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I like ducks and turtles as much as the next person. But I enjoy my family, friends and coworkers more.

Here’s my take on the gun bill proposed by Rep. Bob Gannon, R-Slinger, which would make businesses liable for gun-related injuries at their businesses if they refuse to allow guns on their property.

I read with interest Sunday's letter to the editor "Shame on high court for abortion ruling" from a writer unhappy about the U.S. Supreme Court's recent ruling on abortion rights.

The new green painted pavement, where the bike path crosses in front of the Sheraton Hotel, might just save a few lives.

FBI Director James Comey has now confirmed the political fix is indeed in for the ruling political establishment.

A Madison man was charged Wednesday with raping a 13-year-old girl in 2014, resulting in a pregnancy and the birth of the girl's son, according to court documents.

William "Bill Short" Kiss, one of Madison’s most notable news broadcasters, died on Monday at the age of 80.

Win Thor of Kimberly was charged with first-degree reckless endangerment after police said he set his 1-year-old daughter in the middle of a street.

Johnson said of Hussein: "The world is a better place without him."

The grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation is on a 60-day congressional review phase and is expected to be formally awarded this fall.

AVOCA - Sofie Elizabeth Delventhal Kessenich (Mackenzie Rose) passed away on July 2, 2016. She was born Dec. 1, 2007, at 33 weeks gestation in Wauwautosa to Subrina Gray and Joshua Kavalaskas. Sofie spent the next 349 days in Children's…

MARSHALL - Howard H. Nickerson, age 85, of Marshall, Wis., passed away on Monday, July 4, 2016, at the Golden Living Center in Randolph.

JANESVILLE - Rose Ford Cummins, age 90, of Janesville, died on Tuesday, July 5, 2016, at Cedar Crest. She was born in Janesville on May 5, 1926, the daughter of Leo J. and Grace (Garin) Ford.

LITCHFIELD, Mich. - Robert Recob, age 30, of Litchfield, Mich., passed away Monday, July 4, 2016, at the Hillsdale Hospital. He was born Dec. 22, 1985, in Dodgeville, Wis., to Donita Meyer and William Recob and they both survive.

DODGEVILLE - Dennis L. "Denny" Christianson, age 66, of Dodgeville, died on Sunday, July 3, 2016. Survivors include 14 siblings.

DEFOREST / SUN PRAIRIE - Thomas J. Weigen, age 82, passed away on Wednesday, July 6, 2016, in Poynette. A memorial service will be held at 4 p.m. on Tuesday, July 12, 2016, at BRISTOL LUTHERAN CHURCH, 6835 North Highway…

REEDSBURG - Margaret Ann (Lathrope) Harmeyer, age 80, died suddenly and unexpectedly on Monday, July 4, 2016, at St. Mary's Hospital in Madison. She was born on April 6, 1936, in Mineral Point, the daughter of Ted and Ruth (Newbury)…

MADISON - Donald C. Fingerson, age 90, passed away on Tuesday, July 5, 2016. He was born on Jan. 30, 1926, in Dodgeville, the son of Henry and Mae (Lee) Fingerson.

MINERAL POINT - Alyssia Marie Kittleson, age 26 years, of Mineral Point, died on Sunday, July 3, 2016, from injuries sustained in a motorcycle accident near Mount Vernon, Wis.