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Sponsored by the Safe Communities organization, the seminar will provide several doses of naloxone to participants after the approximately 30 minute training session and runs from 5:30 p.m until 6:30 p.m. Wednesday.

The Republican senator is suggesting that poor single moms take jobs in the day care centers watching their children, a practice Wisconsin restricted seven years ago after massive fraud involving government subsidies.

But the company hopes not to build its Sandpiper line, which includes the 14-mile section near Superior that DNR approved.

As a faculty member, an elected official and a member of a commission I have witnessed the strategy used by administrators and politicians to kill off institutions they don't like.

I am voting for Hilliary Clinton because I believe she is the best candidate.

This is an open letter to all Wisconsinites planning to vote in the November election. Do you really believe Wisconsin will be best served by having two, Dane County liberal Democrats, serve as our only representatives in the United States…

I am growing weary of letter writers who "still mourn the deaths of four Americans in Benghazi."

I, too, am disappointed in the quality of our two major party candidates this year.

A Wisconsin election official expressed concern Tuesday that the Department of Transportation might not be able to get voting credentials to people who lack photo identification on Election Day in time to ensure that their ballots will count.

Milwaukee native Gene Wilder was known for his roles in "Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory," "Blazing Saddles," "Young Frankenstein," and "The Producers." He passed away Monday at age 83.

Nationwide, bank profits rose 1.4 percent, the FDIC reported.

Wisconsin election officials approved mailing postcards to more than a million people telling them how to register to vote, marking the largest mailing outreach effort they've ever attempted.

The Green Bay Packers released punter Tim Masthay and claimed punter Jacob Schum off waivers from Tampa Bay, the team announced on Tuesday.

It's never too early for college football bowl projections.

MIDDLETON - Paul D. Kieker, age 55, passed away on Sunday, Aug. 28, 2016, at St. Mary's Care Center. He was born on Nov. 30, 1960, in Madison. Paul worked for Goodwill Industries and retired to enjoy activities with his…

ARENA - She did it her way! May Eleanor Kane Wahl, age 87, of Arena, Wis., passed peacefully away at Greenway Manor on Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2016. Born April 13, 1929, in Belfast, Northern Ireland, she was the daughter of…

MONROE - Ruth Synnöve Fimreite, age 82, of Monroe, passed away on Sunday, Aug. 28, 2016, at her home. She was born the daughter of Leo and Esther (Munson) Nyre on Feb. 22, 1934, in Mondovi, Wis. Ruth was united…

REEDSBURG - Ivan L. Fleming, age 93 of Reedsburg passed away on Thursday, Aug. 25, 2016, at his home.

FITCHBURG - David A. Carr died at home on Thursday, Aug. 25, 2016. The son of James R. and Betty (Fleming) Carr, he was born on Feb. 10, 1954. He married Jo Ann Daly in 1973, she survives.

MOUNT HOREB - Vivian (Ayen) Hefty, age 82, of Mount Horeb, Wis., died on Sunday, Aug. 28, 2016, at Agrace HospiceCare. She was born Nov. 1, 1933, in Madison, Wis., the only child of Ted and Bertha (Ulsrud) Ayen. Vivian…