has been named winner of a prestigious award for her research in astrophysical plasma.

Two statues memorializing Platteville residents who've served in the military or as firefighters were vandalized in a city park this week, with a $5,000 reward put up for information leading to the arrest of the vandals.

Staying hydrated is very important when temperatures soar, so Madison Water Utility is setting up in Elver Park on Thursday to help.

Black raspberries are more than just tasty. They truly are good for you. As one health organization reports, black raspberries have “astonishingly high antioxidant levels.”