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Imagine if every time the Green Bay Packers lost or played poorly, members of the media or others went to Mike Holmgren and asked him what he thought? Thankfully, that doesn't happen.

I know firsthand the importance of colon cancer screening. After turning 50, my doctor reminded me about it. While I take my health seriously, I still hadn’t been screened by age 63.

The recent vote in Britain to leave the European Union has some common threads and lessons for America. One of the key considerations affecting Britain's vote was the people of Britain had lost control over the laws and regulations affecting…

I was relieved to learn that the U.S. Supreme Court recently determined that all those laws Texas passed to supposedly protect women's health were really just unconstitutional restrictions on abortion.

Raequon Allen, 21, robbed three gas stations in January 2015, brandishing a firearm during two of the incidents, the U.S. Attorney's Office said.

If you build it … they will find that it’s the perfect venue for outdoor entertainment all summer long.

LANCASTER - Albert J. Kwallek Jr., age 89, of Lancaster, died on Tuesday, June 28, 2016, at Orchard Manor, Lancaster. Arrangements are pending at the Melby Funeral Home & Crematory, Platteville.

CROSS PLAINS - Wendy Gail Sindberg, age 54, passed away on Saturday, June 25, 2016, from the leukemia that she was diagnosed with just two days prior.

SUN PRAIRIE - David R. Weisensel, age 60, passed away unexpectedly at home on Wednesday, June 29, 2016. He was born July 23, 1955, the son of Russel and Mary Devine Weisensel.

WAUSAU - It is with great sadness that we share the passing of our beloved mother, Barbara Edna (Heiser) Witter, 79, after a yearlong bout with metastatic lung cancer. She died Wednesday morning, June 29, 2016, peacefully sleeping in her…

PORTAGE - Donald R. Zuther, age 79, passed away on Wednesday, June 29, 2016, at Divine Savior Heathcare Hospital in Portage.

MADISON / EAGLE RIVER - Thomas W. Sather, age 52, passed away unexpectedly but peacefully at his home in Eagle River, Wis., on June 27, 2016, in the arms of his loving wife.

OUR VIEW: Sen. Johnson should support bipartisan bill limiting sales to those on no-fly lists

Democratic presidential presumptive nominee Hillary Clinton will make her first campaign stop with President Barack Obama in North Carolina next month -- an appearance that was supposed to have taken place in Wisconsin.

As if winning a national championship wasn’t enough, former University of Wisconsin track and field thrower Kelsey Card felt like she had a lot more left in the tank.

A great Fourth of July forecast is on tap, but Madison might get a little rain before the holiday weekend commences.

A Southwest Side man who heard his car alarm go off early Thursday morning ran outside in his boxer shorts to give chase to the suspected intruder, tackling the teen about two blocks way.

A federal judge said Thursday that opponents of new Wisconsin election laws had made a "pretty decent case" that Republicans approved them to secure a partisan advantage.

A store in Racine was robbed at gunpoint Wednesday night, with nobody hurt during the holdup.

Milton Avenue (Highway 26) at Interstate 39/90 in Janesville will be closed for two nights so bridge girders can be placed for the new southbound bridge on the interstate.