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December 9, 1940 — October 15, 2025

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SUN PRAIRIE — Knute Palmer Alstad, age 77, passed away on Sunday, October 19, 2025, at UW Hospital in Madison.

Dogs seized; owner faces neglect charges

In a recent Wisconsin State Journal newspaper, you could read about the reconstruction happening on John Nolen Drive.

The nine emails Ryan T. Thornton sent refer to Karofsky as a derogatory term for a person with intellectual disabilities and advise her to “eject yourself from office.”

WASHINGTON — Head Start programs for preschoolers nationwide are scrambling for federal funds. The federal agency tasked with overseeing the U.S. nuclear stockpile started to furlough its 1,400 employees. Thousands more federal workers are going without paychecks.

The store is in a former Klinke Cleaners along University Avenue.

Eric Toney, Fond du Lac County’s district attorney since 2013, is the first Republican to join the race challenging Josh Kaul, who is angling for a third term.

A 42-year-old Hustisford man is facing multiple felony charges related to a fire at Danny Boys in Horicon on Sunday night.

Each month, recipients in Wisconsin are allocated around $114 million in benefits, or about $170 per person.

NEW YORK — The Dow Jones Industrial Average hit a record Tuesday as the floodgates opened for companies reporting how much profit they made during the summer.

LONDON — The British royal family is once again under intense scrutiny as a memoir by Virginia Giuffre, one of the most outspoken accusers of Prince Andrew and Jeffery Epstein, hit bookstores Tuesday.

Attorney General Josh Kaul argues that Judge Michael Maxwell’s order would drastically alter the state’s voter registration process.

Madison Community Foundation will soon say goodbye to the man who’s led the organization for the last 13 years.

NEW YORK — Kenny Loggins objects to the use of his music in a social media post showing an artificial intelligence-generated video of President Donald Trump dumping excrement from a fighter jet on last weekend’s “No Kings” protests.

PORTLAND, Maine — One of the rarest whales on the planet has continued an encouraging trend of population growth in the wake of new efforts to protect the giant animals, according to scientists who study them.

Supporters say owners often make the claim to skirt bans on pets. Opponents note the ADA doesn't require people to certify their animal is trained.

The dogs were taken to the Green County Humane Society for evaluation by a veterinarian and for rehabilitation.