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A 42-year-old Waupun man was charged with first-degree homicide on Thursday for allegedly causing the death of his father.

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The theft spree began at 5:45 a.m., when a Wheatland resident reported that a black Ford F-250 pickup truck had been taken from a home on Will Kumlin Road, a mile Northwest of State Highway 82.

As staff and students return to campus after winter break, leaders gathered Wednesday in a packed ballroom at UW-La Crosse to show cohesion and establish a sense of stability at the institution.

"The fact that the Beltline is totally dry and surrounding jurisdictions have clear main streets is evidence that Madison could also have clearer main streets," said Ken Streit.

Packers coach Matt LaFleur couldn't be more pleased with his offensive line.

Packers kicker Anders Carlson missed an extra point Sunday against the Cowboys and has missed at least one kick in 9 of the last 11 games.

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The Teasdale Family, fourth-generation owners of the Silver Dollar Tavern, have gifted the 43-foot-long, mahogany wooden bar and other memorabilia to the Wisconsin Historical Society

Police have not made any arrests yet amid the ongoing investigation.

Officers were dispatched to the East Towne Mall just before 7 p.m., where witnesses had reported the incident.

A Muskego man whose truck smashed into a car stopped in a traffic backup received five years of probation with a year of it in jail.

The man had reportedly been asking about a loan when he pulled out a knife and demanded money, striking the employee before stealing her vehicle.

Officers were dispatched to the alarm in the 700 block of Cottage Grove Road around 12:40 a.m. The first officer to arrive found broken glass on the scene. Police cleared the building.

As a fiercely independent senior citizen and lifelong Madisonian, I depend on the Madison roads to be plowed and de-iced.

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The man reported the incident and no one was injured, Madison police said.