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A 34-year-old Madison man was duped out of $10,400 after falling for a common IRS phone scam.

Attorneys for a religious sect leader charged with sexually assaulting girls at his compound in rural Minnesota are questioning whether the statute of limitations has expired in the case.

Authorities have identified a man who was fatally shot by a police officer in Washington County.

JACKSON, Wis. (AP) — Authorities have identified a man who was fatally shot by a police officer in Washington County.

Pope Francis met on Wednesday with the parents of a U.S. college student whose body was found in Rome's Tiber river this week, as police tried to establish if the teenager was murdered less than 24 hours after arriving in Italy for summer classes.

Initial autopsy findings indicate there was water in Beau Solomon's lungs, meaning Solomon would have been alive when he ended up in Rome's Tiber river, the Italian news agency ANSA said.

Severe storms moved through western Wisconsin late Tuesday night.

According to the Wisconsin Department of Children of Families, there are more than 7,000 children in need of foster parents in Wisconsin in any given year.

Some parts of the News 8 viewing area has been upgraded to "moderate risk" for severe storms.

The man accused in a stabbing in La Crescent is waiving his right to fight extradition to Minnesota.

A tractor trailer accident over the weekend spilled 47,400 pounds of milk.

A 24-year-old Springfield woman who authorities say was abused by her mother for decades was sentenced to 10 years in prison after pleading guilty to second-degree murder in the woman's death.

The mother of an 8-year-old girl struck and killed while riding her bike in Albert Lea says her daughter was a shining light in the lives of many.

Rome police detained a homeless man in the death of a 19-year-old American as details emerged Tuesday of the student's final hours before he ended up in the Tiber River.

A man who thought he was texting someone to purchase marijuana was texting the wrong number and wound up being met by a police officer, according to a release from Mauston police.

Family members say the man fatally shot by police in Washington County was armed with a knife and threatening their mother, his estranged girlfriend.

A teenager injured at a machine shop in Columbus last month has died at a Madison hospital.

Italian police say they have detained a homeless man in the death of an American student whose body was found in the Tiber River.

Authorities in Monroe County are investigating a fatal crash. It happened just after 7:30 a.m. on the Fourth of July on Highway 27 in the Township of Little Falls.

As Americans are celebrating America's independence , La Crosse Mayor Tim Kabat is preparing to bring some American good will to La Crosse's sister cities.