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Preliminary plan calls for the mall to be razed and replaced with four smaller buildings, along with a possible housing development.

ROCHELLE, Ill. - Lloyd "Bud" Cruger, age 83, of Rochelle, Ill., passed away surrounded by loving family members on Feb. 29, 2016, at Lincolnshire Place, Sycamore, Ill., after battling Alzheimer's.

SPRING GREEN - Gerald Eric Porter, age 62, of Spring Green, died Thursday, June 23, 2016, at his home after a long and courageous battle with cancer. He was born Oct. 3, 1953, in Richland Center, the son of Warren…

BLACK EARTH - Valborg "Val" Knudtson, age 96, of Black Earth, Wis., died on Thursday, June 23, 2016, at her home. Funeral arrangements are pending at the Ellestad Camacho Funeral Home, 1710 Center St., Black Earth, Wis.

CHETEK - LeRoy M. Fochs, age 73, of Chetek, passed away Wednesday, June 22, 2016, at Sacred Heart Hospital in Eau Claire. He was born in Pittsville, Wis., April 23, 1943, the son of Leo and Marion (Bever) Fochs. He…

MIDDLETON - Robert H. "Bob" Busch, age 74, passed away on Friday, June 24, 2016. Arrangements are pending. A full obituary will follow. Online condolences may be made at www.gundersonfh.com.

WISCONSIN DELLS - Henry Robert "Bob" Gussel, age 78, peacefully passed away in the arms of his loving wife on Friday, June 17, 2016, at Hope Hospice in Fort Myers, Fla.

OTSEGO TOWNSHIP - Larry C. Gray, age 74, of Otsego Township, passed away peacefully Thursday, June 23, 2016, at Rainbow Hospice Center in Johnson Creek after a short illness.

Kimberly Zeier, 45, of McFarland, was struck by a vehicle in the eastbound lanes of Highway 30, between Interstate 90-94 and Highway 51.

Sunshine is the dominating character of the forecast for Madison this weekend and well into next week, with a chance for rain Saturday night about the only blemish.

Five people were hurt, including one who had to be extricated from his vehicle, in a four-vehicle crash Friday morning on Interstate 39/90 just south of the Beltline interchange, the crash causing a massive backup as all lanes were blocked.

Security video camera systems are coming to both East Towne and West Towne Malls in Madison, according to a news release from the malls' owner.

Desbiens, a junior goaltender, led UW to its ninth NCAA Frozen Four appearance in the past 11 years. Ziemek, a senior, won won the heptathlon at the NCAA Indoor Championships.

Bernie Sanders told the hosts of MSNBC's "Morning Joe" that he will vote for Hillary Clinton for president, the latest in a series of tacit admissions that he has lost the primaries — and his latest refusal to actually concede.

The former finance and operations manager for the Wisconsin Coalition Against Sexual Assault pleaded guilty Friday to stealing nearly $50,000 from the group by writing some of its checks to herself.

After months of work, board members are making final tweaks ahead of Monday's meeting.

A Beloit man has been sentenced to four years in federal prison for dealing methamphetamine in Rock County.

Here's how members of Wisconsin's congressional delegation voted on major issues this week.

A multi-vehicle crash and a golf tournament put two major conduits of Madison into gridlock Friday morning, one on the Far East Side the other on the Far West side.

A crucial question about anyone who runs for president is: When the stakes are high, will the interests of the country come first? Or will political considerations dominate? On matters of foreign policy, the Supreme Court or the economy, though,…