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Fueled by the disappointment of 2014's heartbreaking, 74-73 semifinal loss to Kentucky in the Final Four, the Wisconsin Badgers earned its revenge on Saturday night, handing the Wildcats its first loss of the season with a 71-64 victory.

The Wildcats just couldn't succeed at blocking out Wisconsin and big man Frank Kaminsky, who won 71-64 Saturday night to turn their dream season into a devastatingly sour footnote.

Don't text and drive. It's a message that we've all seen and heard, but it's something many continue to violate.

It happened in the Town of Saratoga near Nekoosa just before 3 AM Saturday.

Voters will choose among nearly 11,000 candidates for around 7,600 state and local offices. They'll also vote on one state constitutional amendment and 113 different local referenda.

A Silver Alert has been issued for 82-year old Vincent Bach. He was last seen Friday around 1:30 near Stevens Point.

The Ho-Chunk Nation is looking into a development near its Madison casino that could include a sports complex, museum and entertainment venue.

The Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis plans to start a national center to spur development on Indian reservations.

A security guard at Milwaukee's Notte Nite Lounge was shot and injured after he confronted a group that was denied entry to the nightclub.

On Saturday, April 4, 2015 at about 6:02am, Rusk County Sheriff’s Office was dispatched to a one vehicle crash on USH 8 near Cranberry Lake Road in the Town of Strickland, County of Rusk.

On Friday, North Hudson Police Department was pursuing a possible intoxicated driver on STH 35 northbound, north of North Hudson.

One person is dead after their car struck a tree in St. Croix Co. on Friday.

Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice David Prosser stepped down from a drunken driving case this year after he apparently went outside court proceedings and contacted a state lab.

Milwaukee police say they've arrested a 15-year-old girl who stole a car with a 14-month-old baby inside from a gas station parking lot.

Police in Waukesha say they've arrested a 17-year-old girl for writing messages in a bathroom at South High School that referenced the 1999 Columbine High School shootings.

On April 4, 2015, at approximately 2:58am, a caller advised Wood County Dispatch of a male subject who forced another male subject out of a Saratoga residence while armed with a handgun.

INSIDE: Information on egg hunts in Eau Claire and Altoona

What started as a vehicle pursuit ended as a foot chase in Eau Claire Friday afternoon.

Downtown Eau Claire has been a flurry of construction cranes and dump trucks as the city reinvents the cornerstones of its downtown and creates new features for everyone to enjoy. These new projects are creating a new feel to downtown.

A local grocery store is now the first in the area be certified dementia friendly.